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Who’s driving this donkey? Losing Dems need a moderate pivot, but radical left steering for a cliff

Who’s driving this donkey? Losing Dems need a moderate pivot, but radical left steering for a cliff

As Donald Trump proved in 2016, a party exhausted of ideas, with a leadership class sporting a record of failures, makes a prime target for a hostile takeover.

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How do you navigate through a Legal Aid desert?

How do you navigate through a Legal Aid desert?

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'There is nothing wrong with taking a stand against Israel's genocide and occupation'

'There is nothing wrong with taking a stand against Israel's genocide and occupation'

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Gregor Gall: Holyrood is not the people's parliament - it is run by a Scottish elite

Gregor Gall: Holyrood is not the people's parliament - it is run by a Scottish elite

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Herald Diary: So what's the difference between Lego and a bottle of wine?

Herald Diary: So what's the difference between Lego and a bottle of wine?

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What will happen if Peter Dutton loses his seat as Labor insiders grow quietly confident behind the scenes, writes PETER VAN ONSELEN

What will happen if Peter Dutton loses his seat as Labor insiders grow quietly confident behind the scenes, writes PETER VAN ONSELEN

about 4 hours ago

I have a 2000 Apple iMac DV with original packaging - will it grow in value if I keep it? DAN HATFIELD replies

I have a 2000 Apple iMac DV with original packaging - will it grow in value if I keep it? DAN HATFIELD replies

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Letters: Want rid of SNP and Labour? Learn a lesson from England

Letters: Want rid of SNP and Labour? Learn a lesson from England

about 5 hours ago

Brian Taylor: Will Reform’s Runcorn victory translate into Scottish success?

Brian Taylor: Will Reform’s Runcorn victory translate into Scottish success?

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Mark Smith: Another student tower rises. But what does it mean for the rest of us?

Mark Smith: Another student tower rises. But what does it mean for the rest of us?

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Camley's Cartoon on Trump's Turnberry hopes

Camley's Cartoon on Trump's Turnberry hopes

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Trump deregulation effort quietly kills obnoxious Biden-era appliance schemes

Trump deregulation effort quietly kills obnoxious Biden-era appliance schemes

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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget plan delivers for America

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget plan delivers for America

about 11 hours ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Is era of two-party politics at an end?

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Is era of two-party politics at an end?

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Who’s driving this donkey? Losing Dems need a moderate pivot, but radical left steering for a cliff

Who’s driving this donkey? Losing Dems need a moderate pivot, but radical left steering for a cliff

about 13 hours ago

To force Putin to end his war on Ukraine, give Kyiv the weapons it needs

To force Putin to end his war on Ukraine, give Kyiv the weapons it needs

about 13 hours ago

Kristi Noem’s question-raising rob: Letters to the Editor — May 3, 2025

Kristi Noem’s question-raising rob: Letters to the Editor — May 3, 2025

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The key to building Trump’s new American Golden Age

The key to building Trump’s new American Golden Age

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Yale profs fight back, we need higher tariffs on China and other commentary

Yale profs fight back, we need higher tariffs on China and other commentary

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Does Keir Starmer have the team-talk in him to turn it all around after Reform’s shuddering victory?

Does Keir Starmer have the team-talk in him to turn it all around after Reform’s shuddering victory?

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ALEX BRUMMER: Labour's paralysis on growth is galling

ALEX BRUMMER: Labour's paralysis on growth is galling

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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Baronet's daughter who shocked guests when she stripped down to her lingerie at wedding reception has the smart set talking with rather eccentric choice of baby names...

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Baronet's daughter who shocked guests when she stripped down to her lingerie at wedding reception has the smart set talking with rather eccentric choice of baby names...

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RICHARD EDEN: New romance blooms for Lord Cowdray, 80, two years after bitter split from mother of his six children

RICHARD EDEN: New romance blooms for Lord Cowdray, 80, two years after bitter split from mother of his six children

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We may have to buy everything from trains to shoes from China, but there is something Brits will NEVER be beaten at

We may have to buy everything from trains to shoes from China, but there is something Brits will NEVER be beaten at

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Brown student Alex Shieh is over the target on BS jobs and DEI— so the school is going after him

Brown student Alex Shieh is over the target on BS jobs and DEI— so the school is going after him

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Tim Walz’s goofy ‘revelation’ speaks volumes about Democrats’ identity-politics fixation

Tim Walz’s goofy ‘revelation’ speaks volumes about Democrats’ identity-politics fixation

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New Yorkers get slammed yet again by a state budget that LITERALLY robs them blind

New Yorkers get slammed yet again by a state budget that LITERALLY robs them blind

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BORIS JOHNSON: The Tories CAN win the next election - here's how...

BORIS JOHNSON: The Tories CAN win the next election - here's how...

