Starmer needs more than just competence
Keir Starmer went back to what he most enjoys at Prime Minister’s Questions: calling the government incompetent and demanding that…
Boris Johnson’s careerist cabinet problem
Last year Boris Johnson won three notable domestic political victories. His hot streak began when he romped home in the…
What is the point of Boris Johnson's Tory party?
It was way back in 2003 that the journalist Peter Hitchens first declared the Conservative party to be ‘useless’. Peter’s…
Why Keir Starmer is failing against Boris Johnson
The way to beat Boris Johnson is to offer a stark contrast to his political persona. At all points radiate…
The UK’s incoherent Channel migrant strategy
I saw a little cloud no bigger than a man’s fist that was coming in from the sea, reported the…
Has Boris lost the plot?
When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do sir? That defence of the political u-turn was…
Prepare for Javid vs Sunak in the next Tory leadership contest
In 1992 a young footballer named Dion Dublin left my local team, Cambridge United, to take up one of the…
Get ready for Starmer's Brexit conversion
A new problem is looming for Sir Keir Starmer: a leader of the opposition needs some shop windows if he…
Keir Starmer is stuffed
The British political and media establishment had Remain winning the Brexit referendum at a canter, Hillary Clinton as US president…
Boris should keep calm and ignore the polls
When those words and phrases of the year lists come out there is bound to be a place in them…
Boris Johnson needs an alternative vision for Britain
In the run up to December’s election, many on the Left and in the media sought to present Boris Johnson…
Boris Johnson needs to get a grip
It’s pointless to deny that the government is currently performing poorly across a wide range of fronts – and I…
It's time for Lib Dems to accept that the party's over
Who are you backing in the latest Liberal Democrat leadership contest then – Layla ‘you got me on my knees’…
Tories should listen to Farage’s warnings about Channel migrants
The idea of a flotilla of little ships crossing the English Channel from France to deposit their beleaguered human cargo…
Boris's sloppy PMQs performance is becoming a problem
A former prime minister once told me that PMQs in the Commons is an event that can only be enjoyed…
Johnson's honeymoon is well and truly over
When sorrows come, they come not as single spies, but in battalions. This has been a week in which pretty…
What the country needs most is Boris Johnson back at his desk
Boris Johnson has been out of action for almost a fortnight. His last meaningful act before going into hospital was…
There might be a way to avoid higher taxes after coronavirus. Here's how
‘Let us never forget this fundamental truth: the state has no source of money other than money which people earn…
Boris's coronavirus pragmatism is confounding his critics
If ever Britain has undergone a period of authoritarian socialism, then this is surely it. Massive state intervention in the…
What Boris Johnson’s opponents need to know about the PM
Margaret Thatcher famously said of Mikhail Gorbachev “We can do business together”. Clearly she wasn’t endorsing the policies and outlook…
Sajid Javid’s departure doesn’t matter
Much of the reaction to Sajid Javid’s departure yesterday, alongside the sacking of several other Cabinet ministers, would have you…
Let’s not forget the unintentional heroes of Brexit
A week on from Brexit day, it is worth stopping and reflecting on just how Britain’s departure from the EU…
Harry and Meghan have placed the Queen in an impossible position
In the Queen’s Christmas message, she observed that 2019 had “felt quite bumpy” at times. Her implication was that a…
Britain and the Royals must do more for Australians in their hour of need
In the Netflix series The Crown an entire episode is dedicated to the disaster at Aberfan. More than 100 people…
Give Nigel Farage a peerage
Almost half of Tory supporters think that Nigel Farage deserves a peerage, according to a new poll. And while some…
