Target Russia

WE now know for sure: Vladimir Putin sent two assassins to inflict Novichok on ­Britain. The civilised world must wake up to the Kremlin’s murderous regime.

The man President Macron shamefully cosied up to at the World Cup final is a psychopathic tyrant who dispatches sneaky killers wielding weapons of war.

3 Britain must target Russia after Putin’s poisoners were named by our intelligence services and police Credit: PA:Press Association

And how did this gangster state react yesterday to being exposed? By sniggering at Theresa May’s dancing.

Russia must face tougher sanctions. The international community must demand the suspects be handed over for trial.

Britain must hit back at Putin’s spy network and his oligarch mates who launder their dirty money in London.

The Sun congratulates our intelligence services and police on their diligence and skill in identifying these hitmen. Some 11,000 hours of CCTV was sifted.

3 Where does this all leave Comrade Cob? Imagine if the Kremlin’s useful idiot had been our Prime Minister Credit: EPA

But where does this all leave Comrade Cob? Six months ago Corbyn, briefed by his Trotskyite lackey Seumas Milne, parroted Putin’s line. Even yesterday, with hard evidence before him, he still couldn’t condemn the Russian regime.

Imagine — with one murdered and three stricken by Novichok — if the Kremlin’s useful idiot had been our Prime Minister.

Holy wrong

OUR leftie Archbishop of Canterbury has a revolutionary idea: tax the rich! How on Earth did he think of it?

Justin Welby is right, of course, to highlight the low-paid’s plight. But his ­solutions are standard lazy Labour fare, ignoring inconvenient facts:

3 Our leftie Archbishop of Canterbury has a revolutionary idea: tax the rich! To help the poor, CUT their taxes instead

Inequality has been falling for years. The richest one per cent pay 27 per cent of all income tax, as opposed to just 11 under Labour in the 1970s. Raising the top rate nets LESS money since the wealthiest find ways to avoid it, or leave.

Low corporation tax is partly behind the incredible job creation since 2010. Reverse it and see the dole queues grow.

And an avalanche of taxes on wealth won’t bring equality. The overall burden is near a 30-year high. Raising it further will kill aspiration, investment and jobs.

To help the poor, CUT their taxes instead.

Dessert storm

WE’RE not swallowing the Treasury scares about jobs being at risk if restaurants are made to put calorie counts on their menu.

Food apps can assess a dish’s calories in moments. Totting up a menu is a few hours’ work once in a while.

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Better that than impose more nanny-state taxes to crowbar diners off grub they like. It’s far more likely to persuade them to pick a healthier option too.

The problem is enforcing it. We don’t want council “calorie cops” giving firms a hard time. But someone has to check the figures are accurate. Which DOES sound like a recipe for red tape.

It’s a decent idea . . . IF the Government makes it as painless as possible.