opinion

The wrong defence debate

U.K.
William Turner

Sir Keir Starmer has stated that he will aim to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP should his party ...

I heard you, and arming Britain for a more warlike world

U.K.
William Turner

So I worked with the Defence Secretary to press fast-forward on a better solution that we had in the pipeline. Dragonfire technology ...

‘The UK’s benefits system is losing billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to fraud’

U.K.
William Turner

The United Kingdom’s benefits system is losing billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to fraud. Five Bulgarian nationals have pleaded guilty to ...

Iran’s paper tiger has finally been exposed

World
Emily Foster

The primary purpose of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, which was hit by an Israeli air strike this week, has likely never ...

Helldivers 2 is all about propaganda — both in-game and the real world

Technology
Laura Adams

Helldivers 2 does a fantastic job of straddling the line between being a great game to goof around in with your friends, ...

US Navy destroyer or Royal Navy frigate – what’s best for hunting Russian submarines?

World
Emily Foster

The Type 23 does have the Magazine Torpedo Launch System, which enabled me to lob a torpedo straight into the water next ...

Donald Trump has rescued the Nato alliance

World
Emily Foster

Nato’s ability to emerge victorious from the Cold War, with the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989, owed much to the ...

The NHS is a case study in how technology is ruining our lives

Health
Sarah Carter

On the radio yesterday morning, the manager of a big NHS trust said the key to improving patient satisfaction is to invest ...

Moral arguments over the state pension are irrelevant. There is no money

Business
Robert Johnson

The state pension age is going to have to rise sharply, in Britain as elsewhere. It is simply not sustainable to carry ...

Labour has just admitted how dangerous it really is

U.K.
William Turner

Credit to Rachel Reeves’s team: the shadow chancellor’s Mais Lecture this week was briefed perfectly. If you did not attend her hour-long lecture ...