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When Jo Swinson became Liberal Democrat leader in July, some doubters in her own party worried that her weakness might prove to be that she is by instinct too cautious.  They cant accuse her of that now.  In her closing speech to the Lib Dem conference in Bo…

Joe Schmidt guided Ireland to some dizzying heights in 2018. A year that began with a stunning Six Nations Grand Slam thanks to that last-gasp drop goal from Johnny Sexton in Paris which proved the catalyst for a clean sweep, culminating in a 24-15 triumph ov…

In June 1996, the government and the judiciary were locked in a state of what Lord Irvine, then Labours shadow lord chancellor, described as unprecedented antagonism. Michael Howards plans for tougher sentencing would place legislative straitjackets on the ju…

Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair If there is an upside to Brexit, it is this: it has made it increasingly hard to present Jeremy Corbyn, contrary to everything the corporate media has been telling us for the past four years, as anything but a political moderat…

Beams Plus Knitted Rugby Shirt Japanese menswear don Beams Plus has torn the rule-book in two with this sportswear-influenced rugby shirt mashed together with an ol’ winter favourite the wooly jumper. It’s a tidy number that will work wonders as a preppy alt…

The romance of packing a suitcase, planning the route, downloading your favourite driving tracks and hitting the road is still one of the greatest thrills of travel. Even more so now that flying has become such a burden. Travelling under your own steam on on…

Brexit has brought into sharp focus, at least for those prepared to look, the fanaticism that dominates almost the entire British political class. Their zealotry has been increasingly on show since the UK staged a referendum in 2016 on leaving Europe that was…

Futures inch up U.S. stock index futures are slightly in the green after China exempted 16 U.S. products from higher tariffs ahead of trade talks planned for next month. The exemption will include whey and fish meal, which are fed to animals, as well as som…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that he wants to reach a deal before the deadline, but he has said repeatedly that he will not seek an extension. Phil Noble/Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons battle with Parliament over Brexit h…

Within the world of UFO research, the Men in Black are about as legendary as they are feared. These pale-faced, ghoulish entities have for decades terrorized into silence both witnesses to, and researchers of, UFO encounters. Theories for who or what the MIB …