Mandelson files pose huge questions for Starmer March 12, 2026 What was Keir Starmer thinking? That’s not a rhetorical question; I really do want to know (because I cannot imagine) what the Prime Minister was thinking when he signed off the decision to send Peter Mandelson to Washington. It was the first week of February when, during an excruciating performance in the Commons, Starmer admitted [...]
Keir Starmer’s dithering over Iran is no diplomatic masterstroke March 12, 2026 Those arguing that Starmer has stumbled upon a brilliant strategy when it comes to the war in Iran are wrong. He has damaged Britain’s credibility and left us weaker, says Tom Harwood Has the Prime Minister blundered into a strategic masterstroke? Could it be that Keir Starmer has had his finger on the pulse of [...]
Why is Britain-hating Bank of England taking Churchill off our banknotes? March 12, 2026 The Bank of England is replacing British icons like Winston Churchill and Jane Austen with pictures of animals on our money. This is not a neutral act, says James Price The field of numismatics shows us that, in the ancient world, one of the ultimate symbols of a regime’s legitimacy was the minting of coins. [...]
Revolut is now a bank. Raise a glass to this stellar British success story March 11, 2026 It has been a painfully long wait for Revolut. But at last, the patience of Europe’s most valuable fintech has paid off. Its British banking licence has arrived. This is the final step in Revolut’s decade-long journey to become a fully-fledged bank. That means it is no longer – by any yardstick – a startup. [...]
How universities became a marketplace for academic slop March 11, 2026 Pressure to publish papers mean universities have become awash with fake papers and scientific fraud, writes Paul Ormerod.
The Debate: Should MP salaries be linked to GDP? March 11, 2026 As MPs receive an inflation-busting pay rise, we ask if it's time to better incentivise politicians by linking their salaries to growth.
Labour’s branding of ambition as ‘masculine’ is a disturbing revelation March 11, 2026 New Labour guidelines telling businesses to rid their job ads of 'masculine' terms like 'ambitious' is sending completely the wrong message.
Ambassador Suzuki: Britain and Japan are partners for security and prosperity March 11, 2026 Japan remembers the vital assistance and friendship Britain gave after the devastating earthquake 15 years ago today. Together our countries will face the global challenges of today, says Hiroshi Suzuki Today marks 15 years since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, which claimed over 19,700 lives and left over 2,500 people still unaccounted [...]
John Caudwell: Bring back Saturday jobs to fix youth unemployment March 11, 2026 Spiralling labour costs and regulation have decimated what used to be entry level jobs for teenagers, says John Caudwell I started work young. I grew worms in a box under my mother’s bed to sell to fishermen, traded cigarette packet coupons, knocked on doors selling soap for charity and later ran a small mail-order business [...]
Oil crisis: The answer isn’t panic, it’s power March 11, 2026 To be resilient to global shocks, Britain needs an era of energy abundance – and that means generating far more power at home and having the infrastructure to connect it, says Stuart George Every time the oil price spikes, the same uncomfortable truth returns: Britain is still far too exposed to energy markets we don’t [...]