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With interest rates crashing, Boris is in luck – he can borrow his way out of any Brexit crisis
Is Boris Johnson the luckiest prime minister ever? This week, the Government can borrow money for ten years at 0.48…
Is Britain really heading for a Brexit recession?
The sense of excitement among some Remainers is almost palpable. Finally – after three years of waiting – a quarter…
Rosanna Arquette and the problem with white privilege
American actress Rosanna Arquette has declared her undying shame to the world on social media. It had nothing to do…
It would be foolish to take Boris’s Brexit promises at face value
As the by-election result came through from Wales last week, one Tory Leaver tweeted this: “Brecon and Radnor is a timely…
Will John McDonnell lock Tories up if Labour wins the next election?
Smiley, fluent and softly spoken, John McDonnell sometimes comes across as a bit cuddly. Yesterday Labour’s shadow chancellor was interviewed…
Why a no-deal Brexit is now overwhelmingly likely
I am regularly asked whether MPs can block a no-deal Brexit, whether they will block a no-deal Brexit and whether…
Donald Trump is the best prime minister Britain never had
Britain has never had a better friend in the White House than Donald Trump. FDR may have bailed out Britain…
McDonald’s straws and the policies of moral panic
McDonald’s has bowed to public pressure and replaced plastic straws that you can recycle, with paper straws that you can’t…
Could Boris Johnson be the last Prime Minister of the UK?
Now it gets messy. Lord Ashcroft’s poll putting support for Scottish independence at 52-48 (the cursed percentages) is the first…
The ambiguity of the woke businessman
The woke businessman, like the woke prince and princess, is an ambiguous figure. Being woke, after all, involves a contempt…
A life apart: an interview with Frank Field
Frank Field has announced today that he is forming the ‘Birkenhead Social Justice Party’ to stand at the next election.…
The Brecon by-election result raises difficult questions for the Tories
As expected, the Liberal Democrats have won the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election – thereby reducing Boris Johnson’s majority to one. The…
Google’s eco-warriors forget to check their privilege
It’s well known that all good Silicon Valley billionaires these days have one issue that is firmly at the top…
No type of Brexit is worse than no Brexit at all
It’s a strange beast, the internet. On Monday night, I was slightly reluctantly dragged onto Newsnight to discuss Brexit. Attentive…
Warren and Sanders were the big winners of the latest Democratic debate
Beto O’Rourke needed a wing and a prayer. The second Democratic presidential debate was an opportunity for the 46-year old…
The curious reaction to a niqab-wearing homophobe
Are we allowed to criticise the niqab yet? This question crossed my mind as I watched that viral clip of…
Labour is gearing up for the wrong fight against Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is sometimes compared to Winston Churchill, not least by the man himself. Unfortunately for Britain’s new Prime Minister,…
‘Boris bounce’ puts Farage in the shade
Boris Johnson has two big advantages: the ability to drive his opponents quite mad, and strikingly low expectations. Pick up…
Can the Brexit party survive Brexit?
You have to admit that Brexit party MEPs have a fun job. Imagine turning up to work to insult your…
My advice to Boris Johnson’s minders
So the party of family values has chosen as leader a man of whom to say he has the morals…
Can Boris Johnson overcome Jean-Claude Juncker?
I don’t know if Boris Johnson is as surprised to be prime minister as those who’ve known him for 20…
Seven of the most hysterical reactions to PM Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is already delighting his supporters, but not everyone is happy about Britain’s new leader. Boris’s first…
Boris is a weak man posing as a tough guy
Boris Johnson is taking over the Conservative party like a gangster taking over a crime syndicate. Don’t let ideological labels…
Americans are watching Boris Johnson with a morbid interest
Donald Trump didn’t take long to congratulate Boris Johnson on his victory in today’s Tory leadership race. ‘He will be…
Boris Johnson has achieved his dream. Will he mess it up?
When Boris Johnson chants his mantra of delivering Brexit, uniting the country and beating Jeremy Corbyn, it is very much…
