War is a collective endeavour, but let’s not pretend that banning Swan Lake is anything other than performative tribalism.
This list of allies and partners includes Australia, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Oman, Qatar and Singapore.
The Chancellor should not feel constrained by the OBR’s forecasts into limiting the actions he can take.
In the public imagination, his vague nuclear threats suggest intercontinental strikes against western cities. But suppose they mean something else.
We have a legal duty to intervene if chemical weapons are used, and that is a duty we must not fail.
Our introduction to: what each Bill is, the politics of it, who’s responsible, arguments for and against – and a controversy rating out of ten.
We need to signal that measures which would amount to war, such as a no-fly zone, should now be under consideration.
A mini-series on ConHome this week from the author of works about new Russian warfare and Kremlin Ukraine activity.
A mini-series on ConHome this week from the author of works about new Russian warfare and Kremlin Ukraine activity.
And I have every intention of further improving the requirements for platforms not to remove content from recognised media outlets.
If the war lasts a few years at most, the Chancellor can take the hit. If it’s a new normal that lasts for decades, the outlook is grim.
It should remain a long-term aim but ensuring that we can generate the energy we need without a reliance on overseas sources should come first.
Although we should arm Ukraine, we should not fan the flames of a wider European war – but tighten our economic grip in a way never before seen.
And if he is strong and the West weak, why has his Ukraine invasion gone wrong – and why are our governments showing unity and resolution?
Germany, Hungary, Italy and Bulgaria are highly dependent on Russian gas exports, raising the prospect of bitter arguments to come.