Now, through Orbán and Trump, the Kremlin is cashing in its chips. Unable to defeat Western-supported Ukraine on the battlefield, it’s playing Western politics to cut off its supply of money and weapons.
A world in which Russian warmongering prevailed over British and American promises would be one where the advantage had passed decisively to the autocracies.
Investing a relatively small amount in covering the redistribution costs for farmers would unlock a vast reservoir of food that could be channelled to food redistribution charities.
In domestic policy, we are headed for the real deal. Trump’s campaign staff have been briefing for months that, this time, deep state officials will not stand in their way.
The former lean towards the idea that American interests are best served by defending freedom and democracy around the world; the latter that US interests are best served by using our resources to improve life for ordinary Americans at home.
Even as he focuses primarily on Ukraine and Gaza, he should recognise the new axis of authoritarianism forming between China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, with Myanmar as a subsidiary,
The shift to nuclear-powered submarines has caused some concern in Australia, but despite that all three nations are moving ahead with deepening this vital security alliance.
This difference is not just attitudinal – there is a lot more space in the States for one thing. But absent in the British mindset, at least at the moment, is this hunger for more, this urge to grow, that embodies the American psyche.
Does Taylor Swift have any rights over songs created in her style by Large Language Models? As we have such an extraordinary cultural heritage here and a dynamic creative sector, we are particularly vulnerable.
At least 13 members of his front bench are in open revolt. As I write, that’s sustainable. As matters develop, it may not be.
We are on a voyage of discovery about what the possible impact is. That is why I fully support the creation of the AI Safety Institute, to monitor and think through the issues.
If he had managed to stay in office another 10 months he would have become the 38th President on the 9th August 1974 following Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Our Atlantic partners might be a bit mad, but they still care – about their country, about its future. Polarisation has its many negative effects, but one of its positives is its ability to galvanise that passion.
Netanyahu may have said: how would you feel, were you lectured by countries without an independent judiciary, let alone the free press, minority rights and fair elections that we have in Israel?
It has forgotten that rising prices are a disease of money, and has slid back to a world of “sticky” prices.