The economic facts will not care about a change in government. Britain is still going to have to start living within its means, and that is going to mean cuts.
There is a lesson for Conservatives here in the UK: with focus and a clear agenda, it is possible to do a significant amount in a short space of time.
Travelling around America, it is always interesting to meet and listen to Trump voters who are not straight out of the liberal conception of MAGA central casting.
The Progressive Conservatives faced a toxic combination: not just a terrible vote share, but two powerful and regionally-concentrated challengers in Reform and the Bloc Québécois.
Or: “Why Marjorie Taylor Greene was not entirely wrong to tell the Foreign Secretary to kiss her ass”.
This murder signals that Moscow no longer cares what the collective West thinks, and is set on a course of confrontation. There is a ruthlessness to it the consequences of which we have not yet grasped.
Amidst all the sound and fury prompted by Trump on both sides of the Atlantic, the highly inconvenient truth is that he is correct. In the defence context, too many European countries have been delinquent for decades.
Despite European NATO’s technological superiority over Russia, we will struggle to defend against a Russian attack: only Finland and Poland have land equipment on the necessary scale.
In an ideal world, there would be informed consent, truly altruistic motives, acceptance of an imperfect child, and open communication. In reality, things are very – unacceptably – different.
It is imperative to grasp the group’s objectives, doctrines, and expansion tactics. Employing a combination of both soft and hard power measures is essential, targeting not only Hezbollah but also its allies and associates globally.
Without political leaders trying to make appeals beyond their specific constituencies of voters or engage with the broader concerns of Māori, the significance and controversy of the treaty, beyond the spectacle, is likely to wane.
According to YouGov, the Party commands a plurality of voters only among the over 70s. As far as voting intention is concerned, the Conservative Party is literally dying on its feet.
Only 34 per cent of Palestinians want a two-state solution. We may recognise Palestine, but the vast majority of its residents will never recognise Israel. The cycle of violence will continue.
Remember that the split on the Canadian right guaranteed easy Liberal victories until 2003, when the Canadian Alliance (a rebranding of the Reform Party) and the remnants of the federal Progressive Conservatives finally decided to merge.