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Jude - here's what you can learn from Lamine Yamal, writes GRAEME SOUNESS

Jude - here's what you can learn from Lamine Yamal, writes GRAEME SOUNESS

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Letter to the editor: We could have won Vietnam

Letter to the editor: We could have won Vietnam

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Letter to the editor: Declaration of Independence unites us

Letter to the editor: Declaration of Independence unites us

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Neil Mackay: English nationalism will be the death of the union

Neil Mackay: English nationalism will be the death of the union

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Albo's successor revealed: Daily Mail Ipsos poll reveals the surprising Labor figure who Australia wants to succeed the PM ... if election 2025 goes badly

Albo's successor revealed: Daily Mail Ipsos poll reveals the surprising Labor figure who Australia wants to succeed the PM ... if election 2025 goes badly

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Harvard faculty vow to tithe -- but not to God

Harvard faculty vow to tithe -- but not to God

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Letter to the editor: Left's logic-defying agenda

Letter to the editor: Left's logic-defying agenda

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Letters: Will we ever see real action on chronic pain and drug deaths?

Letters: Will we ever see real action on chronic pain and drug deaths?

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Contributor: Take it from California's election czar, the SAVE Act is a sham

Contributor: Take it from California's election czar, the SAVE Act is a sham

Forget a pact with Reform - this is who Kemi Badenoch should go into coalition with to fight off Farage's forces: SARAH VINE

Forget a pact with Reform - this is who Kemi Badenoch should go into coalition with to fight off Farage's forces: SARAH VINE

This is the beginning of the end for Starmer - the suit so generously purchased for him by Lord Alli has been branded with the yellow stripe of betrayal: DAN HODGES

This is the beginning of the end for Starmer - the suit so generously purchased for him by Lord Alli has been branded with the yellow stripe of betrayal: DAN HODGES

Bruno Fernandes has gone from unsuitable Man United captain to their 'glue' and 'social connector'... he deserves to be the player of the season, writes IAN LADYMAN

Bruno Fernandes has gone from unsuitable Man United captain to their 'glue' and 'social connector'... he deserves to be the player of the season, writes IAN LADYMAN

Herald Diary: Prepare yourself for a very dark Rebus novel

Herald Diary: Prepare yourself for a very dark Rebus novel

Scammers stole £5,608 from my Wise business account: Can I get it back? CRANE ON THE CASE

Scammers stole £5,608 from my Wise business account: Can I get it back? CRANE ON THE CASE

Andy Maciver: Tony Blair is right: we need to rip up net zero and start again

Andy Maciver: Tony Blair is right: we need to rip up net zero and start again

Mark McGeoghegan: Doubling down on Reform could be Labour's biggest mistake

Mark McGeoghegan: Doubling down on Reform could be Labour's biggest mistake

Letters: The public has the right to an inquiry into the ferries fiasco

Letters: The public has the right to an inquiry into the ferries fiasco

Ian McConnell: Flights joy for Scottish airport on key routes

Ian McConnell: Flights joy for Scottish airport on key routes

LOVERRO: Capitals get over the first-round playoff hump

LOVERRO: Capitals get over the first-round playoff hump

MAUREEN CALLAHAN dares to say the unutterable about Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson's 49-year age gap... but it's what you're thinking too!

MAUREEN CALLAHAN dares to say the unutterable about Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson's 49-year age gap... but it's what you're thinking too!

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: As Ed Miliband doubles down on his Net Zero madness… Disaster, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: As Ed Miliband doubles down on his Net Zero madness… Disaster, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

TOM UTLEY: Mrs U's £55 parking fine meant that, for once, SHE looked silly. I paid up - it was cheap at the price for the joy of seeing her blush!

TOM UTLEY: Mrs U's £55 parking fine meant that, for once, SHE looked silly. I paid up - it was cheap at the price for the joy of seeing her blush!

What to know about Paula White-Cain and the White House Faith office

What to know about Paula White-Cain and the White House Faith office

The Trump administration should punish K-12 schools for religious hostility

The Trump administration should punish K-12 schools for religious hostility

Badlands nightmare ends for ranching couple Charles and Heather Maude

Badlands nightmare ends for ranching couple Charles and Heather Maude

The best DEI policy is no DEI policy

The best DEI policy is no DEI policy

CIA must gauge how Chinese military might use lessons it is learning from Ukraine war

CIA must gauge how Chinese military might use lessons it is learning from Ukraine war

Right and WRONG ways to fix NYC primary elections

Right and WRONG ways to fix NYC primary elections

Gov. Hochul has only herself to blame for NY’s looming Medicaid crisis

Gov. Hochul has only herself to blame for NY’s looming Medicaid crisis

Inside the secret genius of the Ukraine mineral deal

Inside the secret genius of the Ukraine mineral deal

There’s no fool like an old fool — and Bill Belichick leaving his formidable legacy in the hands of Jordon Hudson is foolish

There’s no fool like an old fool — and Bill Belichick leaving his formidable legacy in the hands of Jordon Hudson is foolish

More dolls means better living — why American abundance matters

More dolls means better living — why American abundance matters

QUENTIN LETTS: Why is the political class hated? Because our rulers have turned the language into mush

QUENTIN LETTS: Why is the political class hated? Because our rulers have turned the language into mush