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BREAKING: Healey quits as Defence Secretary with hard truths for Starmer in resignation letter
42+ min ago (481+ words) I've known John Healey many years, and always found him effective, decent, diffident, thoughtful and principled. It's within that prism that he's quit today as Defence Secretary unwilling to sell the indefensible and exposing that it is indefensible despite the…...
How the 'Masterpiece Paradox' and 'Brother's where art thou' reveal Reform's problem with tactics vs strategy
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (1337+ words) I don't advise watching the horror film "The Devil Inside' but it should be more famous. Not for the script, plot, acting or cinematography all of which are just very bad. But because, in 2012, Paramount the producers of this abysmal…...
Jason Perry: Croydon is recovering. But we have lots more to do.
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (655+ words) Jason Perry is the Executive Mayor of Croydon. I was born and raised in Croydon. I built my business here. My family is here. This borough is not an abstract political issue to me. It is home. A month ago,…...
Andrew Fox: Britain's Defence Investment Plan must be a contract with reality
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (613+ words) Britain needs a force capable of mobilising, replenishing, absorbing losses, protecting the homeland, operating with NATO in Europe, and sustaining advanced cyber, space and undersea operations. Anything less is another declaratory review. The post Andrew Fox: Britain's Defence Investment Plan…...
Bob Seely: Will Russia collapse?
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (458+ words) Dr Robert Seely MBE is author of "The New Total War, Conservative Home foreign affairs columnist and a former Conservative MP. Will Russia collapse? Will Russian President Vladimir Putin suddenly keel over, and when will the Russian economy implode? Since…...
Paul Goldsmith: Modern Life with ancient brains - why Westminster makes success feel like failure
23+ hour, 6+ min ago (401+ words) Paul Goldsmith is a neurologist, neuroscientist, visiting Professor at Imperial College and author of The Evolving Brain: How to Thrive in a World We Weren't Made For Henry had the sort of career most politically ambitious people dream of. He…...
Lord Ashcroft: Should Labour promise a 'rejoin' referendum?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (417+ words) Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster. For more information on his work, visit lordashcroft. com The ten-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum and the musings of Labour leadership hopefuls have combined to revive the…...
Rafe Fletcher: How a Thai meal and Singapore shows our state should think about profit too
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (555+ words) Rafe Fletcher is the founder of CWG. "Bed was the most attractive option after a 24-hour trip from Singapore to Maidstone last week. But our two hungry young children wanted an evening out at my in-laws" favourite local Thai restaurant....
Yes, social media is bad. No, a ban isn't the answer.
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (523+ words) I must confess, I am something of a smartphone addict. They were all worthy adversaries, it must be admitted. They put up a valiant effort in the battle for my attention span. But they could not compete with my dopamine-driven…...
Katie Lam: It's time to scrap the public sector equality duty
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (619+ words) Katie Lam is a shadow Home Office minister and MP for Weald of Kent. The senseless murder of Henry Nowak has served as a reminder of the extent to which many of our institutions are now dominated by the idea…...