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Left hanging / The radical left-wing takeover of the Democrats is nearly complete

Tuesday 4 August could prove to be a turning point in American political history. If Democratic primary voters in Michigan choose Haley Stevens, a...

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Will Trump’s ‘massive attack’ be on Yemen?

It is my solemn duty to report that, as ever in Trumpworld, the news zone has flooded and we are paddling through a reality-bending time loop. Last...

25.07.2026 10

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The radical left-wing takeover of the Democrats is nearly complete

Tuesday 4 August could prove to be a turning point in American political history. If Democratic primary voters in Michigan choose Haley Stevens, a...

24.07.2026 10

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Freddy Gray

The radical left-wing takeover of the Democrats is nearly complete

Tuesday 4 August could prove to be a turning point in American political history. If Democratic primary voters in Michigan choose Haley Stevens, a...

23.07.2026 20

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Freddy Gray

The Trump monotony

One of Donald Trump’s greatest strengths is his ability to repeat himself endlessly. It takes some doing. At 9 p.m. tonight, he says, he’ll give...

19.07.2026 10

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Does the Donroe Doctrine support Argentina on the Falklands?

So FIFA is going to take action against the Argentinian players for unfurling their “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” banner after beating England in...

19.07.2026 10

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America is still gripped by the gerontocracy

What do senior Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and Iran’s new Supreme Leader have in common? Not a lot, except that both men are currently being...

12.07.2026 10

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Freddy Gray

America is still gripped by the gerontocracy

What do senior Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and Iran’s new Supreme Leader have in common? Not a lot, except that both men are currently being...

12.07.2026 10

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Will the ‘anti-Trump playbook’ work in Britain?

Commentators were so busy fulminating against Trump’s Fifa shenanigans yesterday they mostly missed his intervention in the big story now roiling...

07.07.2026 20

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Will the ‘anti-Trump playbook’ work in Britain?

Commentators were so busy fulminating against Trump’s Fifa shenanigans yesterday they mostly missed his intervention yesterday in the big story now...

07.07.2026 10

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A golden age… for Trump

“You can do two things,” Donald Trump told reporters as he stood beside the new retrofitted Air Force One on Wednesday. “You can low-key it, or...

05.07.2026 20

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Nixon moment / Is Trump’s quest for peace doomed?

J.D. Vance jokingly compared himself to Richard Nixon earlier this week. ‘Young senator, vice-president, writes some bestselling books, is hated by...

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Is Trump’s quest for peace doomed?

J.D. Vance jokingly compared himself to Richard Nixon earlier this week. “Young senator, vice president, writes some bestselling books, is hated by...

27.06.2026 20

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Is Trump’s quest for peace doomed?

J.D. Vance jokingly compared himself to Richard Nixon earlier this week. “Young senator, vice president, writes some bestselling books, is hated by...

27.06.2026 20

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Court intrigue / Will the Iran deal destroy J.D. Vance?

Freddy Gray has narrated this article for you to listen to. When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker...

23.06.2026 30

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Will Vance regret being the face of the Iran deal?

After a week of international agonizing, it looks as if the first round of the latest peace talks between America and Iran will not begin today – at...

19.06.2026 20

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Court intrigue / Will the Iran deal destroy J.D. Vance?

When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker who plays differing sides off each other. In so doing, he...

19.06.2026 20

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Freddy Gray

Will the Iran deal destroy J.D. Vance?

When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker who plays differing sides off each other. In so doing, he...

18.06.2026 10

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Freddy Gray

Will the Iran deal destroy J.D. Vance?

When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker who plays differing sides off each other. In so doing, he...

17.06.2026 20

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Will peace be the perfect gift for Trump?

Donald Trump’s 80th birthday is this weekend, and what better present for a struggling octogenarian Commander-in-Chief than a peace deal with Iran,...

14.06.2026 20

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US politics / Will peace be the perfect gift for Trump?

Donald Trump’s 80th birthday is this weekend, and what better present for a struggling octogenarian Commander-in-Chief than a peace deal with Iran,...

13.06.2026 20

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Will peace be the perfect gift for the President?

Donald Trump’s 80th birthday is this weekend, and what better present for a struggling octogenarian Commander-in-Chief than a peace deal with Iran,...

13.06.2026 20

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Will Graham Platner’s colorful past bring him down?

In recent months, America’s political rumor mills have been grinding out whispers about Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for the Senate in...

06.06.2026 20

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Get ready for the rudest midterms ever

“When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level. No, our motto is: ‘When they go low, we go high.‘” – Michelle...

29.05.2026 30

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White House shooting / Why are Trump’s would-be assassins so forgettable?

