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…
Europe
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The Trolley Problem is a thought experiment, familiar to moral philosophers. Participants become involved in the following piece of unrealisable nonsense. You are invited to imagine an out-of-control trolley, racing…
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If you think you are having a tough time at the moment, spare a thought for Nicola Sturgeon. The self-appointed chief mammy of Scotland mere months ago, these days it…
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Tensions are rising in the Gulf with Iran on one side, and Saudi Arabia and their Arab allies on the other. After a decade of neglect, international attention is once…
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The government is considering allowing pubs to block people from entry if they have not received the Covid vaccine. They are only in the initial stages of deciding whether they…
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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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Spain’s unemployment number has passed a horrific new milestone. At the start of the month, Spain created a new piece of unwanted history. With 4,008,789 unemployed it is the worst…
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Watching Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey last week, you would think Britain and the Royal Family were there to serve her. From the newspapers not reporting on her the way…
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The starting gun has now been officially fired on setting up a “Conference on the Future of Europe”. Or rather, to set up the opening phase of a second one.…