Mumford & Sons banjoist quits in cancel culture row
Oh dear. Back in March, Mumford & Sons banjoist Winston Marshall landed himself in hot water after praising a book by conservative…
Listen: Department for Education's new patriotic anthem
After last year’s A-level results day debacle and the ongoing saga about catch-up funding, Gavin Williamson is one of the…
Remainers declare war on Fox's biscuits
Next Thursday is election day in the Batley and Spen by-election and with polls showing a six point Tory lead,…
Pope puts EU founder on the road to sainthood
To many in Brussels, the French statesman is already a saint. But now Pope Francis has decided to put Robert Schuman…
Naz Shah’s new community cohesion effort
Oh dear. It was just two weeks ago that Labour’s Naz Shah found herself in trouble for attending a pro-Palestinian…
Greenslade pours oil on Troubles waters
After resigning as a visiting professor at City University in March after admitting to supporting IRA terrorists in the 1970s, Roy Greenslade has…
Andrew Neil's opening GB News manifesto
At long last GB News is here. After months of speculation and excitement, the first national TV channel to launch…
Labour's summer of hubristic books
Tomorrow Gordon Brown is set to release his latest messianic tome. Grandly titled Seven Ways to Change the World: How to…
Revealed: what Boris and Carrie hang on their walls
Much has been written about the reported £88,000 Downing Street flat makeover masterminded by A-list interior designer Lulu Lytle. We’re…
Will beefy Botham hit the hacks for six?
The end of lockdown and the dawn of summer has seen Westminster’s finest emerge once more in their best cricket…
Is Ireland cosying up to China?
In 2019, the then-deputy prime minister of Ireland Simon Coveney spoke at the UN Human Rights Council, where he underlined Ireland’s…
Anglican bishop: 'Never trust a Tory'
It would almost be funny if it wasn’t so mind-numbingly tedious. The Bishop of St Davids, the Right Reverend Dr Joanna…
Watch: Keir Starmer refuses to deny taking drugs at university
Keir Starmer’s appearance on Piers Morgan’s ‘Life Stories’ is a sign of desperation. The Labour leader knows he must do…
Boris marries Carrie
After Dominic Cummings’s seven-hour evidence session slating Boris Johnson and his ministers, it’s been a difficult few days of press…
All is rosy in the Downing Street garden
After Dominic Cummings’s explosive testimony on Wednesday, you might have thought special advisers in Downing Street would be spending the…
Read: Carrie Symonds's barking mad letter
It has been a ruff time in No. 10 for poor old Dilyn the dog. Adopted in September 2019, the…
New poll reveals public anger at China over Covid
This week’s Spectator cover article examines China’s role in the origins of the Covid virus. With many of the early decisions about the…
Domageddon previewed: what Cummings will say
D-Day is finally here. Like the rest of SW1, Mr S will be tuning into Dominic Cummings’ appearance at a…
Watch: Macron's bizarre Élysée heavy metal gig
It has been a tough few years for Emmanuel Macron. Elected on a tidal wave of optimism in 2017, the…
BBC journalist: 'Hitler was right'
It has not been a happy week for the BBC. The corporation has spent the last four days grappling with…
Prince Harry criticises his family (again)
Just days after appearing on a podcast in which he called America’s first amendment ‘bonkers‘ Prince Harry has now popped…
Hacked Off's curious silence on Martin Bashir
It has not been a happy day for those in Broadcasting House. An inquiry into Martin Bashir’s 1995 Panorama interview with Princess…
Jacinda Ardern's immigration clampdown
For several years now New Zealand Jacinda Ardern has enjoyed the status of being one of the world’s leading liberal icons.…
London Labour youth wing calls for the abolition of Israel
Pro-Palestine rallies were held across the country at the weekend amid the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. Onetime Labour leader…
Neil Ferguson's Indian variant optimism: 'the curves are flattening'
Amid much gloom in Westminster over the threat posed by the new Covid Indian variant, Mr S was intrigued to…
