#Trexit is inevitable but there are a few things Liz Truss can do to give herself a legacy. spectator.co.uk/article/how-tr…

There is no economic case for independence stephendaisley.substack.com/p/there-is-no-…

'When a country becomes this ungovernable, when the governors are this inadequate or squeamish about their responsibilities, it invites incidents like this.' spectator.co.uk/article/i-m-no…

'Defacing a work of art to make a political statement only makes the statement that you are an authoritarian brat breaking other people’s toys to get your own way.' spectator.co.uk/article/i-m-no…

Why shouldn't climate activists chuck tomato soup over a Van Gogh painting? No one in authority cares anyway. spectator.co.uk/article/i-m-no…

When Kanye was a progressive, progressives shrugged their shoulders at his antisemitism. Now Kanye is on the right, the right is making excuses for his antisemitism.

You don't care about antisemitism if you only care when it's politically convenient. spectator.co.uk/article/kanye-…

Kanye West shows how willing the left and the right are to downplay or overlook antisemitism. spectator.co.uk/article/kanye-…

'Liz Truss is a liberal and has no instinct for conservatism in the way Margaret Thatcher did. Sooner or later, the party members who voted for her and the right-wing commentators who endorsed her will come to realise that.' spectator.co.uk/article/liz-tr…

As a quis-custodiet-ipsos-custodes person, a lot of this makes for uncomfortable reading. I agree on the point about routinely releasing bodycam footage. Given the potential for incidents like this to escalate, and all that might go along with that, it's in the public interest.

The Tory right backed Boris Johnson and in return they got higher taxes and higher immigration.

Then they backed Liz Truss and now they're getting lower taxes — but even higher immigration.

spectator.co.uk/article/liz-tr…

.@TrussLiz is Britain’s first Liberal prime minister in a century. But what about the conservatives who voted for her as leader? spectator.co.uk/article/liz-tr…

It's only fair that a Labour Party leader finally gets to plagiarise Joe Biden.

The Tories, who devolved powers over income tax rates and bands to the SNP, are now indignant that the SNP is using these powers to levy higher taxes on Scots.

What did they think was going to happen?

spectator.co.uk/article/the-to…

If the Tories think it's wrong that Scots have to pay higher taxes, why did they give Nicola Sturgeon the power to do it? spectator.co.uk/article/the-to…

Scotland is such an achingly beautiful country. It's like the land is forever trying to break your heart for the infidelity of living in the central belt.

Any excuse to post a Toto pic. Happy dogs in politics day.

One of five Britons released from captivity by Russian-backed forces has said that former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich welcomed them onto their flight out of Russia.

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