Starmer’s Gaza test has only just begun
Sir Keir may fear losing votes due to his support for Israel, but he would risk electoral opprobrium were he to buckle now under pressure
Sir Keir may fear losing votes due to his support for Israel, but he would risk electoral opprobrium were he to buckle now under pressure
Whether the King’s Speech amounted to a coherent springboard for a successful bid for re-election 12 months from now is open to debate
Serious reform of the entire welfare system remains essential and must not be avoided
The party appears blind to the importance of security of supply
The new Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson needs to prove that the law will be prosecuted with robust impartiality
If the West’s support for Kyiv falters, the only winners will be Putin and every other despot
For some years, the small-scale celebrations that once clustered around the fifth of November have begun to fall away
An ideology committed to abominable cruelty in the name of territorial conquest and genocide cannot be reasoned with
The Corporation will have to find a way to control spending, or face a future as a declining fossil
Disturbing a rare moment of national unity is unwise, and risks far worse disorder
Much of what she perhaps hoped to be her legacy has come unstuck. Now the Covid inquiries must examine her lockdown record
We are increasingly in thrall to weather anxieties out of all proportion to the threats we face
Not for the first time, questions are being asked about the policing of pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Its potential is clearly enormous, with the impact on public health as diagnostics improve potentially game-changing
The former Chief Adviser sought to give the impression only he understood the threat. Skilful questioning has punctured his narrative
Those who have taken to British streets are creating the environment for hatred to get out of control
It is not only decisions that should be recorded, but also the process of reaching them
The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly for a motion calling for a 'ceasefire'. The UK should have opposed it
This costly exercise should answer, above all, whether the lockdown cure was worse than the disease
Recent British governments too often seem to have turned a blind eye to the activities of people openly hostile to our values
Not only would it give Hamas time to regroup its forces, but proponents of a ceasefire are being dishonest
This farrago has been highly damaging to the reputation of Coutts, and NatWest more broadly
Supporters of a ceasefire should be honest about what it would actually imply
How he handles it will indicate what sort of prime minister he would make should Labour win power
We do not yet fully understand what AI is capable of. Rishi Sunak should be praised for drawing attention to these risks
There is no realistic plan to contain the growth in debt
The secretary-general would do better to criticise those using children as human shields
There is a danger that Israel is being buffeted by diplomatic pressure from taking action in its own defence
With the polls still stubbornly bad, the party will need to make a strong offering
A crackdown is welcome, but the government must insure that those who are caught will be punished
We must respond to the menace of Islamist extremism as a matter of urgency
Would the Metropolitan police have stood aside if protesters had made disobliging comments about Black Lives Matter?