Murdo Fraser MSP reflects on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine and the consequences for the country from which Christianity spread to Belarus and Russia. For the...
As Emmanuel Macron and Marine le Pen enter Sunday's first round neck and neck, the political omens for France's future look grim, says John Keiger. The traditional parties of left...
The WTO’s Article XXI was designed to enable WTO members to interpret it on their own term, allowing them to strike an appropriate balance between trade and...
Statements from Chancellors of the Exchequer cause headline writers to go into overdrive. Drama and excitement sell newspapers, and facts and statistics do not. One result is...
This week’s announcement of increased funding for legal aid and a change to means-testing aim to widen access to justice. But there are other more important changes...
As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, Britain, says Sheila Lawlor, should lead the diplomatic battle for peace,
President Putin’s attack on Ukraine may turn out to be his Suez, says Harold James. This time, though, China’s Xi Jinping holds the cards.
Canada’s President Trudeau set a poor example in political leadership with the truckers protesting against Covid, says David Collins. Instead of prevaricating and then using harsh emergency legislation...
As students’ courses are disrupted by strikes, John Marenbon warns that academics who respond to the strike call, increase the threat to university education.
As the UK’'s Foreign Secretary is left standing at the Kremlin’s podium, it's time to rethink Britain’s Foreign Policy, says John Baron. Intelligence, news gathering, language skills...