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Taiwan’s posture of public strength

In the grand amphitheatre of geopolitics, Taiwan just took centre stage – and it’s not reading from the old script. The island’s latest.

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Turkey: Erdoğan ejects BBC

The playbook is familiar: detain, deflect, deport. This time, it’s the BBC’s Mark Lowen cast as the foreign antagonist in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s.

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Just Stop Oil just stopped

The eco-activists who turned Britain’s cultural and sporting calendar into a stage for climate theatre say they’re “hanging up the hi-vis” and ending.

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“PM” Farage vs. NatWest

In the theatre of British public life, few do drama like Nigel Farage. And this week, the curtain fell on one of his.

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What next for British Steel?

British Steel, once the roaring furnace of Britain’s industrial pride, now sits on the edge of collapse after its Chinese owner, Jingye, dramatically.

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Trump puts brakes on WM car industry

Donald Trump has pulled the pin on a 25% tariff grenade – and the shrapnel is flying straight into the heart of the.

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Gaza: Revolt against Hamas?

Every regime fears one thing above all: the people turning their backs. This week in the crumbled streets of Beit Lahia and beyond,.

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10 million hit by welfare changes

Around 3.2 million households will see their income drop by an average of £1,720 per year, analysis of the impacts of the welfare.

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‘Make or break’ for Reeves

I’ve watched Labour’s Spring Budget 2025 unfold with a mix of bemusement and anticipation. Delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on March 26, this.

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Reeves plays fiscal roulette 

Let’s be honest: this wasn’t a Spring Statement – it was a performance. And in the grand tradition of Westminster theatre, Rachel Reeves.

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