Steerpike

Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk.

Six of the worst bits of Meghan Markle's interview

30 August 2022 10:55 pm

‘I have a lot to say’ claims Meghan Markle ‘until I don’t.’ But there’s no sign of such silence happening…

Meghan’s Mandela moment

29 August 2022 11:15 pm

It seems that the last two years of interviews, podcasts and media briefings actually count as Meghan keeping shtum. Towards the…

Zuckerberg's curious confession

27 August 2022 4:21 am

Well, there you have it. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has confirmed that Facebook did indeed censor news of the New York Post’s 2020 Hunter Biden laptop story.…

Meghan’s Archetypes podcast is really all about her

24 August 2022 12:21 am

It’s fair to speculate that the head honchos at Spotify might be wondering if their company got enough bang for…

Amol Rajan's University Challenge disaster

18 August 2022 7:59 pm

Congratulations to Amol Rajan, who adds the mantle of University Challenge host to his burgeoning portfolio of BBC jobs. Rajan…

In defence of Sanna Marin, Finland's partying PM

18 August 2022 5:38 pm

Party politics is done somewhat differently in Finland. While Boris was hounded out in Westminster for some miserable looking cake…

Team Truss turns on each other at eco-hustings

18 August 2022 12:00 am

The Tory leadership teams rolled into Belfast this afternoon, clad in metaphorical red, white and blue and eager to display…

The Guardian's Truss attack falls flat

17 August 2022 5:30 pm

The sound of moralising was in the air this morning, as Steerpike emerged bleary-eyed from his hangover. Is it Sunday…

The New York Times' strange silence on Rushdie

17 August 2022 12:32 am

The New York Times has never been shy about sharing its opinion – especially when it comes to bashing Britain. In…

The article that made Boris 'hang my head in shame'

16 August 2022 6:15 pm

Boris Johnson has written more than his fair share of controversial stuff over the years. Whether it’s jibes at Islam,…

The shine comes off Saint Jacinda's halo

15 August 2022 7:09 pm

Cast your mind back to 2020. Back then, in the dark days of Covid, a ray of light was apparently…

Oxfordshire County Council’s climate crusade

14 August 2022 8:58 pm

Something funny is in the water in Oxfordshire. In recent months councillors there have embarked on a spree of unorthodox…

Why does no one like Rishi?

13 August 2022 12:19 am

Poor Rishi Sunak. Membership polls put him 30 point behind Liz Truss but there’s still three-and-a-half weeks to go in…

Sturgeon fires back at Truss

11 August 2022 1:14 am

Miaow. The claws are out in the Tory leadership race, after Liz Truss took a pop at Nicola Sturgeon. The…

Do Conservative members miss Boris?

10 August 2022 9:02 pm

Boris Johnson is very much the elephant in the room of this leadership race, looming large over both Rishi Sunak…

Truss turns on the media

10 August 2022 3:50 pm

To Darlington, for another of the endless Tory leadership hustings. Last night’s clash covered much of the same old ground…

Asylum base row after Sunak steps in

10 August 2022 1:46 am

A curious row has exploded in the projectile-packed leadership race. This morning’s Yorkshire Post splashed on the news that Rishi…

Where will Boris write his column?

9 August 2022 7:16 pm

With just four weeks left in No. 10, rumours are swirling about Boris Johnson’s future plans. Will he quit the…

Is Best for Britain the worst of Remain?

9 August 2022 6:36 pm

Oh dear. It seems that the Hiroo Onodas of Remainia have done it again. Best for Britain, the former Stop…

Who cares about Trump's toilet?

8 August 2022 9:56 pm

It’s the scoop they were all after. Finally, at last, the much-lambasted Washington press pack has obtained the media equivalent…

Boris Johnson's warning from history

8 August 2022 8:58 pm

After a long period in office, it’s natural for any political party to lose their zeal for governing. As problems…

Truss is ‘misinterpreted’, again

8 August 2022 2:13 am

With four weeks left in the leadership race, how many more times is Liz Truss going to be ‘misinterpreted’? First,…

Will China hawks match words with deeds?

4 August 2022 12:16 am

In the Tory leadership race both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have been keen to talk tough on China. Truss…

BBC still taking money from sanctioned Huawei

3 August 2022 3:43 am

Things are tough these days at the BBC: stars are leaving, budgets are tight and the licence fee future looking…

Northern Tories savage Truss's 'war on waste'

2 August 2022 7:30 pm

Oh dear. It seems that Liz Truss’s winning run has come to an end. After a week of riding high,…