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Is America ready for the Ron DeSantis Show? Both Republicans and Democrats are tuned in...
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The Return of Peanut Brain
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Wave goodbye to Donald Trump
Trump will soon join a political graveyard littered with tombstones of those who underestimated Joe Biden
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Turning right
The populist right is on the rise and it's deeply nostalgic
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Meet Trump’s man at the EU
Welcome to Europe’s future, in which Britain holds a referendum in 2041 to rejoin the European Union
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America’s cruellest month
Anything could happen in the upcoming US midterm elections. All bets are off
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The art of the zeal
Donald Trump and Liz Truss have more in common than first meets the eye. Above all, their loyalties used to lie elsewhere
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How “Let’s Go, Brandon” worked in Joe Biden’s favour
Since the inception of his new nickname, Joe Biden has racked up a few victories
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It’s payback time for Liz Cheney
Liz Cheney may have lost her renomination, but we haven't seen the last of her yet
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The reality of America’s Deep State
Donald Trump has become the ringmaster of the Deep State cult
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How is Donald Trump not in Jail?
In 2016, a group of psychiatrists and psychologists called Trump a “malignant narcissist”. The January 6 hearings demonstrated that and more
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Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, the best of fiends
The thinking that links Johnson to Trump is slowly becoming more obvious to his own backbenchers
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It’s time Marjorie Taylor Greene woke up from her American Dream
The left may have discovered a way to rid themselves of the QAnon supporter and Trump enabler
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Watch your back, Donald. The apprentice is making moves
Donald Trump may be leading the 2024 polls, but Ron DeSantis is eyeing the White House. Trump's apprentice may soon be telling him: "you're fired!"
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Trump finds Brexit’s pastures not quite as green as predicted
STEVE ANGLESEY on the latest sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain.
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Lessons from the Panthers: Don’t be the progressives who let Donald Trump in again
The party's left has suffered setbacks, but could its battle with the centre allow the former president to return in 2024?
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Could Boris Johnson still use the NHS as leverage in a US trade deal?
Bonnie Greer explains why the data held by the NHS makes it so attractive to US big pharma – and why Boris Johnson could use it for leverage in a trade deal Before I saw the video of Daniel Hannan, now Baron Hannan of Kingsclere and an advisor to the Board of Trade, disparaging the […]
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Did Donald Trump really wear his trousers backwards at Republicans’ North Carolina rally?
Comedian Mitch Benn looks at Donald Trump’s seemingly backwards trousers, Tim Martin’s demand for more EU migrants and Michael Gove’s trip to Portugal “LEOPARDS EATING PEOPLE’S FACES” MOMENT OF THE WEEKTim Martin, arch-Brexiteer, boss of the Wetherspoons McPub empire and Worzel Gummidge’s Angry Head, has been bemoaning the fact that the staff he told to […]
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Biden declares ‘United States is back’ as he urges democracies to stand together
Joe Biden has stressed the need for the world’s democracies to stand together as he arrived in the UK on his first overseas trip as US president. Biden will meet Boris Johnson in Cornwall on Thursday ahead of the G7 summit and is expected to deliver a warning not to let the Brexit trade dispute […]
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Facebook removes ‘voice of Donald Trump’ from platform
Facebook has removed a video of Donald Trump from his daughter-in-law’s page. Trump was banned from the social media platform in the wake of the riots at the US Capitol in January. An interview with the former president by Lara Trump, a new Fox News contributor, had been posted to her Facebook page, but later […]
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America’s long and ugly history of vaccine scepticism
Bonnie Greer on how American’s obsession with personal freedom makes Joe Biden’s fight against coronavirus even tougher “Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I’m begging of you please don’t hesitate. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, ’cause once you’re dead then that’s a bit too late.” And to the tune of her great song Jolene, Dolly Parton got herself […]
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Why Joe Biden won’t want to see his predecessor jailed
Anthony Scaramucci, former Trump aide turned foe, tells ALASTAIR CAMPBELL why Joe Biden does not want his predecessor in jail, and why the US might need an entirely new political party to repair the damage done by his former boss. Working for Donald Trump in the first place almost cost Anthony Scaramucci his marriage. Turning on his […]
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Joe Biden’s climate envoy meets Boris Johnson and Alok Sharma
US president Joe Biden’s climate envoy has visited London for talks with Boris Johnson. The visit by former secretary of state John Kerry is the latest sign of the new administration’s dramatic break from the approach to climate issues under Donald Trump. The UK is hosting the major United Nations Cop26 summit in Glasgow on […]
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Joe Biden brings America back into the room
Recent days have given a clear sign of how the West is realigning after the Trump era and seeking to re-engage with its challenges. Within minutes the picture had become an internet sensation. It showed Angela Merkel and other world leaders standing over, and glaring at, a seated Donald Trump, his hands crossed in defiance. It had […]
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How Donald Trump’s trial also exposed flaws in the UK’s electoral system
The acquittal of the former president has exposed flaws in the first past the post system that are just as relevant in Britain. The Senate’s acquittal of Donald Trump, though expected, has thrown up some uncomfortable questions for democratic countries where representatives are elected under a majoritarian system. It is now becoming very apparent that unelected, self-selecting supporters and […]
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How Donald Trump is planning a rival presidency away from the White House
He has been kicked out of the White House, but Donald Trump is now trying to create a rival presidency – an independent powerbase that is tearing at the fabric of US society, says BONNIE GREER. Like the ham actor who refuses to leave the stage, Donald Trump left the White House in the full bloom […]
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Don’t blame me… this is the Age of Belief
We now live in the age of belief, says MITCH BENN, where conviction trumps everything. I’m under very few illusions as to how much influence I bring to bear on events. I can trot out wry observations and snarky comments (sometimes with a tune), so as to (hopefully) amuse the readers of this esteemed publication, […]
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Donald Trump may have gone but MAGA lives on
We are not in a post-Trump era, just because the man himself has left the White House, says BONNIE GREER. When a family member announced that – finally – they were getting married, all of us were really happy. When we found out that they were marrying a Trump supporter, again, everyone was still really happy. This […]
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Joe Biden has more in common with EU than Boris Johnson
Readers hope lessons will be learned from Donald Trump’s time in the White House. I have just read A Promised Land, the first part of Barack Obama’s autobiography. Time and time again, his refusal to countenance actions which do not reflect his values – those he set out very clearly during his election campaign – […]
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Eurosceptic MEP nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
A Eurosceptic MEP has nominated former US president Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. Estonian politician Jaak Madison, deputy chairman of the Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE), said he was doing so for failing to start a war in his presidency. He also claimed that Trump had secured stability in the Middle East. Maidson […]
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In defence of media studies
Much maligned and under attack from ministers – but more important than ever. Media studies doesn’t deserve the ‘Mickey Mouse’ tag, argues Martin McQuillan. In last week’s New European Ian Dunt gave us 15 bold steps to fix Britain. Top of his list was making media studies mandatory in schools. He suggested that equipping school children to approach […]
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What are the chances of a Trump comeback?
He’s only been gone a week, but what are the prospects of a return for Donald Trump in 2024? Last week, as he took to the podium one last time as president, Donald Trump hinted at his return: “We love you. We will be back in some form.” The question now is just what form […]