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VW and the truth of engineering: say what you do, do what you say

1 October 2015 1:00 pm

Not that I was much of a boy racer, but the sexiest car I ever owned was a 1982 Volkswagen…

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo: Getty)

Does Jeremy Corbyn believe in compromise, or just in compromise for other people?

1 October 2015 1:00 pm

One of my favourite things about Jeremy Corbyn, beyond the beard (I do like beards) and the way he was…

Lib Dem leader Tim Farron (Photo: Getty)

These days, compassion is for hacks and Lib Dems

1 October 2015 1:00 pm

There’s a hard, hard mood out there among the public and I don’t think our newspapers get it at all.…

Europe’s ever-looser union

1 October 2015 1:00 pm

Europhiles have warned us for years of the dangers of Britain leaving the EU. But all the while a different…

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The Spectator’s notes

1 October 2015 1:00 pm

Contrary to the sneers of what he calls the commentariat, Jeremy Corbyn has already acquired brilliant spin doctors. In advance,…

The home of Unicorn Poop ­ Cereal Killer Café (Photo: PA Images)

At least these rioters hate the right people

1 October 2015 1:00 pm

I was unable to join the violent protests held by Class War at the Cereal Killer Café in London last…

Will anyone fight, fight and fight again to save what’s left of New Labour?

26 September 2015 8:00 am

Five years ago this Saturday, Ed Miliband was crowned Labour leader. Three days later, he had to deliver his first…

You won't believe this story about my friend, Jeremy Corbyn and the owl

26 September 2015 8:00 am

A friend of mine once watched Jeremy Corbyn try to rape an owl. This was the early to mid-1980s. The…

Is our only choice to be cynics or suckers?

26 September 2015 8:00 am

It’s all the rage to mistrust the powerful these days, to say politicians are scum, or all bankers are selfish.…

The truth about me, David Cameron, drugs and Supertramp

26 September 2015 8:00 am

This week I woke up shocked to find myself on the front page of the Daily Mail. Apparently I’m the…

Our terrified central bankers have sat on interest rates long enough

26 September 2015 8:00 am

When news broke last Thursday evening that the US Federal Reserve had decided to keep interest rates on hold, I…

This will-they-won’t-they rate-rise saga has dragged on long enough

24 September 2015 1:00 pm

When news broke last Thursday evening that the US Federal Reserve had decided to keep interest rates on hold, I…

The truth about me, Dave and the drugs

24 September 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thegreatbritishkowtow/media.mp3 This week I woke up shocked to find myself on the front page of the Daily Mail. Apparently…

Is my only choice to be a cynic or a sucker?

24 September 2015 1:00 pm

It’s all the rage to mistrust the powerful these days, to say politicians are scum, or all bankers are selfish.…

Will anyone fight, fight and fight again to save what’s left of New Labour?

24 September 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thegreatbritishkowtow/media.mp3 Five years ago this Saturday, Ed Miliband was crowned Labour leader. Three days later, he had to deliver…

I knew it! All these toffs have depraved tastes

24 September 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thegreatbritishkowtow/media.mp3 A friend of mine once watched Jeremy Corbyn try to rape an owl. This was the early to…

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Jeremy Corbyn’s victory puts the EU referendum on a knife edge

19 September 2015 8:00 am

No one watching Jeremy Corbyn walk around the Palace of Westminster would imagine that he had just won the Labour…

Charles Moore’s Notes: what the Labour party needs is a parliamentary representation committee

19 September 2015 8:00 am

When the Labour party began, its purpose was the representation of labour (i.e. workers) in the House of Commons. Indeed,…

How could the BBC allow Last Night of the Proms to be hijacked by worthy banalities?

19 September 2015 8:00 am

How should we deal with people who sneeze in public places? Stephen Jackson, aged 49, has found himself in court…

Some day soon we’ll all accept that useless lives should be ended

19 September 2015 8:00 am

Throughout the short life of the Assisted Dying Bill which failed last week in the Commons, the ‘faith community’ (a…

The problem with Jeremy Corbyn’s populist media-loathing

19 September 2015 8:00 am

The new leader walks across a bridge, in the dark, while the journalist asks him questions. He’s not shouting, this…

Don’t weep for Costa – but the Living Wage punishes small businesses that need our support

19 September 2015 8:00 am

What is George Osborne’s Living Wage? Is it a ploy to shift cost from the taxpayer to the employer by…

The Living Wage is nifty politics – but let’s see more help for small business too

17 September 2015 1:00 pm

What is George Osborne’s Living Wage? Is it a ploy to shift cost from the taxpayer to the employer by…

The problem with Corbyn’s hatred of the media

17 September 2015 1:00 pm

The new leader walks across a bridge, in the dark, while the journalist asks him questions. He’s not shouting, this…

Soon we will accept that useless lives should end

17 September 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thedeathoftheleft/media.mp3 Throughout the short life of the Assisted Dying Bill which failed last week in the Commons, the ‘faith…