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Labour isn’t working
Britain will soon have almost as many people on long-term sickness benefits as Panama does citizens
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Profit drives growth – it’s not a dirty word
There is no sign that the Chancellor is having second thoughts about her tax hikes and enterprise-dampening policies
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As America booms, Britain’s economy is sliding
If the British economy continues to tank, even Rachel Reeves will be forced to embrace the free market
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Britain must be smart on crime
While the Government has announced a sentencing review, expectations that anything will change are low
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Would the ICC have accused Churchill of war crimes?
Democratic nations have a right to wage war in their own defence
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NCHIs are wasting police time
If any good is to come from the Orwellian experience inflicted on Allison Pearson, it must be the end of this pernicious practice
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The ICC is giving succour to Hamas
Mr Netanyahu will now be unable to travel to countries that are ICC signatories, including the UK
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Stagflation is coming as Labour takes us back to the 1970s
Tax, spend, borrow, inflation, recession. Perhaps there’s a reason it hasn’t been tried lately
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Scrapping old equipment must not mean defence cuts
If the Government wants to save money, it should look elsewhere
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Fuelling devolution
Pensioners in the rest of the UK will wonder why Labour is proposing to bring the winter fuel payment back only in Scotland
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Winning lotteries thirty years on
The game is no longer an innocent weekly flutter that would hardly break the bank
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Where does Starmer stand on China now?
Downing Street insisted Sir Keir would be ‘honest and firm’ with Xi Jinping about human rights. But what does any of this mean in practice?
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Labour’s assault on farmers risks inflicting great damage
Starmer’s largely urban-based ministerial team is struggling to grasp how harmful this inheritance tax raid could be
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Politicians must not rush into a decision on assisted dying
Many MPs appear to lack confidence that this legislation is fit for purpose, and it is notable that the Health Secretary is among them
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Britain faces a sinister threat to free speech
Until we get a government willing to change the law, a small minority of activists will retain the ability to comb wording for offence
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The fight for free speech
The hounding of Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson has put freedom of speech in Britain under intense scrutiny
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Do not shackle Britain to the failing EU
The latest economic figures are poor. But the chance for a sudden revival is even poorer still
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Streeting’s first steps to NHS reform are welcome
The Health Secretary is on the right track, but he will need to be far more radical to ensure our health service delivers quality care
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It isn’t the police’s job to patrol opinions
There are thousands of hate speech allegations made every year, many against those who are not in Allison Pearson’s position to fire back
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Sir Keir may come to regret his trip to Baku
Replacing one set of unrealisable ambitions with another is not sensible
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Welby has bowed to the inevitable at last
More than 12,000 members signed a petition drafted by members of the General Synod calling for the Archbishop’s resignation
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The hard choices on defence lie before us
The future for Ukraine looks more uncertain than at any time since the invasion
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Resigning matters
Archbishop Welby said he had considered his position but decided not to go. He needs to think again
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Proscribe the IRGC
In opposition, Labour criticised the Tories for failing to ban Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Was this just hot air?
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Cop29 will expose net zero hard truths
Fine words uttered at a junket 2,500 miles away will not make the 2030 electricity target any more feasible than it is now
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Cut the civil service
With Labour in thrall to its public sector voters, any desire to reduce the burden of taxes is of little concern
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Trump trade deal would be a Brexit triumph
Sir Keir must reject the Remainer ideology that prioritises ties with Brussels and exert every effort in striking an agreement with the US
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Amsterdam Pogrom
Politicians across the West must directly confront the reality of a new anti-semitism
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Trump may show the path to prosperity
Sir Keir Starmer should heed the potentially potent mix put forward by the President-elect
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Germany’s political turmoil is badly timed for Ukraine
It is time for the rest of Europe to step up and do its bit
