Why the government's civil war with the civil service matters
Sir Keir Starmer's relationship with the civil service has broken down following the sacking of Sir Olly Robbins.The former top civil servant at the Foreign Office told parliament there was a "dismiss...
21 Apr 17min
Why Cuba is collapsing under Trump’s blockade
First it was Venezuela, then Iran. Is Cuba next on Donald Trump's hit list?The US navy has been anchored off the Caribbean coast since the start of the year, preventing supplies of oil and food from t...
20 Apr 19min
Why Mandelson is causing more problems for Starmer
Top civil servant Olly Robbins has been sacked after his department did not inform the prime minister that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador.Opposition parties a...
17 Apr 16min
Why the era of Saudi “sportswashing” could be over
A multi-billion-dollar Saudi-backed golf tour is reportedly close to collapse – so could this spell an end to the Gulf state’s interest in sport?The controversial LIV Golf Tour is just one strand of t...
16 Apr 17min
Why NATO has to prepare for life without Trump
Another night, another post on Truth Social from Donald Trump criticising NATO. As other leaders try to persuade him to stay in the alliance, plans are being prepared in case the US goes through with ...
15 Apr 19min
Why is there talk of a Brexit U-turn?
A decade on, you might have thought Brexit was done and dusted – but our relationship with the European Union is still in flux.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is proposing a reset that could result in...
14 Apr 18min
Why the Hungarian election matters for Putin, Europe and Ukraine
After 16 years in power, Hungary's Viktor Orban has been defeated by Peter Magyar, whose Tisza party has won a huge parliamentary majority.Magyar campaigned to break the country away from Russia's gri...
13 Apr 16min
Why Trump might be about to get angry about elections
Donald Trump's war in Iran has been polling badly among many of the groups that voted for him in 2024, and that matters as crucial midterm elections are just over six months away.These elections take ...
10 Apr 15min
