Iain Macwhirter

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  • Apr 21, 2026
    Britain has an alarming casualty rate as far as prime ministers are concerned. It has lost five in the last decade. It could be about to lose a sixth.  
  • Mar 21, 2026
    When the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves was asked by the Times last week to choose between Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the...
  • Feb 25, 2026
    Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform UK has now been dominating the British opinion polls since June 2025.  Quite an achievement for a party led by one of the...