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The 12 minutes of the Trump-Putin summit that shook the world
The Trump-Putin press conference in Anchorage was 12 minutes that shook the world. Putin got precisely what he wanted, which…
The many blind spots in Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir
Throughout her memoir, Nicola Sturgeon emphasises her achievement in becoming the first female first minister of Scotland. While that achievement…
The Alaska summit doesn’t look good for Ukraine
And just like that, the highly-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska has been and gone, seemingly…
The Alaska summit went much as expected
The summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ended predictably, without a ceasefire deal or, it seems, assent on…
Tories split on Ricky Jones’ verdict
The decision to clear Ricky Jones of encouraging violent disorder has not gone down well with many senior politicians. Footage…
Putin was the real winner of the Alaska summit
Vladimir Putin couldn’t stop smiling at the spectacle awaiting him in Anchorage yesterday, as American soldiers knelt to adjust a…
The real problem with Surrey’s cat-calling crackdown
When I was young, the song ‘The Laughing Policeman’ always spooked me a bit; I’ve grown out of most fears,…
The good, the bad and the ugly of the Trump-Putin summit
The three-hour Friday summit in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ended as well as it conceivably could have…
What’s wrong with charging a fat tax?
At a time when quarterly economic growth in the UK is flatlining at 0.3 per cent, it’s good to learn…
Unesco status is killing Bath
Last month, the Trump administration announced that the United States would once again withdraw from Unesco, the Paris-based UN cultural…
The sad decline of the French village fête
France’s village fêtes are disappearing. A survey by the association Les Plus Belles Fêtes de France found that in just…
Why won’t young people pick up the phone?
‘So you mean rather than writing something out, you could just talk to somebody from a distance? But that would…
Ricky Jones and the reality of two-tier justice
This may be looked back on as the week when two-tier justice moved from being an accusation to a statement…
Donald Trump saved the UFC
A new bombshell has fallen on the sports-media villa: Dana White cloaked in the glory of a whopping seven-year, $7.7…
Trump and Putin fundamentally misunderstand each other
Let the trolling begin. Chicken Kiev was the airline meal served to the first planeload of Russian diplomats, government officials…
What J.K. Rowling misses about Sturgeon’s memoir
When someone one day writes a true history of Scotland during the baleful tenure of Nicola Sturgeon and reflects on…
What’s wrong with a St George’s Cross flag?
Flags have become a contentious and defining issue of this year. You only have to witness the furore that has…
King Charles’s poignant VJ Day reminder
It has been one of the hallmarks of King Charles’s reign so far that, when he makes a commemorative or…
Newsom rigs California
Judging from how much Gavin Newsom talks about Donald Trump these days, the governor’s real project isn’t governing California –…
Tories accuse Sturgeon of breaking ministerial code over indyref2
The SNP’s former Dear Leader Nicola Sturgeon released her memoir this week – but it has not quite had the…
Britain has a wind problem
Climate change is giving Britain more violent weather, with ever-increasing storms tearing down our trees and whipping up waves which…
Mounjaro won’t be the last drug company to bow to Trump
If you need to lose a few pounds after enjoying the French or Italian food a little too much on…
Farage should be allowed to appoint peers to the Lords
In Westminster, tradition often trumps innovation, and Nigel Farage’s latest demand has stirred the pot with characteristic vigour. The Reform…
Can Putin extract an economic victory from Trump?
The Alaska summit taking place today isn’t just about war – economics looms equally large. Vladimir Putin, with his forces…
Defence Secretary blasts Farage as ‘Putin apologist’
Ding ding ding! John Healey was pulling no punches this morning as he took aim at Reform UK on the…
