The reason the Nationalists are suffering now is that despite a long run of uncommonly able leadership, and opponents perhaps less willing to defend the existence of their state than in any other country on earth, Scottish independence is just not a good idea.
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?
The bottom line is that no-one has to make these dangerous journeys. We need to be crystal clear about that.
The ONS published data in March showing that they face the highest risk of death from Covid-19, more than any other occupation.
I urge my colleagues to support amendments which would curtail the use of children and establish sensible limits on agents committing crimes.
The next National Cyber Security Strategy is due next year, and must have a strong focus on addressing this skills gap.
Ministers believe that the present legal framework isn’t fit for purpose if prosecutions of returning terrorists are to be successful.
For the Party to take it off him is one thing; for the Government to recast the committee, or try to, would be quite another.
In 2017, they turned out, perhaps surprisingly, not to boost the cause of “the party of law and order”. What happens next this time round?
We are citizens of one of the safest countries in the world, and a genuine intelligence and security superpower.
The Home Secretary is afloat on a sargasso sea of returning jihadis, human rights laws, bewildering intelligence, gaps in the law – and a shrieking media.
A key moral from the case of Shamima Begum is that we need better information both to protect and prosecute.
Rishi Sunak should build on the recent progress in Northern Ireland to impress upon Dublin the urgency of stepping up our efforts to counter Russian, Chinese, and Iranian threats to our joint security.