December 1, 2022

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.

Blackford whacked by the men in grey kilts

The Hound | Scotland

Clan warfare has done for Ian Blackford. The SNP is not a happy ship.

Ursula von der Leyen at an EU - China meeting

Western leaders are divided over the future of relations with China

Stefan Wolff | China

It’s too simplistic to assume the clear dividing line runs through the Atlantic. Even within the EU, there are key differences over how to approach China.

My hellish 14 hours in A&E

David Waywell | Health

We all hear about the crisis engulfing the NHS but experiencing it first-hand hammers home just how drastically things have escalated.

Giorgia Meloni leader of Fratelli d'Italia Party on stage during national demonstration organized by the political party "Fratelli d'Italia Alleanza Nazionale" against the government Renzi , on security issues

Giorgia Meloni treads a careful path as Italy’s first woman prime minister

Walter Ellis | Italy

Rumours of Italy going into a death-spiral with no hope of escape are greatly exaggerated.

Bristol Cathedral Christian Choir perform Christmas carols

Conundrums facing minority Christian Britain

Patrick Barrow | Religion

A society devoid of a moral compass tends to get lost. If God is dead, we’d better find something to replace him.

Lord Mayor of London, Nicholas Lyons, speaking during the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall in central London

The Lord Mayor is right: funds must be encouraged to invest in Britain

Maggie Pagano | finance

The government must do far more to ensure British-grown companies list here in London and to protect them from being bought by foreign buyers.