Why approving Beijing’s mega embassy is a national security disaster
Britain’s China embassy mistake I try not to be unnecessarily harsh on the prime minister. Whether I like it or not, he is.
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Crypto
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Budget: How the markets reacted
The run-up to the autumn budget 2025 was a messy melee of leaks, kite-flying and speculation, topped off by the comedic accidental publication.
Environment
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The hidden cost of green policy
The career-boosting falsehood of today’s net zero religion The green agenda has become untouchable. Net zero strategies, clean transport, low-emission zones and sustainability.
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Advice for Chancellor: Don’t rely on ‘TINA’ (‘there is no alternative’)
How Rachel Reeves can sell her Budget Whatever the difficulties facing the Chancellor this week, there’s one thing that could still make things.
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European Central Bank warns banks to brace for a rocky ride
How long left for the traditional banking system? The European Central Bank (ECB) has sent out its most stark warning to commercial banks.
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Remembrance: Sergeant John ‘Jonah’ Jones, A Castle Bromwich Hero (2005)
Today, November 20, we pause to remember and honour the life and sacrifice of a brave soldier from the West Midlands: Sergeant John.
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Why I am a member of the Free Speech Union
Couple compensated for unlawful arrest for comments on a school parents’ WhatsApp group In a case that may have mirrored the plotline of.
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How modern leaders manipulate power through perception and persuasion
The theatre of politics Politics has never been a genteel contest of ideas. It has always been a performance, a primal stage where.
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Is Germany paving the way for conscription to bolster its armed forces?
Germany’s coalition government have taken steps to increase the volume of its armed services by finalising a “voluntary now, compulsory later” military service.
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Doing less and doing it better
Time to end the cult of busyness For years, ambition was measured by volume. The more we did, the more valuable we believed.