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The Presidential debate: a plague on both their houses?

Until last night, attacks on one another by the 2020 presidential candidates had been largely limited to snide Twitter remarks

‘Rigged’: Will Trump go peacefully?

As we edge ever closer to Election Day, President Trump is predictably beginning to cast aspersions on the validity of the result.

David Frost: The National Security “Yes Man” and Political Tool of the PM

The Institute for Government describes the National Security Advisor (NSA) as the “central coordinator and advisor to the Prime Minister ...

Why I'm supporting Kamala Harris and Joe Biden

After months of speculation, Joe Biden’s search for a governing partner culminated in the somewhat unsurprising selection of Senator Kama...

Why grime music needs less airtime

We’ve seen the videos of those miserable looking hooded men waggling their hands and fingers in the air flanked by a pack of equally desp...

Iain Dale’s new book says we can all get along if we put our minds to it

Why can’t we all just get along? It sounds a reasonable and legitimate question, but it is one too many of us have failed to take heed of...

Can Netanyahu weather Israel’s COVID Storm?

Who would’ve guessed? Mere months ago, there was a near consensus among pundits that the COVID-19 outbreak had single-handedly brought th...

Trans rights are being eroded in both the UK and the US

On both sides of the Atlantic, last week marked a step backwards in trans rights. The Trump administration has moved to allow healthcare ...

Elizabeth Warren’s failed presidency campaign

At the start of the race to become the Democratic candidate, Elizabeth Warren seemed to be a firm favourite. She was a solid progressive ...

How a fake $20 bill woke up America

We now know what a counterfeit $20 bill gets you, and it sure as hell isn’t justice. Such was the case of George Floyd who was alleged to...

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