Iran
British foreign policy must serve British interests
It is time to put aside legalistic and moralistic nonsense and focus on what is best for Britain
International law, what is it good for?
International law should not be the sole guide to foreign policy
Reform is making a mistake on Iran
The party is throwing its weight behind an unpopular and perilous cause
Yahya Sinwar’s historic mistake
The Hamas leader signed the death warrant of his own cause
Bickering as the bombs fall
On the war in Iran, Starmer is indecisive and Badenoch is incoherent
The Trump Doctrine seems incoherent
Can broad and lasting results be achieved with narrow and swift interventions?
Trump goes to war
The world is facing danger and mystery as America and Israel go to war with Iran
Against war with Iran
Yet another foreign misadventure would be perilous and expensive for the USA
The Iranian regime should fall
We should support brave dissidents against theocratic tyranny
The case for diplomacy with Iran
Periodic military action is against American interests
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Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Reform’s reality gap
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Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
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The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
A below-par Riley is still better than most
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A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Politicians can’t handle free speech
The more criticism ministers receive online, the more determined they become to regulate what everyone else can say
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contemporary art world’s inner circle until
he saw the error of his ways