Badenoch blasts Alastair Campbell over Brexit
Uh oh. In the latest election drama, Tory candidate for North West Essex and business secretary Kemi Badenoch has taken…
England’s witless footballers could learn a lot from the Scots
Scotland 0 Hungary 1: The Guardian called the game ‘a grim slog’, presumably preferring the fare offered by the twinkle-toed…
Let’s take no lectures from Emma Thompson on the climate
The actors are out in force again, speaking politics. Only days after Brian Cox appeared on the BBC bemoaning that…
Michael Gove is right to compare the betting scandal to partygate
Poor old Rishi Sunak. You would have to have the proverbial heart of stone not to feel, at least, a…
Labour’s dreadful gender recognition reforms
Is Keir Starmer trying to snatch an unlikely defeat from the jaws of victory, or is he so confident of…
Benjamin Netanyahu must decide what to do about Hezbollah
Tensions on Israel’s northern border are currently at their highest point since the outbreak of hostilities in October last year.…
Green leader’s heat pump hypocrisy
Oh dear. In the latest election campaign blip, it’s the Green Party in the spotlight. It has now transpired that…
Jeremy Clarkson turns his guns on the Starmer army
With ten days to go until polling day, all signs point to a Conservative wipeout. In such tough times, celebrity…
The betting scandal spells trouble for Sunak
Is the Tory campaign cursed? After Rishi Sunak battled through the pouring rain when he called the election, suffered the…
J.K. Rowling’s glorious refusal to be kind
‘Spread happiness, peace and calm.’ That’s the slogan on a T-shirt you can buy at M&S. It’s pink, has frilly…
The ‘silent slaughter’ of Nigerian Christians by Islam
Islamic Fulani militants attacked a Christian church last week, burning it to the ground resulting in the deaths of five…
Boris savages Farage over Zelensky spat
What is Nigel Farage up to? The Reform leader has doubled down over the weekend on his claim that the…
The case for a government-owned nuclear reactor fleet
Peter Dutton’s announcement that the Coalition will build seven nuclear reactors on the sites of existing coal-fired power stations is…
The most important metric for judging the Tories
‘Handouts from the state do not nurture the same sense of self-reliant dignity as a fair wage,’ says Keir Starmer…
The West is waste-deep in self-made treacle
Unkind critics used to say I had to visit Scotland for re-training after reportedly buying two beers in the same…
The fight for nuclear is going to be rough
No debate. Just rhetorical fortressing. That seems to be the mode of responding to the nuclear debate from those on…
Bowen and the three-eyed fish
When it comes to the nuclear energy debate, Chris Bowen has grown a third eye. Like the orange fish from…
Sunday shows round-up: Cleverly says cabinet not involved in gambling controversy
A betting scandal surrounding the election date has led to more controversy for Rishi Sunak this week, with multiple Conservatives…
Is Israel ready for war with Hezbollah?
Whenever the great Shakespearean actor Sir Donald Wolfit had to exit the stage during a performance, he would always take…
Palestinian pipe dream
The idea of a Palestinian State has gripped the West with such force that even the most well-known defenders of…
Why Japan is unlikely to legalise same-sex marriage
Thailand has just passed a ‘landmark’ marriage equality bill, which will pave the way for the recognition of same-sex unions…
Fourth Tory embroiled in betting probe
Is there anyone in CCHQ currently not under investigation? The Sunday Times today reports that Nick Mason, the chief data…
Why Nigel Farage is becoming Ed Davey’s secret weapon
Ed Davey will be very happy about Nigel Farage’s political comeback. This might seem odd – Davey leads a socially…
Why is Euro 2024 so dull?
It is still early days but Euro 2024 in Germany has yet to take off as a tournament. It is…
Don’t dismiss America getting into cricket
US cricket is rising. After beating Pakistan and pushing India, the Americans have reached the last eight of the T20…
