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War on bats, newts and clipboards

In a bold act of 21st-century conservation, the UK government has chosen to preserve nature by… bulldozing it. That’s right – ecologists, brace.

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Reports don’t fix potholes

Talking a good game. Blagging. Spouting hot air.  Nothing is more infuriating than politicians and bureaucrats blame-shifting and giving breezy platitudes about how.

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Turkey: Erdogan’s rival arrested

The mask has slipped in Ankara. And in its place? A performance of power so brazen, it barely pretends to be anything else..

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Canada election: Carney in poll

Canadians will vote in a General Election on April 28 – and what once looked to be a forgone conclusion is now wide.

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Canada: Election called

Mark Carney, the newly minted Prime Minister of Canada, less than 10 days into the role, has called a snap election for April.

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Redefining NATO as US focus shifts

By Josh Moreton This isn’t just about defence budgets or military strategy – it’s about influence, perception, and the shifting tectonics of global.

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Africa: The generation who won’t be silenced

A revolution is simmering beneath the neon glow of Africa’s cities. Not a revolution of guns and barricades, but of perception, ambition and.

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Antisemitism in UK universities must stop

By Gary Sambrook, former MP for Birmingham Northfield  Imagine: 3,528 antisemitic incidents across the UK. It’s unthinkable that this still happens on such.

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We must be more Finnish

We Brits are a miserable bunch. Not helped by an incessant flow of negative headlines and social media outrage. Our smartphones, even our.

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Will Badenoch last beyond summer? 

By Josh Moreton Kemi Badenoch is not leading the Conservative Party because she is the most popular, the most competent, or even the.

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