On Monday, the FT reported that: Donald Trump has picked a loyalist from the rightwing Heritage Foundation to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after
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Could 2008 happen again? Part 2
No sooner had I finished my post on why the 2008 global financial crisis could happen all over again than I noticed this in the
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Black and white thinking takes us closer to fascism
I discussed why fascist narratives can be both created and succeed in my National Column yesterday (yours, in full, for a £20 a year subscription,
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Tax cheats could fill Rachel Reeves’ ‘black hole’
People say Rachel Reeves faces a £40bn “black hole” in the UK budget. She is hinting at tax rises — but that gap could be
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474 people
Four hundred and seventy-four people were arrested yesterday for holding up placards indicating that they oppose genocide and the actions of those who support it.
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Intelligence services
I am often awed by how good the UK intelligence services must be. In fact, they are so good that right now, it would seem
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Genocide is not a humanitarian crisis: it is a crime
Nothing makes any sense any more – and that might be deliberate
Ethnic cleansing
As The Spectator notes in an email this morning: Israel looks likely to expand its war in Gaza. Journalists in Israel were briefed yesterday that the cabinet will
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