As we all must know by now, Prince Philip died at the end of last week. This is a solemn time for the nation as we mourn the death of…
Leadership
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If a week is a long time in politics, a year and a half feels like a century. At least that is how it seems when looking at the career…
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Sadiq Khan is often criticised for being wholly incompetent, but that is not entirely fair: he’s very competent at spin. Part of the job of opponents in this election is…
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This week the European Union finally introduced new sanctions against the Chinese government over their treatment of the Uyghur people in Xinjiang. The deployment of new Magnitsky style targeted sanctions…
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There has been some controversy about the appointment of Lord Frost as our ongoing Brexit tsar with cabinet responsibility, whipped up, in the words of that classic movie Casablanca, by…
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March 8 was International Women’s Day, and lawmakers would be well-advised to recognize the occasion as an opportunity to give women’s rights the prominence they are due in discussions regarding…
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There was some good news over the weekend, as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was finally released from her five year prison sentence (recently served in house arrest) in Iran on spying charges.…
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The Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the whole world. As people and doctors struggled to fully understand the new disease and the consequences of catching it, governments tried…
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The Salmond-Sturgeon affair continues and shows no sign of ending. Of course, according to the frontpage of the National newspaper there is no corruption crisis or scandal engulfing the SNP. Despite…
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In recent days in Italy a new government has been formed. It is chaired by the former president of the ECB Mario Draghi and has broad support from the majority…