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Five ways in which Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is better than Theresa May’s
Boris Johnson managed to defy his critics today and reach a Brexit deal with the European Union. The new agreement…
The EU might tell MPs: it’s this deal or no deal
Both the UK government and the EU are now saying that a Brexit deal has been done. There is both…
Meet the top cop who wants to police your pronouns
What is the purpose of the police? Maybe your answer has something to do with “preventing crime” or “arresting criminals”.…
Lewis Hamilton and the unbearable climate change hypocrites
By now we’re all used to being lectured by woke hypocritical celebs. But Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion that we all turn…
What Extinction Rebellion and the People’s Vote campaign have in common
Extinction Rebellion (XR) has announced it will finish its ‘Autumn Uprising’ earlier than planned in order to make way for…
Is hate crime really on the rise?
The Guardian ran a story on its website today headlined: ‘Hate crimes doubled in England and Wales in five years.’…
Spain was wrong to jail the Catalan separatists
Some things just don’t pass the gut test. Your head tells you they’re right, all the facts point in their…
On black privilege
Discussions of ‘privilege’ have become one of the themes of this age. In a short space of time, the obsession…
The biggest risk with Boris Johnson’s Queen’s Speech
This is more an election manifesto launch than a conventional Queen’s Speech, because Boris Johnson simply does not have the numbers in…
Could Boris Johnson win an election but lose his seat?
Is Boris safe in Uxbridge? The Lib Dems have an eye on the Prime Minister’s 5000 vote majority and their…
When Jacob Rees-Mogg met Extinction Rebellion
I walked down Villiers Street to Embankment Tube station. In front of me were two Extinction Rebels, a mother and…
Brexit party voters will decide Boris Johnson’s fate
The fate of Boris Johnson’s premiership will be determined by Nigel Farage and the Brexit party. Even if a Brexit…
Don’t blame oil and coal companies for climate change
This year’s Nobel Prize for the silliest piece of scientific research must go to something called the Climate Accountability Institute,…
Is Putin winning the war in Ukraine?
‘The Ukraine Affair’ involving Donald Trump was front-page news across the world this month – but not in Ukraine itself. There…
Tories fret over further election delay
Members of the One Nation caucus of Conservative MPs met with Boris Johnson this afternoon over concerns the party could…
Revealed: David Cameron’s ‘Gove protocol’
When Michael Gove was welcomed back into government this year and appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, some wondered…
Extinction Rebellion is a menace
It’s tempting to laugh at Extinction Rebellion. I do it myself frequently. Those yoga sessions on Westminster Bridge. The amateur…
Why Boris Johnson’s Brexit offer is probably dead
The word habitually used by EU negotiators to characterise Boris Johnson’s Brexit offer is “uncertainty”. They talk of “uncertainty” about how the…
An invitation to carry on insulting me and my fellow Brexiteers
After appearing on Newsnight last week, an #FBPE-monikered keyboard warrior wrote a much liked comment above my picture that read:…
Is Boris really going to ask for a Brexit extension?
Boris Johnson will seek an extension to Article 50 if there is no Brexit deal by 19 October, documents read…
Brexit rebels warm to Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan
The European reaction to Boris Johnson’s plan has been getting cooler today. But in parliament it has been a different…
Watch: Extinction Rebellion ‘fake blood’ protest backfires
Extinction Rebellion protestors have just sprayed 1800 litres of fake blood over the Treasury using an old fire engine. Unfortunately their…
Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan could soon be dead
Boris Johnson’s Brexit offer to the EU is not dead on arrival – but it may well be dead within the…
Is Boris the fluker about to stumble his way to a Brexit victory?
The prime minister usually spends several weeks fine-tuning his conference speech. Today Boris gave an address that felt as it…
Tony Abbott: My heart leapt when Boris Johnson became prime minister
If Britain is to be a free country, the difficulties of leaving simply have to be faced. Now, I know…
