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Defence: better spent elsewhere?

May 31, 2026 1:56 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

To absolutely no-one’s surprise, the Sunday Telegraph is reporting that the “Typhoon fighter replacement faces years of delay”, telling us... View Article

Politics: unreality

May 30, 2026 3:31 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The ultimate purpose of this blog is to make sense of things. Even if I had no readers at all,... View Article

Immigration: a lost generation

May 29, 2026 2:50 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

“Job and career opportunities for young people are ‘not growing, they’re shrinking’, with one in six set to be out... View Article

Immigration: the writing on the wall

May 28, 2026 2:45 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Perhaps it’s the weather, or the deep-seated ennui blanketing our politics like a Los Angeles smog, but the atmosphere at... View Article

Politics: for want of a plan

May 27, 2026 3:07 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

It is more than a little ironic that Tony Blair should pop up at this particular juncture to announce that... View Article

Politics: decline of the Right

May 26, 2026 3:23 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Since there are still just over three weeks to go before the Makerfield by-election, set for 18 June, it is... View Article

Regulation: “invisible government” reprised

May 25, 2026 3:04 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Far from diving into my bunker with the aircon turned up to maximum – in anticipation of the Met Office’s... View Article

Immigration: way too high

May 24, 2026 2:48 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

While we were away dealing with other things, the think tank Migration Watch has published a report on a survey... View Article

Defence: totally out of its league

May 23, 2026 3:15 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The Telegraph is running a puff piece for the British Army with the headline reading: “Britain only has enough drones... View Article

Corporates: above the law

May 22, 2026 3:19 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

When one of the main news stories of the day is chancellor Reeves’ cut VAT on theme park tickets, I... View Article

Politics: opportunities

May 21, 2026 3:16 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Well, the day came and went, but the Yorkshire Water cowboys (known as M Group Water) didn’t turn up to... View Article

Policing: missing the targets

May 20, 2026 2:40 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Having been prominent in reporting into illegal mini-marts, vape shops and barbers, the BBC is preening itself following an announcement... View Article