UK economy’s January rebound is good news for the Budget
The CEBR has revised its forecast upwards, now expecting a 0.4% contraction in GDP in 2023.
Shell’s new boss could add £100 billion to its value
Last week it was the turn of Wael Sawan, the incoming chief executive of Shell, to admit that, despite the growth of renewables, there’s a future for oil after all.
Cranes, planes and espionage: China and the US are right to be paranoid
Worries that commercial technology in cranes and cars could be used for nefarious purposes by the state are far from unfounded.
On the Couch: Lord Digby Jones
Lucy talks to businessman and cross bench peer, Lord Digby Jones, about what should be in the Budget, windfall taxes, and whether the electorate have become infantilised.
SNP leadership rivals prepare for next TV debate amid gloomy polls
If the candidates continue to battle it out by trashing their own party’s record in government, the SNP’s dwindling popularity will likely fall further.
Gareth Jones: The Welsh journalist who helped uncover Stalin’s genocide in Ukraine
Gareth Jones’ eyewitness reports, gathered at significant risk, were initially dismissed at a time when many in the West were supportive of Stalin.
Gary Lineker, stick to football or be politicalÂ
The Golden Boot may have gone too far even for the BBC with his criticism that the new migration bill is like “Germany in the 1930s.”
Is Sunak’s best friend bringing out the PM’s best side?
James Forsyth has come on board as Sunak’s political consigliere – and things are looking up.
The trend of the politician-cum-talk show host must end
Politicians moonlighting as Big Personalities undermines our long if increasingly naĂŻve belief in the independence of the media.
Sunak’s asylum gamble hangs in the balance
Rishi Sunak has launched a fierce defence of his Illegal Migration Bill, but the jury’s still out on whether his political gambit will pay off.
Braverman under fire for labelling civil servants activists
The Home Secretary is trying to distance herself from an email in which she accused left-wingers of blocking efforts to curb Channel crossings.
France’s big strike day turned out to be a damp squib
Whoever wins the battle of pension reform – the unions or Macron – France will be changed.
Is Ukraine behind the Nord Stream explosion?
New evidence suggests that an influential Ukrainian may have bankrolled the entire operation from his own pocket – without any government involvement.
Spectacular corruption to blame for South Africa’s power crisis
For the country’s rich, to live by load-shedding – with 6-10 hours of power cuts every day – is inconvenient. For the poor, it is discombobulating.
Britain is plagued by dysfunctional institutions – and Labour is part of the problem
Parliament, the Civil Service, the Conservative and Labour parties: all the wells have been poisoned and British public life is now a zombie ambiance.
Mary Wollstonecraft: the fascinating life of the mother of first-wave feminism
Wollstonecraft wanted to free women from being forced to focus solely on trivial accomplishments that would make them a better wife.
Is China ready for war?
A military clash over Taiwan would incur enormous costs for both China and the US. But Beijing is likely to pay the higher price.
Will Simon Case jump before he’s pushed?
The embattled Cabinet Secretary managed to emerge from past scandals remarkably unscathed. But his luck may have run out.
