Israel begins its final preparations for an expected ground assault into Gaza. Yet while the conflict has been created by an atrocious act of terror, it is Israel which is forced to defend itself from the liberal criticism of western voices determined to prevent Israeli forces exacting retribution on Hamas and creating the security conditions […]
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Political nicknames are not always on point. But in the case of Keir Starmer, the soubriquets of ‘Flipflop’ and ‘Captain Hindsight’ could hardly be closer to the money. In fact, there’s rarely been a politician more willing to straddle both sides of the fence than Sir Keir. On the issue of the Israel-Palestine war however,
(Photograph: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) That small strip of land to the west of England which self-identifies as a country has struck yet another blow for abject stupidity. Of course, I am referring to Wales. For sheer comedy value, Wales truly takes the Welsh Cake. It aspires
On Wednesday evening, thousands of pro-Palestinian protestors congregated to pray in support of Gaza. Roads were blocked off, and the adhan (the Muslim call to prayer) was broadcast at a dizzying volume. Where was this you might ask? Just outside Downing Street of course – where else? The demonstration was revealing more for what didn’t
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(Photograph: Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Unlike the Tory and Labour pilgrimages up north, last Saturday’s Reform UK Party Conference was held closer to Westminster, at London’s prestigious Hilton Metropole. While the British media did not appear particularly interested, the turnout was certainly more enthusiastic than the Conservative sojourn in Manchester,
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(Photograph: David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Apart from its decade-long love affair with Tony Blair, the British electorate hasn’t allowed the Labour Party anywhere near its boudoir for the best part of half a century. It’s been a feature of successive Labour Party Conferences to promise the moon and stars—safe in
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You can tell everything about the state of a political party by its autumn party conference. For the Conservatives, last week’s shindig held at Manchester’s Central Convention Complex had all the energy of an autopsy. If Rishi Sunak was hoping for a favourable eulogy however, he was to be disappointed. As you’d expect when you’re
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Things are not looking good for the Conservatives. Every day it appears, they give themselves a lower chance of pulling through at next year’s general election. When Rishi Sunak was elected leader of the Conservative Party back in 2022, he had five key priorities on his mind: to halve inflation; grow the economy; reduce national
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Immigration (particularly the illegal variety) is unquestionably the fundamental issue facing the West at this point in political history. Whatever side of the fence you sit on, you know that tough talk promising a crackdown on illegals, or compassionate noises about human rights is what translates into votes come election time. During a recent address to the American Enterprise Institute, a centre-right think tank in Washington DC, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman certainly set out her stall early
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Like the opening scene from Reservoir Dogs (if you assume the dogs had undergone a charisma bypass), Keir Starmer has taken to filming himself striding along the international thoroughfares – as though marching into battle against illegal immigration. First up was this Thursday’s meeting with Europol in The Hague, accompanied by Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper; followed by
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