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Spearheading the intellectual battle against the EU. And for new thinking in international affairs.
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Misogynistic, Vile Fascists

.In 2026, in any civilised country, Atefeh Sahaaleh should be thirty-seven years old, perhaps a successful career woman, or maybe a mother, yet it was her misfortune to have been born into Iran, a nation dominated by primitive, medieval brutes, whose interpretation of their religion dictates that women are to be treated as vastly inferior to men, a...

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Small boats deal shows Labour’s technocrats have no clue what they’re doing

Labour positioned itself as a party of technocrats, but the small boats deal shows they have no clue what they're doing, writes Eliot Wilson  Last week, the Agreement on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys, concluded between the UK and France in July, came into force. It is the government's latest attempt to tackle the number of migrants cros...

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Dressing Sir Keir

Lord Mandelson is said to be behind the gifted-clothes hoo-ha about Lord Alli, the PM and his wife. Nonsense: this is Hamlet without the Prince. Casey Michael in the Mail on Sunday says that Tony Blair 'is offering extensive advice to Sir Keir Starmer behind the scenes.' Alastair Campbell, too - maybe Ali was behind Starmer's headline-catching visi...

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Sir Keir Starmer - the case for the prosecution

With Westminster politics now on shutdown until 21st February, we can finally draw breath and reflect on the rise of Keir Starmer's standing as a future Prime Minister, not least in opinion polls when benchmarked against Boris Johnson. Starmer is enjoying a sustained period of Labour leading the Tories in the opinion polls, since their self inflict...

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