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Inside the 1922 hustings for Tory leader
This evening Tory MPs filed into parliament’s Committee Room 14 to hear from the six hopefuls aspiring to lead their…
MPs hail benefits of ‘Swiftonomics’
Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour took the country by storm and it seems Swiftmania has also taken a firm hold of…
Dyson makes headphones again… and they don’t suck
Dyson isn’t the first brand that comes to mind when you’re thinking about buying a pair of Bluetooth headphones. You…
Labour’s flirtation with price fixing won’t end well
Almost everyone is aware of the concept of peak hours pricing. If you buy a train ticket to travel during…
Tom Tugendhat’s pitch: I’m a proper conservative, honest guv
Tom Tugendhat finally launched his leadership campaign today with a big speech in Whitehall – the third he has made…
Britain’s arms crackdown on Israel could end up pleasing no one
Is the UK still a ‘staunch ally’ of Israel? Defence Secretary John Healey insisted so on the broadcast round this…
Why is it so hard to buy a petrol car?
Is it really any surprise that car manufacturers have started refusing to sell us petrol cars? According to Robert Forrester,…
Robert Jenrick is wrong about the culture wars
To some people, the culture wars don’t matter. They are an irrelevance, an indulgence. A distraction from the material, bread-and-butter…
Lib Dem MP’s bizarre motion on the Wiggles
One might expect politics to showcase quality over quantity but this isn’t always necessarily the case. Take the curious example…
Prince Harry isn’t coming back any time soon
The Duke of Wellington famously suggested that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton. To…
Von der Leyen’s quest for gender parity is a pointless distraction
The EU’s three largest economies are stuck in a deep structural slump. The budget is a mess, with money running…
Boris blasts Lammy for ‘abandoning’ Israel
It’s certainly not been a quiet return to parliament. On Monday afternoon, Labour’s David Lammy announced that Britain would be…
Britain’s arms crackdown on Israel has come at a dreadful time
The Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is a moderate man and chooses his words carefully. So his statement about David Lammy’s…
What is the point of David Lammy’s partial arms embargo on Israel?
The government has suspended 30 (out of around 350) arms export licences to Israel. The Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, acknowledged that the ban…
Why Neil O’Brien’s support for Robert Jenrick matters
What is the most significant development in the Tory leadership contest in the past week? The race is heating up…
The truth about Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Independent Alliance’
Jeremy Corbyn has teamed up with four other MPs elected as independents at the general election to form an ‘Independent…
Why are a record number of Brits applying to change their gender?
The number of people applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) has reached a new record. Government figures revealed that…
A tribute to the glorious heyday of smoking
When the revolting news broke that Keir Starmer – whingeing lovechild of Oliver Cromwell and Captain Mainwaring – could be about…
Why is the BBC so positive about the Notting Hill Carnival?
The BBC’s coverage of the Notting Hill carnival has been almost relentlessly positive. But the rosy view of the festivities…
Kamala’s history of backstabbing her bosses
Vice President Kamala Harris was pushed to the top of the 2024 Democratic ticket more than a month ago —…
David Lammy partially suspends arms sales to Israel
David Lammy has just announced that Britain is suspending 30 arms export licenses to Israel. The Foreign Secretary told the…
Rayner and Badenoch row on first day back
It was the Commons at its best: the whole House, united in agreement on one key matter. MP after MP…
Starmer faces more backlash over winter fuel payment cuts
It’s the first day back in parliament after recess and already Labour splits are starting to emerge. Now it transpires…
Why are Britain’s diplomats virtue-signalling to South Korea?
An important international conference will take place this week in South Korea, focused on the peninsula’s security concerns. The UK…
What does Starmer hang on his wall?
Political artwork has rather dominated the headlines of late. After Sir Keir’s peculiar opposition to the ‘unsettling’ painting of his…
