Today’s Edition – 22nd September 2023
The Old Lady pauses for breath – for now
For the first time in almost two years, the Bank of England has paused interest rate hikes in Britain.
The Old Lady pauses for breath – for now
For the first time in almost two years, the Bank of England has paused interest rate hikes in Britain.
Murdoch stands down as head of News Corporation and Fox News
The Hound
September 21, 2023
The 92-year-old media mogul will pass the baton to his son Lachlan but still expects to be in the office late on a Friday.
Germany is trapped in a vicious cycle of intervention
Rainer Zitelmann
September 21, 2023
Bureaucracy and too much red tape have led to an exodus of major manufacturers.
On the Couch: Lord Bethell of Romford
Reaction Podcast
September 21, 2023
Lucy speaks to Lord Bethell of Romford about stopping children accessing porn and how more hours in the UK are spent watching PornHub than the BBC.
Sponsorship of public spaces is a troubling innovation
David Waywell
September 21, 2023
Is there any part of this country that cannot be bought?
Net zero reckoning
Alex Starling
September 21, 2023
The foot has been taken off the gas of the alarmist juggernaut – but we need the courage to hit the brakes.
Poland to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine
The Hound
September 21, 2023
An escalating grain row has lost Kyiv one of its most vital allies.
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Columnists
We are governed by idiots, but their days may be numbered
We have reached a tipping point. If government does not begin to reflect the will of the people it governs, it may be seen as dispensable.
Europe in crisis: Germany is shifting gears and re-tooling
The German economy may be struggling because of the dip in world trade but it won’t be long before it’s back centre stage.
Brand and Looney fell foul of big shifts in sexual attitudes
The rich and famous must be more careful about their personal relationships as the career rules have – thankfully – changed.
Cold Wars are hydra-headed creatures
The UN General Assemby meets in New York this week to restore global trust – but the world has never been so fraught.
The truth is migration remains unfixable without Europe fortifying the Med
Much of the British debate on migration is conducted in the realms of fantasy. A proper plan to break the illegal trade is needed.
SNP rebel Ewing is a voice of reason in an extremist regime
The dissident Scottish Nationalist MSP is speaking up for disgruntled voters, on whichever side of the independence debate, more eloquently than opposition parties.
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World
There will be a King back in Versailles tonight
Laurent Marchand
September 20, 2023
As President Macron pulls out all the stops to celebrate King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit come calls to strengthen ties between the two nations.
Trudeau denies provoking India
Max Mitchell
September 19, 2023
Canadian authorities are investigating “credible allegations” that New Delhi was responsible for the murder of a Canadian Sikh separatist. Tit-for-tat politics is now in full swing.
Libyan tragedy: corruption made the disaster worse
Maggie Pagano
September 15, 2023
Years of political infighting, corruption and poor maintenance of public infrastructure are as much to blame for Libya’s flooding catastrophe.
Ukraine’s re-capture of key Black Sea outposts has strategic and symbolic significance
Gavin Hall
September 15, 2023
Ukrainian forces have recaptured oil and gas platforms off the coast of Crimea known as the “Boyko towers”.
Speculation swirls over who will succeed lame duck Macron
Walter Ellis
September 15, 2023
Marine Le Pen, of the Far-Right, is already acting like a President-in-waiting. But her estranged niece could muddy the water.
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Murdoch stands down as head of News Corporation and Fox News
The 92-year-old media mogul will pass the baton to his son Lachlan but still expects to be in the office late on a Friday.
Weekend
Word Watch: Lay
Andrew Wilton
September 16, 2023
Even highly literate writers are caught out by the interlocking permutations of the two verbs ‘to lay’ and ‘to lie’.
Next season’s offerings from the vibrant world of opera
Gerald Malone
September 16, 2023
Who says opera is dead?
Rory Stewart’s memoir reveals a man of contradictions
John Freeman
September 16, 2023
Leading Conservatives are not spared his wrath. The end of Stewart’s political career is recorded in pages dripping with disillusionment as well as frustration.
Dr Semmelweis is a remarkable theatrical event
Gerald Malone
September 12, 2023
This is truly a play for today. There are probably Dr Semmelweis’s in every health care system. May they take courage.
Scrapper review: Kitchen sink realism gets a pastel-coloured makeover
Bradley Strotten
September 9, 2023
Charlotte Regan’s debut feature abstains from shoving ideas down the viewer’s throat. Instead, Scrapper plays with ideas gracefully.
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