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Poll: two thirds of public back death penalty for Letby
Lucy Letby this week became only the third woman alive to be handed a whole-life jail term after being sentenced…
The SNP ferry fiasco has become even more of a disaster
In retrospect, the computerised boat in the movie Titanic looked more believable than the one Nicola Sturgeon stood in front…
Prigozhin sent ‘to hell’, but who gave the order?
As the first reports came in that Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed, I spoke to Marat Gabidullin, who was a…
Sunak rapped over wife’s childcare interest
When your wife is worth £500 million, it can be tough to keep remember all her interests. Back in April,…
It’s the right time for GCSE grades to return to pre-Covid levels
For the first time in 27 years, I have no personal stake in the GCSE results that are released this…
Trump’s interview blows the Republican debate away
One of the reasons that Donald Trump is so despised by the beautiful people of America – the people that…
Prigozhin’s death has exposed Putin’s weakness
So much is still unclear about the fate of Wagner group head Yevgeny Prigozhin, from whether he really did die…
The winners and losers of the first Republican primary debate
The first Republican primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin wrapped in the early hours of this morning. Here is the definitive…
Yevgeny Prigozhin was a dead man walking
Yevgeny Prigozhin died, as Macbeth almost said, as one that had been studied in his death. In the last three…
Yevgeny Prigozhin reported dead in plane crash
From the moment Yevgeny Prigozhin aborted his march on Moscow it was a question of when and how – not…
Northern Etons won’t ‘level up’ the country
After more than two years of deliberating, the Department for Education has finally approved a batch of new free schools, including three sixth-form colleges…
NatWest’s CEO set for £2.4m payout after Farage scandal
Very few people came out well of the Nigel Farage banking scandal – which saw the former Brexit party leader lose…
Girlbossing with the Ambitious Kitchen
I occasionally come across a social media account — usually run by a conservative male — claiming to great fanfare…
Putin tries to turn Africa against the West
After Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Brics global summit in South Africa, there can be no doubt that the Russian…
It’s time to get on with the Indian trade deal
The trade secretary Kemi Badenoch will be in India this week for a meeting of G20 trade ministers. The Prime…
House prices are falling. But it’s still terrible for first-time buyers
Hurrah. Housing is now more ‘affordable’ for first-time buyers than it was a year ago. Or so says Halifax, which…
The EU is heading for a bruising showdown with eastern Europe
Eurocrats don’t naturally do compromise, but Brussels may have to learn to compromise quite fast if it is to have…
Why India wants to conquer the moon
India – or, to be more precise, its leader Narendra Modi – wants to conquer space. That is why the…
The developing world has grown tired of Britain’s hypocrisy
The timing could not have been worse for Rishi Sunak. Just days after it was confirmed by Downing Street that…
There is no best martini
What’s the best suit? To an American, it’s something from Brooks Brothers. Classical, democratic and made with high quality. To…
How did United handle the Mason Greenwood scandal so badly?
It’s hard not to be shocked by the distressing clip shared online, allegedly featuring the Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood.…
Musk’s minions put Labour in its place
Oh dear. It seems that, in their earnestness to make capital out of tragedy, Labour have slipped up again. The…
Wandsworth Council’s troubling trans case
News of a troubling case reaches Steerpike. Earlier this month the Administrative Court handed down judgment in the case of…
Why public schools never have enough money
The new school year is just a few weeks away, and that can only mean one thing: right on cue,…
The rise of America’s anti-corporate populists
They are the Odd Couple of the United States Senate. She is a progressive Democrat and senior senator from true-blue…
