2 d. ago The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age

Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve enteredIn late January 2025, 10 days after Donald Trump was sworn in for a second time as president of the United States, an economic conference in Brussels brought together several officials from the recently deposed Biden administration for a discussion about the global economy. In Washington, Trump and his wrecking crew were already busy razing every last brick of Joe Biden’s legacy, but in Brussels, the Democratic exiles put on a brave face. They summoned the comforting ghosts of white papers past, intoning old spells like “worker-centered trade policy” and “middle-out bottom-up economics”. They touted their late-term achievements. They even quoted poetry: “We did not go gently into that good night,” Katherine Tai, who served as Biden’s US trade representative, said from the stage. Tai proudly told the...

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6 d. ago Even if net migration reaches zero, voters will not forgive Labour while thousands keep crossing the Channel: STEPHEN GLOVER

What would happen to the prospects of Reform UK if net migration were to dip to almost zero, as some forecasters are saying could happen as soon as the end of this year?

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9 d. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Within minutes of the Minnesota shooting, politicians on the Left and Right had taken bitterly opposed positions

A 37-year-old woman is shot and killed by an immigration officer in Minneapolis. Who was responsible for the tragic death of Renee Nicole Good?

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1 week ago Trump's Maduro raid has given the world's bullies and brutes a convenient precedent to justify their own terrifying ambitions: STEPHEN GLOVER

During his characteristically rambling press conference on Saturday about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Donald Trump asserted that 'Life is a big deal'.

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1 week ago Starmer insists he WILL still be Prime Minister in 2027 as he pleads with Labour plotters ahead of New Year reset not to unleash 'chaos' by replacing him

In his first interview of 2026 the Labour leader warned those seeking to replacing him that the result would be 'utter chaos'.

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2 w. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Ed Miliband's crackpot, cruel levy will hit less well

Could Ed Miliband be a secret Tory, or even an undercover agent for Reform UK? Of course, the notion is absurd. The Energy Secretary is a paid-up socialist and Net Zero zealot.

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2 w. ago Police are facing ruin from Labour's 'soft justice crimewave': Forces set for £800million bill from plan to jail fewer criminals

Labour's soft justice reforms will unleash a crimewave, pushing some forces to the brink of bankruptcy, warn police chiefs.

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2 w. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: We must unite against blundering Starmer's latest attempt to stop decent people doing what they want

Labour has just completed another U-turn. It has partially backed down over imposing inheritance tax on farms. In trying to grab a small amount of extra revenue, it has alienated many in the countryside.

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3 w. ago Labour will unleash a blizzard of lies to drag us back under the heel of Brussels. It's time for Brexiteers to wake up, says STEPHEN GLOVER

Little by little, Labour is sneaking this country back into the European Union. You'd think Brexiteers would complain but we barely hear a squeak of protest.

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