At this moment of crisis, Germany needs a leader of courage and vision
It is fair to say that Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, has not yet found his confidence as an international statesman. The performance of his government during…
Today’s leaders lack Thatcher’s courage to tackle soaring prices
Rising prices were nothing more than “taxation without legislation” according to the economist Milton Friedman, then only recently in receipt of the Nobel Prize, and it was…
Putin is even more dangerous than the deluded West is able to admit
With Ukraine on the edge of invasion, a question hangs over the West. Who is the real Vladimir Putin? Is he the street fighter who grew up…
Barry Manilow as a military weapon: a short history of sonic warfare
From the no-man’s land that separates sparring countries to the interrogation cells of counter-terrorism prisons, music has always been used as a tool in psychological warfare. Detainees…
Move over, old rockers — rap’s royalty is ageing far better
A few years ago, when Kanye West was in one of those particularly voluble periods – before his Fathers4Justice phase, after his Taylor Swift obsession, sometime around…
Rise of the Nazis, review: if only BBC Two would show more proper history documentaries like this
What is the point of BBC Two? According to its remit, it exists to provide “knowledge-building programming”. Really, though, it has become a channel on which to…
The Outfit, review: A hem! Mark Rylance cuts it brilliantly in this seamless whodunit
Who pulled the trigger on the return of the whodunit? The list of suspects is long and tantalising – as of course it should be. Could it…
Matt Hancock accompanied by girlfriend Gina Coladangelo as he records ‘heated’ podcast interview
Mr Bartlett said the podcast would touch on “partygate”, where the infamous CCTV footage of Mr Hancock and Ms Coladangelo had come from, and mistakes the former…
Britain should accept quota of refugees if Russia invades Ukraine, says Labour peer
The UK Government is currently focusing on helping British nationals leave Ukraine and aiding Ukrainians with immediate family members who are UK citizens. “They can come [to…
Police to reveal number of fines issued for ‘partygate’ gatherings
The generic advice is understood to have been issued to many of those who have been interviewed by Ms Gray or who attended events being investigated by…
Boris Johnson insists he is ‘working hard’ with Scottish Tories despite calls for him to resign
Iain Stewart, the Scotland Office minister, denied that Mr Johnson was “persona non grata” with the Scottish Tories on Monday and said it was not unusual for…
‘Painful woke psychodrama’ must be resisted, says Tory chairman
Britons should stop “obsessing” over pronouns and “decolonising” the school curriculum, the Conservative Party chairman has urged – as he decried the “painful woke psychodrama” of activists…
British businessman imprisoned in Dubai accuses Islamic bank of trying to “punish” him
A British businessman imprisoned for fraud in Dubai has accused the world’s oldest Islamic bank of seeking to “punish” him with another 20 years behind bars despite…
Hungary’s Viktor Orban: Brussels is waging a ‘jihad’ on elected governments it does not like
Brussels is waging a “jihad” on elected governments it does not like, Hungary’s firebrand prime minister has said. Viktor Orban, who has been the country’s leader since…
Ukraine leader backtracks own ambassador’s Nato ‘concession’ remarks
Moscow responded positively to the comments, with the Kremlin saying that the gesture would “significantly help” to address its security concerns. However, Mr Prystaiko backtracked on the…
From the front lines to the Kyiv cafes, Ukrainians shrug as the West warns of apocalypse
It is not only in war-weary Ukraine where an invasion seems impossible. To most Russians, unless they work in media or political consulting, the risk of an…
Major coalition rift as SNP attacked for ‘working with the Tories’ in U-turn on freeports
He added: “The Greens will have nothing to do with this corporate giveaway. Instead of working with the Tories, we would urge SNP colleagues to collaborate with…
‘Army of women’ mobilised to fight Nicola Sturgeon’s transgender reforms
An “army of women” has formed to fight Nicola Sturgeon’s transgender reforms after being ostracised by established feminist groups, a study has found. The author of new…
‘Watered down’ Michael Gove proposals will see leaseholders covering cost of property fixes
The scheme mirrors a similar one for social housing, which caps the amount social housing tenants have to pay for repairs work through service charges at £15,000…
Water company bosses should have pay linked to pollution, head of Ofwat says
“We want to see executive pay linked to performance,” he added. “If we don’t see the kind of action that we’re expecting in terms of linking dividends…
Priti Patel to strip power of mayors to hire and fire police chiefs at will
Mr Khan is currently embroiled in a stand-off with Dame Cressida over a potential £400,000 payoff as her employer after criticising her failure to get to grips…
Landlord loopholes: how to sell your buy-to-let and pay less tax in 2022
She added that HM Revenue & Customs would quickly disqualify someone from Private Residence Relief if it seemed as though they had simply moved into the property…
‘I had a £470 gift card but Apple wouldn’t let me use it’
Sally says: Your problem caught my eye because I often find that my index finger hovers over the Apple Store icon on my iPhone when I’m actually…
Money Makeover: ‘Where should I invest my £205k cash pile to beat inflation?’
Cash is king, as the saying goes, but it does have its weaknesses. It is fallible to inflation, which has jumped to a 30-year high and has…
‘I want to gift my son a house deposit, but I’m worried his fiancee will get half if they divorce’
Prenuptial agreements are sometimes entered into by couples who wish to manage and agree before they wed how certain assets may be divided up upon divorce. There…