Simon Clarke breaks his silence

25 January 2024 5:39 am

Well, that was quick. Less than 24 hours after Simon Clarke called for Rishi Sunak to resign and tweeted ‘I…

Replacing Sunak won’t rescue the Tories

25 January 2024 4:11 am

Sir Simon Clarke’s call to replace Rishi Sunak leans heavily on Tory MPs being in denial about the scale of defeat that…

Medical education: a hearts and minds operation

25 January 2024 4:00 am

Modern medicine has a smorgasbord of problems that need immediate attention for the sake of public health. On the priority…

Sunak dodges Tory revolt on council cash crisis

25 January 2024 3:37 am

Rishi Sunak sidestepped another Tory rebellion this afternoon with the announcement of an extra £500 million in funding for councils…

Has Rishi Sunak already given up?

25 January 2024 3:17 am

Sir Keir’s spin doctors have been enjoying clips of Tony Blair’s performances as opposition leader. In the mid-1990s, Blair took…

Foreign Office blows £110k on KCL counter-terrorist courses

25 January 2024 3:06 am

It was ten days ago that Mr S brought news of the latest controversy to embroil our ancient seats of…

DeSantis makes peace, looks to the future

25 January 2024 3:00 am

After all the ugly sideswipes, Ron DeSantis has still endorsed the 2024 Trump Train for a 2020 rerun. DeSantis suspended…

“Appeasement guarantees war” – Victor Davis Hanson

25 January 2024 3:00 am

The most astute social commentators on the present are the people who have the deepest understanding of the past. As…

Victoria, the apartheid state under the shadow of treaty

25 January 2024 2:35 am

On December 6, 2023, Victoria became known as an apartheid state. It could not have been said before. It would…

The café owner and the public servant

25 January 2024 2:00 am

What I thought was going to be an irritation turned out to be a source of admiration. Even inspiration. At…

Who shot down the plane carrying Ukrainian PoWs?

25 January 2024 1:50 am

It will prove to be a terrible and tragic irony if it turns out that Kyiv shot down a Russian…

When will Starmer and Sunak get with the times at PMQs?

25 January 2024 12:29 am

‘Another week with no ideas. Absolutely no ideas for this country and absolutely no plans.’ Either Rishi Sunak or Keir…

Hinkley C and the rising cost of net zero

24 January 2024 11:12 pm

Should we be bothered that Hinckley C nuclear power station has run even further over budget (the latest estimate is…

Prince Edward has ‘gone on a journey’

24 January 2024 11:06 pm

Say what you like about Prince Edward, but he has never usually been one for stepping into the limelight –…

Why is the British Transport Police launching a bursary for British Africans?

24 January 2024 10:18 pm

Some of Britain’s police chiefs are in a total pickle when it comes to race, not least as a result…

Simon Clarke isn’t the only Tory MP unhappy with Sunak

24 January 2024 9:12 pm

Simon Clarke’s detonation last night didn’t come as a huge surprise. The Tory whips had already pre-briefed a group of…

Clarke’s bid to oust Sunak has flopped – for now

24 January 2024 8:19 pm

It was ‘the knife of the long knight’, joked one social media wag about the bid by the unfeasibly tall…

Two weeks in, Gabriel Attal is already fighting fires

24 January 2024 7:29 pm

Gabriel Attal has only been in his job for two weeks but the youngest prime minister in the history of…

Donald Trump swallows New Hampshire

24 January 2024 5:52 pm

Donald Trump has, like a boa constrictor, squeezed the life out of the Republican primary cycle. Last night, he swallowed New…

Why Donald Trump won New Hampshire

24 January 2024 12:36 pm

Nashua, New Hampshire Former president Donald Trump won the GOP primary contest in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, dulling any…

WATCH: Joe Biden heckled by pro-Palestine activists at rally

24 January 2024 11:32 am

President Biden was in Manassas, Virginia this evening, at a rally intended to be focused on federal abortion rights, shortly…

Tory WhatsApp group rows in behind Sunak

24 January 2024 8:53 am

It’s a fun night on Tory WhatsApp tonight. Sir Simon Clarke – a cabinet minister under Boris Johnson and Liz…

Former minister calls for Sunak to go – or face ‘election massacre’

24 January 2024 8:36 am

Here we go. Ever since 11 Tory MPs voted against the Safety of Rwanda Bill last week, talk has resurfaced…

We need to deal with the Houthis’ puppet-master: Iran

24 January 2024 6:15 am

Predictably, the US/UK military coalition that attacked Houthi forces twelve days ago has been in action again. ‘Predictably’ because the…

America is too fat for another civil war

24 January 2024 4:20 am

Pundits and YouTubers these days love to warn of the inevitable civil war, as they sit in their comfortable, air-conditioned…