More NHS spending must not be swallowed up by pay increases without improved services
A growing population will increase demands on hospital, schools and transport. The public sector can't afford excessive wage increases
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The PM must fix the real cause of Tory woes
Partygate is emblematic of a wider concern: that the Government is out of touch with the lives and real concerns of voters
A moment of hope for the Commonwealth
It seems the impetus is there, particularly among African members, to make the Commonwealth a real strategic force
Holidaymakers don't deserve this chaos
A British Airways strike would add to the sense that Britain is decaying under the Conservatives' watch
Reaction to rail strike is lazy and defeatist
The Government is right to remain at one remove and must stick with it, but more may be needed to alleviate the impact of the strikes
A serious blow to Macron
The French president may have ambitions to lead Europe, but he will have to find a way to lead France first
The police must get a grip on burglaries
A crime once considered a serious offence is now treated with less interest by the police than an infelicitous remark made on Twitter
Labour is letting down the people it purports to represent
Sir Keir has said that he does not want the railways to grind to a halt but has not used his own influence to stop it happening
The Tories are heading for by-election Hell, and they need to listen to the voters
History shows that voters punish ministers who are insufficiently Conservative, and the voter are always right.
The public wants firm action on union chaos
Downing Street must be clearer and it must be bolder, or it could find itself paying a heavy political price for next week’s standstill
Lord Geidt's resignation confounds
In the absence of a plausible explanation, we must conclude Lord Geidt was looking for a way out that didn't trigger the PM's downfall
The Bank of England’s credibility is now at risk
If it has fallen victim to economic groupthink then the country’s elected representatives have a responsibility to do something about it
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Boris Johnson's flagship migration policy risks becoming a fiasco
It is all very well blaming lawyers, but the Government has it within its power to change the law
Nicola Sturgeon is trying to restart a debate most Scots do not want
Instead of appeasing her activists, it would be better for Scotland if the First Minister got on with the day job
Boris and Rishi need a strategy for growth
It is conceivable that we will be in a recession by the time of the next Budget. This drift has to be arrested quickly
The last thing the world needs is a conflict in the Gulf
With NATO capitals preoccupied with the war in Ukraine, there is a danger of taking their eyes off what is happening in the Middle East
Criticism of the Rwanda policy is misplaced without alternatives
If we agree that there should be controls on economic migration then critics need to come up other options instead of only criticising
It’s time for a clear, truly Conservative strategy
Attempting to please everyone risks pleasing no one
Labour must make up its mind over union strikes
If Keir Starmer truly wants to represent the interest of workers, he needs unequivocally to condemn the RMT's actions