Another weekend, another failed and frankly pathetic attempt to kill the President of the United States. On February 22, a Sunday, Secret Service shot...

25.05.2026 30

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Why are Trump’s would-be assassins so forgettable?

Another weekend, another failed and frankly pathetic attempt to kill the President of the United States. On February 22, a Sunday, Secret Service shot...

25.05.2026 20

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Why are Trump’s would-be assassins so forgettable?

Another weekend, another failed and frankly pathetic attempt to kill the President of the United States. On February 22, a Sunday, Secret Service shot...

24.05.2026 30

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Trump’s lawfare against lawfare

It is of course hacky and hysterical to suggest America is turning into a banana republic. How else, though, can a reasonable person interpret Donald...

24.05.2026 20

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Lawfare / Trump’s lawfare against lawfare

It is of course hacky and hysterical to suggest America is turning into a banana republic. How else, though, can a reasonable person interpret Donald...

23.05.2026 20

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Freddy Gray

Trump’s lawfare against lawfare

It is of course hacky and hysterical to suggest America is turning into a banana republic. How else, though, can a reasonable person interpret Donald...

23.05.2026 20

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Did the Trump/Xi summit achieve anything?

Air Force One is in the air as I write, whizzing from Beijing back to Washington – and Donald Trump leaves China with many questions unanswered....

18.05.2026 20

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All roads lead to Rome for Rubio

“What to get someone who has everything, I thought,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday, as he handed Pope Leo a funny little...

09.05.2026 30

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Our new ambassador’s ‘Washington Gaffe’

It’s hard not to feel sorry for Christian Turner, our new ambassador in Washington. He’s only been in post three months, yet he’s already had to...

03.05.2026 20

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Lorna Hajdini and the willing suspension of disbelief

“A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” That old saw is now hopelessly out of date. These...

02.05.2026 30

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Lorna Hajdini and the willing suspension of disbelief

“A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” That old saw is now hopelessly out of date. These...

01.05.2026 20

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Letter from America / Our new ambassador’s ‘Washington Gaffe’

It’s hard not to feel sorry for Christian Turner, our new ambassador in Washington. He’s only been in post three months, yet he’s already had to...

01.05.2026 20

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Letter from America / The inverted imperialism of the royal visit

It’s hard not to feel sorry for Christian Turner, the UK’s new ambassador in Washington. He’s only been in post three months, yet he’s already...

30.04.2026 30

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Our new ambassador’s ‘Washington Gaffe’

It’s hard not to feel sorry for Christian Turner, our new ambassador in Washington. He’s only been in post three months, yet he’s already had to...

30.04.2026 30

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Freddy Gray

The inverted imperialism of the royal visit

It’s hard not to feel sorry for Christian Turner, the UK’s new ambassador in Washington. He’s only been in post three months, yet he’s already...

30.04.2026 30

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Why Trump hasn’t stuck the knife into Starmer

As public messages of support go, it scored pretty low on the conviction-o-meter. ‘Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom acknowledged...

22.04.2026 30

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Why Trump hasn’t stuck the knife into Starmer

As public messages of support go, it scored pretty low on the conviction-o-meter. ‘Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom acknowledged...

21.04.2026 40

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Will Keir Starmer be a casualty of the Epstein fallout?

In America, important men don’t seem to suffer too much over their links to the late Jeffrey Epstein.Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Howard...

18.04.2026 40

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If only TACO were true

A useful rule, when trying to understand current affairs, is AAL: Acronyms Always Lie.A case in point would be the acronym of the year so far: TACO...

11.04.2026 30

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Will Trump strike a ‘final blow’ on Iran?

Will America’s ground invasion of Iran begin in the early hours of tomorrow? Everybody knows, by now, that Trump likes to initiate action late on...

28.03.2026 40

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Who is actually talking to the Iranians?

On Friday night, Donald Trump announced that America was “very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great military...

24.03.2026 50

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Iran and America’s new protection racket

“Whoever rules the waves rules the world” – Alfred Thayer Mahan. Would Donald Trump have attacked Iran on February 28 if the Supreme Court had...

22.03.2026 40

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What Signalgate tells us about Iran

Remember Signalgate? It was quite the story, and worth revisiting now in light of Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and...

14.03.2026 40

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What Signalgate tells us about Iran

Remember Signalgate? It was quite the story, and worth revisiting now in light of Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and...

13.03.2026 30

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‘We don’t know what’s going on or why we’re doing this’: how Trump’s Iran gamble backfired

‘Donald Trump is a complicated person with simple ideas,’ said Kellyanne Conway, the former White House senior counsellor. ‘Way too many...

12.03.2026 40

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