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Alex Massie is a former Washington correspondent for The Scotsman and The Daily Telegraph. He currently writes for The Spectator and blogs at www.spectator.co.uk/alexmassie.
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Corbyn Wins: Hard Left Kills Off Labour
SUICIDALAfter a year of Corbyn’s ineffectual leadership, Labour had a chance to return to mainstream politics. Instead, its members chose to indulge in the sanctimony of permanent opposition.

Damning the Blair-Bush War in Iraq
The Road to PerditionThe case for war was made with ‘certainty which was not justified,” based on ‘flawed intelligence,’ and assessments that were ‘not challenged and should have been.’

Labour's Two Word Suicide Note
RISKYIn selecting Jeremy Corbyn as its leader, Labour may have consigned itself to more than a decade out of power.

Dictator Honors Liberator
Foreign PolicyRaúl Castro got his moment in the spotlight at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, but the the real headlines will come when Cuba finally finds a real liberator of its own.

Europe’s Other Debacle: Soccer
Red CardAs the European Championships kick off, off-field problems are threatening the matches. By Alex Massie.

The Donald’s Next Crusade
Not content with shaping the GOP presidential field, Donald Trump has trained his sights on bigger game: saving Scotland.

A Stand-Alone Scotland
We might see an independent Scotland in 2014, if the referendum recently OK’d by Parliament comes to a vote, reports Alex Massie.

GOP’s Misguided 'Braveheart' Fantasy
Lauding John Boehner as ‘our William Wallace,’ House GOP put self-indulgence before politics.

The Murdoch Psychodrama
James Murdoch resigning from two British newspaper boards is the latest chapter in a Dickens-worthy saga.

Britain’s Embrace of Gay Marriage
Why David Cameron backs gay marriage—and what the GOP can learn from him. By Alex Massie.
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