The ambivalently named Illegal Migration Bill is now passing through the House of Lords. It’s in trouble
20 May 2023 12:00 AM
BoJo signed a deal whereby the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would remain open for the passage of goods
25 Feb 2023 12:05 AM
If Mr Putin loses, Russia’s weaknesses will be glaringly obvious and he will probably be finished.
20 Jan 2023 12:42 AM
Review of 'Between You, Me and the Four Walls' by Moni Mohsin
06 Nov 2022 1:55 AM
Already the unions, railway workers and medical staff, including 80,000 nurses, have declared that they will go on strike. Apocalypse soon?
05 Nov 2022 12:05 AM
Long the front-runner in the race to replace Boris Johnson, Ms Truss is the Conservatives’ fourth Prime Minister since the 2015 election
07 Sep 2022 12:05 AM
Some commentators and Twitterers insist that they be called 'humans, not migrants'
27 Nov 2021 2:55 AM
The stranglehold of the pandemic was such that all societies now strain at the leash for freedom
24 Oct 2021 3:42 AM
The ships' departure will lead to the imports not reaching industries and consumer goods not reaching the shelves of retailers
18 Oct 2021 1:08 AM
There has been 'panic buying' over Christmas gifts as well
14 Oct 2021 7:45 AM
No, gentle reader, the supply of fuel had not been curtailed by the oil-fields of the world being flooded by climate-change tsunamis
02 Oct 2021 1:45 AM
It is another matter that India is unable to offer every aspirational student an opportunity to excel because of various constraints
03 Jul 2021 12:40 AM
2020 had one last blow to deliver. Partly responsible was the super-super spreader mutation of Covid-19
04 Jan 2021 4:32 AM
The EU was the insurance and safeguard against the global dominance of the American and Chinese hegemonies
02 Jan 2021 12:15 AM
Between A for anxiety, B for Brexit and C for Coronavirus, we may need a new alphabet and a new language to express our feelings about 2020
21 Dec 2020 9:04 AM
While British waters are much richer in fish than the seas surrounding Europe, British trawlers make their money selling to European nations
10 Dec 2020 12:05 AM
Patel suggested immigrants who attempt to cross the English Channel to land illegally in Britain, should be transported to St Helena
03 Oct 2020 7:00 AM
Boris is entitled to paternal leave of absence from his job
03 May 2020 3:47 PM
Celebrations and tears as a divided and uncertain nation sets out to cut its own path in the world
01 Feb 2020 7:31 AM
Britain becomes the first country to leave the 28-member bloc
31 Jan 2020 1:46 PM