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Four years of horror for Ukraine, four wasted years for Europe

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Ukraine war: four years of horror, Europe’s missed chances

Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European capitals still seem caught between two ...

by Robert Johnson

Trump’s tariffs are a self-destructive assault on democracy

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Trump tariffs undermine democracy and risk economic blowback

The Supreme Court has just curtailed one of President Trump’s most dramatic economic moves, striking ...

by Robert Johnson

Student loans aren’t the only thing that grads have been missold

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Student loans: graduates being mis-sold other financial products

Graduates across England are discovering that the price of a university degree is far higher ...

by Robert Johnson

The left’s cruel betrayal of Noam Chomsky

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Noam Chomsky: the left’s betrayal and why it matters

The release of the so-called Epstein Files has sparked a furious public and media reaction ...

by Robert Johnson

‘I was afraid it wouldn’t get published’ 25th February 2026

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Author feared book wouldn’t get published

She remembers the night before the piece ran: restless, scanning her inbox for a single ...

by Robert Johnson

Can Zack Polanski hypnotise the left?

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Zack Polanski: can he hypnotize left-wing voters?

Zack Polanski’s rise to the top of the Green Party has been anything but conventional. ...

by Robert Johnson

LIVE: Vibe Shift – the revolt against wokeness, greenism and technocracy

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Vibe shift: backlash against wokeness, greenism and technocracy

Brendan O’Neill’s latest book was unveiled in a lively onstage conversation with writer and commentator ...

by Robert Johnson

Vibe Shift live – Part Two: the Q&A

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Vibe Shift live part two: Q&A with creators and audience

Brendan O’Neill fielded a stream of questions from readers and supporters of spiked in a ...

by Robert Johnson

Macron’s sinister attempt to ‘Le Pen-proof’ France

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Macron pushes plan to block Le Pen’s rise in France

France’s political center is quietly reworking the levers of power. As polling shows the National ...

by Robert Johnson

Bring back the insane asylums

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Psychiatric hospitals: calls grow to reopen inpatient care amid mental health crisis

The killings in Nottingham last June exposed more than a single act of brutality — ...

by Robert Johnson

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