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Sanctions as a form of economic aggression are macho and myopic, yet countries including the UK refuse to call a halt
mong the more improbable countries that Donald Trump punished most severely last week was Syria, with a 41% tariff in retaliation for its part in the “raping and plundering” of the US economy.… Read the rest
British Muslims are too often acceptable only when they bake cakes or win medals. Now the nation has had a true insight into our faith
If anything is going to get me to turn on BBC One early on Eid morning, it’s Eid prayer being televised on a UK terrestrial channel for the first time in British broadcasting history.… Read the rest
US betrayal of Ukraine is the rehearsal for a grander bargain with Moscow and an assault on continental solidarity
A prime time current affairs programme; a discussion about Donald Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine. “He’s doing excellent things,” says a firebrand politician on the panel, before listing White House actions that have belittled Volodymyr Zelenskyy and weakened his battlefield position – military aid suspended; satellite communications obstructed; intelligence withheld.… Read the rest
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s extreme conservatism means it has woefully underestimated the impact of Labour’s public spending plans
here is a consensus among economists that a precondition for higher growth is higher levels of investment, and that one of the most certain ways of lifting investment levels is for the state to provide a lead.… Read the rest
Outsiders can’t fathom his success. But Trump’s supporters believe his gaffes and misdemeanours prove he’s ‘one of them’
There is no such thing as a universal leader. Leaders always represent a specific social group: a political party, a religion or a social movement.… Read the rest