Tony Blair takes back control
Last month Steerpike reported news that Tony Blair was plotting a return to Parliament. One of the many unwanted consequences…
Winning here: the Lib Dems' links with China
Earlier this week Mr S brought you news of the latest interminable row splitting the Lib Dems: what to do about Vince…
Cambridge XR academic brags after prosecution dropped
Since being formed in May 2018, the eco-warriors of Extinction Rebellion have done their best to endear themselves to commuters across…
The BBC's woke guide to gender
Earlier this week, Mr S brought you the BBC’s internal guide to talking about climate change and how to win…
Revealed: the BBC guide for covering climate change
Climate change is once again dominating the news agenda. A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that even if…
Guy Verhofstadt claims Olympic gold for the EU
Who is on top of the gold medal table at the Tokyo Olympics? China? The United States? According to former European…
Why is the EU attending the butcher of Tehran’s inauguration?
At the beginning of the year Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, was forced to hastily cancel a diplomatic…
BBC (finally) upholds complaint on gender-transitioning article
The BBC has had its fair share of reporting controversies in recent years. But transgender issues have been a particularly…
Revealed: Top mandarins' bumper pandemic bonuses
The news this month that the government will offer nurses a 3 per cent pay rise didn’t exactly go to as…
Floods force Labour reconciliation
The morass of flooding politics have claimed a fair few scalps over the years. Those with long memories will recall the…
Five experts who predicted daily Covid cases would hit 100,000
A lot was said and written about the UK’s decision to press ahead with July 19, the so-called ‘Freedom Day’…
LSE students demand abolition of Hayek Society
Another day, another student fiasco. This time the scene of the crime is the London School of Economics and a…
Tory conference to require vaccine passports
Boris Johnson’s announcement on Monday that Covid passports could be introduced for mass events from September did not got down…
Gove addresses Westminster rumours
The wine was flowing at last night’s Policy Exchange summer soirée as attendees unburdened themselves of the stresses of the past…
Will PETA be given a veto on all UK policy?
The government’s flagship Animal Sentience Bill is (slowly) making its way through parliament, with Monday afternoon seeing the Defra select committee…
Six things we’re unlikely to read in Prince Harry’s memoir
In a fresh bid to secure privacy for himself and his family, Prince Harry has announced this week that he…
Isolation stats delayed as statisticians forced to isolate
A spectre is haunting Britain: the spectre of the ‘pingdemic.’ With Covid cases on the uptick, it is no surprise that more than…
Corbyn crashes Corbyn's protest
Two Corbyns descended on Downing Street today as Westminster was treated to a family reunion. The first, the better-known Jeremy, was…
Did Dom Cummings save the Queen?
For a man who professes to despise the media, Dominic Cummings is certainly adept at courting it. The former No…
Double-vaxxed Saj tests positive: who's getting pinged?
As the government prepares to lift nearly all legal Covid restrictions on Monday, ministers are at pains to emphasise that…
Three horse race to join the 1922 executive
There are just six days left before the Commons rises for recess but there’s still time for one last election.…
Starmer's youth wing backs Cuban dictatorship
Oh dear. Having squeaked home in the Batley by-election and with the summer recess less than a week away, Sir…
The Marcus Rashford mural – an anatomy of a moral panic
Late on Sunday night, less than an hour after England lost on penalties to Italy in the European championship final,…
Michael Gove's paper-thin case for Covid passports
Next Monday is ‘freedom day’ when all social distancing restrictions are removed. Clubs will reopen, pubs will be packed, sports…
Is Tony Blair on the verge of a comeback?
The last few years have been tough for Jeremy Corbyn. One minute you’re being heralded by the trustafarians of Glastonbury; the next you’re…
