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Argument and analysis from writers who say what they think, on the political fights, cultural arguments and public decisions that are shaping Britain.
The man who built a career demanding transparency won't apply it to himself
Nigel Farage made his comeback railing against a bank that hid its files from him. Now he is the one under investigation over money he did not declare, and the transparency he demanded of others is nowhere to be found.
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OpinionNigel Farage is running from scrutiny and calling it democracy
He resigned the moment the standards inquiry closed in, and called it a crusade. Nigel Farage has built a career on taking the money and the applause, and leaving the country to pick up the bill.
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The Queen taught me a history lesson I will never forget - Alastair Stewart

Thought the Ed Sheeran-Gaza row was insane? Wait to see why pro-Pals want this sitcom star cancelled

'Does the BBC really care about women's football?'
The corporation has just made a Zimbabwean striker its Women's Footballer of the Year

Voters are at maximum Mandelson, but it's next Friday that could cook the PM’s goose
Keir Starmer has far bigger problems heading towards his breakfast plate, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
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Gary Lineker has cancelled himself, says Mark Dolan
Multimillionaire socialist Gary Lineker has made a couple of headlines this week...

Labour's antisemitism problem: A ghost that refuses to be exorcised
GB News’ Darren Grimes issued a warning to Keir to control his party

If Labour can't keep our war heroes safe how are they fit to defend our country?
As an example, here in Morecambe, Angela Rayner and Emily Thornbury invited our local veterans to meet them with Labour's candidate on a lobby funded battlebus. Their candidate that was the wife of an NHS worker and the Deputy Chair of the Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Committee admitted testin...

Reform supporters will be bitterly disappointed. History tells us exactly what to expect after a change in PM
Even good Governments can go through appallingly bad patches, writes the former Conservative MP

Imagine your frightened mother is given a terminal diagnosis and her doctor suggests ending her life - we must stop this
OPINION: Former Conservative MP Miriam Cates outlines the dystopian future that could await vulnerable people in Britain if the Assisted Dying Bill passes in its current state

'Tories should call a snap election now as coalition chaos beckons for Keir Starmer'
Thirteen years is about the maximum any government can hold it together.