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The hubris of Harry and Meghan’s Jamaican photoshoot
What is it like to be Prince Harry? Spare gave us a peerless insight into the unhappy, loveless life of…
Is Saudi Arabia softening its booze ban?
Saudi Arabia, an Islamic nation where drinking alcohol is strictly forbidden, is to get its first official liquor store. There’s…
Downing Street aide defects to the dark side
So, who is the Conservative Britain Alliance? Westminster is virtually swamped these days with an alphabet-spaghetti-esque collection of different acronyms,…
A bad primary makes for a worse general election
The US primaries are over. Trump whacked Nikki Haley in New Hampshire; if she could win anywhere it was there,…
Simon Clarke breaks his silence
Well, that was quick. Less than 24 hours after Simon Clarke called for Rishi Sunak to resign and tweeted ‘I…
Replacing Sunak won’t rescue the Tories
Sir Simon Clarke’s call to replace Rishi Sunak leans heavily on Tory MPs being in denial about the scale of defeat that…
Sunak dodges Tory revolt on council cash crisis
Rishi Sunak sidestepped another Tory rebellion this afternoon with the announcement of an extra £500 million in funding for councils…
Has Rishi Sunak already given up?
Sir Keir’s spin doctors have been enjoying clips of Tony Blair’s performances as opposition leader. In the mid-1990s, Blair took…
Foreign Office blows £110k on KCL counter-terrorist courses
It was ten days ago that Mr S brought news of the latest controversy to embroil our ancient seats of…
Who shot down the plane carrying Ukrainian PoWs?
It will prove to be a terrible and tragic irony if it turns out that Kyiv shot down a Russian…
When will Starmer and Sunak get with the times at PMQs?
‘Another week with no ideas. Absolutely no ideas for this country and absolutely no plans.’ Either Rishi Sunak or Keir…
Hinkley C and the rising cost of net zero
Should we be bothered that Hinckley C nuclear power station has run even further over budget (the latest estimate is…
Prince Edward has ‘gone on a journey’
Say what you like about Prince Edward, but he has never usually been one for stepping into the limelight –…
Why is the British Transport Police launching a bursary for British Africans?
Some of Britain’s police chiefs are in a total pickle when it comes to race, not least as a result…
Simon Clarke isn’t the only Tory MP unhappy with Sunak
Simon Clarke’s detonation last night didn’t come as a huge surprise. The Tory whips had already pre-briefed a group of…
Clarke’s bid to oust Sunak has flopped – for now
It was ‘the knife of the long knight’, joked one social media wag about the bid by the unfeasibly tall…
Two weeks in, Gabriel Attal is already fighting fires
Gabriel Attal has only been in his job for two weeks but the youngest prime minister in the history of…
Donald Trump swallows New Hampshire
Donald Trump has, like a boa constrictor, squeezed the life out of the Republican primary cycle. Last night, he swallowed New…
Why Donald Trump won New Hampshire
Nashua, New Hampshire Former president Donald Trump won the GOP primary contest in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, dulling any…
WATCH: Joe Biden heckled by pro-Palestine activists at rally
President Biden was in Manassas, Virginia this evening, at a rally intended to be focused on federal abortion rights, shortly…
Tory WhatsApp group rows in behind Sunak
It’s a fun night on Tory WhatsApp tonight. Sir Simon Clarke – a cabinet minister under Boris Johnson and Liz…
Former minister calls for Sunak to go – or face ‘election massacre’
Here we go. Ever since 11 Tory MPs voted against the Safety of Rwanda Bill last week, talk has resurfaced…
We need to deal with the Houthis’ puppet-master: Iran
Predictably, the US/UK military coalition that attacked Houthi forces twelve days ago has been in action again. ‘Predictably’ because the…
America is too fat for another civil war
Pundits and YouTubers these days love to warn of the inevitable civil war, as they sit in their comfortable, air-conditioned…
The tech I’m looking forward to in 2024
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the first and biggest tech convention of the year, took place earlier this…
