British MPs are finally engaging with the gender identity debate
I used to write a lot about sex and gender here. I don’t do so quite as much these days…
The shamelessness of David Cameron
I’m almost starting to admire David Cameron. Almost. There is something that borders on the impressive about the former prime…
Will Rishi Sunak fund Boris’s skills promises to the red wall?
Queen’s Speech day is one of the set-pieces when the government gets to decide that morning’s headlines. Barring disaster, the…
Why the Hartlepool election result doesn’t really matter
Ah, Hartlepool. The by-election there brings back memories: I am old enough to have reported on the last one, back…
In praise of David Lammy, a true Englishman
David Lammy, the shadow justice secretary, has been doing his LBC radio phone-in show. If you believe LBC, he has…
The delightful humiliation of David Cameron
Say what you like about David Cameron, the man never stops trying to exceed expectations. I once thought that he’d…
Tavistock gender clinic whistleblowers have been vindicated
The Care Quality Commission has released its reports on the gender identity services offered by the Tavistock and Portman NHS…
The BBC should be ashamed of its reporting on trans teenagers
This is an article about some difficult, complex subjects: suicide, mental health, support for transgender children. It’s also about something…
Why the Treasury always wins
One of the abiding flaws of British political discourse is that it overlooks the importance of organisation and institutions. The…
Boris's eco-optimism will get the better of him
Vote blue for green jobs in the red wall. That’s the message we’re supposed to take from Boris Johnson’s ten…
The trans debate could cost this Cambridge porter his job
This is a story about a man called Kevin Price, who was until last week a councillor and who is,…
The Burnham that could have been
Watching anorak-clad Andy Burnham go toe-to-toe with Boris Johnson might leave Westminster-watchers of a certain vintage a bit bemused. How…
How women won the war against gender 'self-ID'
Liz Truss, in her role as equalities minister, has confirmed to Parliament that the Government will not amend the Gender…
Tories need to get real about tax rises
It’s sometimes said that Rishi Sunak has been playing politics on easy mode: when you’re giving away loads of cash,…
What explains the rising number of children with gender issues?
I have recently read a fascinating new paper, via a Mail on Sunday report, about the growing number of children…
Why I'm glad Boris and Starmer are sitting out the trans rights war
I’m starting to think that Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer have quite similar views about the politics of trans rights,…
The BBC's failure to report gender identity accurately
‘Blackpool woman accessed child abuse images in hospital bed’. It’s a good headline, in that it catches your attention. But…
Gavin Williamson is right to call out educational snobbery
Politicians give speeches all the time, but with differing levels of significance. Can you think of a genuinely important political…
Are whistleblowers being silenced at the NHS gender clinic?
The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust carries out some of the most…
Boris’s gender change shake-up leaves Labour with a difficult choice
The Sunday Times says Boris Johnson is going to reject May-era proposals to allow people to “self-identify” changes of their…
JK Rowling and the road to terfdom
The tale of JK Rowling, finally revealed as a modern-day witch guilty of wickedness over sex and gender, is one…
The NHS has quietly changed its trans guidance to reflect reality
Imagine you have a child who says they believe they were born in the wrong body, describing what amounts to…
Dominic Cummings is more powerful than ever
Power does not corrupt. It reveals. It was once said of Abraham Lincoln: ‘Nothing discloses real character like the use…
In defence of political journalists
It is open season on the Lobby. Social media is full of condemnation for political correspondents over the questions they…
Boris is right to talk about the coronavirus as a mugger
Is the SARS-CoV-2 virus comparable to a man who accosts you in the street and tries to steal your phone…
