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‘Mamdani is a monster’ 20th March 2026

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Mamdani faces backlash after critic calls him a monster

A blistering phrase circulated online this week — “Mamdani is a monster” — and it ...

by Robert Johnson

Why is Bob Vylan posing with the ayatollah? 21st March 2026

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Bob Vylan photo with Iran’s ayatollah: why it matters

A striking image of the UK duo Bob Vylan standing alongside a man in clerical ...

by Robert Johnson

Iran has exposed Friedrich Merz as a dithering technocrat

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Friedrich Merz exposed by Iran as dithering technocrat

Germany’s foreign policy under Chancellor Friedrich Merz has become a study in contrasts: bold rhetoric ...

by Robert Johnson

Hannah Spencer and the curse of millennial politicians 22nd March 2026

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Millennial politicians: Hannah Spencer’s electability problem

Hannah Spencer’s fast-moving career has become a touchstone in the debate over whether a new ...

by Robert Johnson

‘Sympathy is always for the migrant – never for the people paying for them’

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Migrants get sympathy while taxpayers say they’re left paying the bill

When the immigration conversation narrows to slogans and soundbites, a novelist can pry it open. ...

by Robert Johnson

The feminist courage of Dame Jenni Murray

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Jenni Murray’s feminist courage in British broadcasting

Dame Jenni Murray, a familiar voice on British radio and a stalwart of feminist debate, ...

by Robert Johnson

‘The intifada has come to London’ 23rd March 2026

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Intifada hits London: pro-Palestine protests spark clashes

London’s streets were transformed into a tense stage on March 23, 2026, as large crowds ...

by Robert Johnson

Albanese’s appeasement of militant Islam has come back to bite him

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Anthony Albanese faces backlash over alleged appeasement of militant Islam

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke were forced to leave ...

by Robert Johnson

Decriminalising abortion is nothing to fear

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Decriminalizing abortion: why it’s safe and what it means

Last week’s vote in the House of Lords gave fresh momentum to a long-running effort ...

by Robert Johnson

How the abortion lobby lost the plot

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Abortion lobby loses influence in U.S. after nationwide backlash

I’ve long identified as pro-choice, but the recent move in the House of Lords to ...

by Robert Johnson

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