Could Farage save the Tory right?
Talk to almost any right-wing Tory MP these days and one of the first things they raise – with me…
Keir Starmer won’t stop the boats
Labour’s new ‘stop the boats’ policy is a risible exercise in deception that will only ever fool the truly gullible.…
There’s nothing noble about Natalie Elphicke’s defection
With the best will in the world, it is hard to see the defection of Natalie Elphicke MP to the…
After Street’s loss, the Tories have one strategy left
Tory supporters went to bed on Friday night believing that their man Andy Street would hold on handily in the…
The local election results hold few crumbs of comfort for Sunak
Given the universal forecasts of the Tories taking a proper pasting in yesterday’s elections, it is quite something for Rishi…
Rwanda could still be Rishi’s saving grace
There is an old Rowan Atkinson joke about the secret to good comedy timing in which Atkinson says the word…
Whisper it, but Rishi Sunak has had a good week
If you have been doing as badly as Rishi Sunak has as prime minister, then it doesn’t take much to…
Sunak’s bungled Rwanda scheme won’t save him
Like a cowboy builder sucking his teeth about unanticipated complications on the job, Rishi Sunak has just pushed back another…
Why a Labour super-majority is unlikely
In economic, there is a phenomenon known as ‘automatic stabilisers’, which kick in at the onset of a recession. Without…
Never forget the politicians who pushed gender politics
The great trans hoax is coming to an end. The idea of thousands of people being ‘trapped’ in the wrong…
The Tories are resigned to an almighty defeat
The herd of Conservative MPs is on the move again, this time obediently setting off towards the abattoir in which…
Rishi Sunak’s empty human rights threat
Is there anyone in Britain who believes that Rishi Sunak will take us out of the European Convention on Human…
Farage at 60: there’s more to come
Were I to tell you that the most significant political figure of his age celebrates a landmark birthday this week,…
Rishi Sunak only has himself to blame for the rise of Reform
By their rugby analogies shall ye know them: when Boris Johnson was asked about his chance of becoming prime minister,…
Why did a judge fall for Abdul Ezedi’s lie that he was a Christian?
Abdul Ezedi is dead and gone. The Clapham acid attacker was laid to rest in a Muslim burial at a…
Why Labour secretly fears the Rwanda scheme
When Boris Johnson and Priti Patel first launched the Rwanda scheme, in the Spring of 2022, there seemed every chance…
Penny Mordaunt isn’t the answer
During her last Tory conference speech, Penny Mordaunt told her audience: ‘If you remember nothing else from what I have…
Boris Johnson won’t help Sunak win back the Red Wall
What are we to make of today’s rather breathless story in the the Times suggesting that Boris Johnson will make…
Why Starmer shouldn’t celebrate Lee Anderson’s Reform defection
Lee Anderson joining Reform UK is unquestionably a disaster for Rishi Sunak. It will guarantee the challenger party huge coverage…
Only Nigel Farage can save us now
When the Prime Minister cannot be bothered to listen to the Budget it sends out a pretty big signal to…
Can the Tories avoid oblivion?
Another day, another terrible poll for the Tories – the latest YouGov survey records support for the parties at Labour…
Keir Starmer must stand up to George Galloway
George Galloway has done it again. As an expert in riding waves of fury among Muslim voters about happenings in…
Why is the BBC not telling the full truth about a trans cat-killing murderer?
Given that the BBC places great store in having a ‘Verify’ unit to root out fake news emanating from other…
The Lee Anderson row shows the Tory party has broken down
What are we to make of the Lee Anderson saga? The very fact that this low-rent furore is dominating our Sunday…
Lindsay Hoyle has become a menace
The Labour party is not very good at electing prime ministers but it is very good indeed at electing House…
