Will we miss Trump when he’s gone?
Whatever happens in the American mid-terms today, there are only two-and a-bit years remaining of Donald Trump as a politician.…
It’s time to de-decolonise Britain
It is still just about possible, even this deep into the seemingly never-ending silly season that’s been running since about…
Burnham’s Gogglebox appearance shows he is not serious
Andy Burnham, together with Liverpool mayor Steve Rotherham, appeared on a charity special of Channel 4’s Gogglebox last night. The…
Watching Paris burn hasn’t been enjoyable at all
Watching Paris burn at the weekend, it occurred to me that saying ‘I told you so’ was a lot less…
Greta Thunberg is a protest addict
Greta Thunberg is in Paris. Yes, as if the French haven’t got enough on their assiettes with ‘youths’ and ‘students’…
Sandi Toksvig’s war on Wikipedia
My Weetabix spoon froze in mid-air when I saw that Sandi Toksvig, affable host of televisual fluff, and activist for…
Up next… Yookay Street, a refreshing new soap opera
The idea of TV soap operas was originally, at least in part, to reflect the nation as a whole. This…
Why are progressives so desperately devoted to the BBC?
The BBC is lopping bits of itself off again. On the amputation list this time around, according to the Gurdian,…
The lunacy of Labour conference
It is a most disconcerting experience when you encounter somebody who seems fairly normal but then casually remarks that they…
It’s hard to take the Lib Dems seriously
Younger readers may not believe me, but we used to take the Lib Dems seriously, or at least more seriously.…
Piddington and the idiocy of middle-class progressivism
The Piddington result is in. Ninety-two per cent of the voters in the tiny Oxfordshire village have voted to secede…
ITV’s The Box has exposed Gary Lineker for who he really is
‘What have I signed up for?’ wondered contestant Jenny Ryan early in proceedings on ITV’s The Box. It’s a question that…
Ali G and the death of comedy
Ali G: Who Iz I? is set to hit cinema screens next month. The return of this bling-bedecked denizen of…
Why ‘I’m backing Britain’ would never happen today
The economic storm clouds continue to gather over Britain. A reckoning of some sort is on its way, possibly a…
The remarkable longevity of Nigel Farage
Do political faces have a ‘use by’ date? Is there a point beyond which even the mugs of politicians that…
Andy Burnham’s laughably unserious summer
What a strange summer this has turned out to be: no rain and no politics. As we enter what the…
Why progressives were desperate to believe Jason Arday
The Jason Arday affair has been a great revealer. On the one hand, it is a glorious romp that has…
The ‘Burnham bounce’ surely won’t last
A change is as good as a rest, they say. Like many such maxims, this is an insightful observation worn…
Andy Burnham seems comically out of touch
It can be hard sometimes to understand the progressive mind. The new Prime Minister’s first speech yesterday was intended to…
Am I missing out on the World Cup?
England are to face Argentina tonight in the semi-finals of the World Cup. But I won’t be looking in. I’ve…
Labour’s tinpot free speech crackdown
We’re in the middle of an ‘orderly transition’ of power from Keir Starmer to whoever might just possibly take over…
The problem with Burnham’s call for kinder, gentler politics
Andy Burnham used his big speech this week to unveil his spiffing new idea to solve all the country’s terrible…
What exactly are ‘Labour values’?
Whether it’s competition or coronation this summer, expect to hear a lot about ‘Labour values’ before (and after) Andy Burnham…
Twenty ways to fix Doctor Who
The BBC has binned its planned Doctor Who Christmas special and put the show ‘out to tender’. This is a…
The real reason Keir Starmer is cracking down on social media
Keir Starmer, spooked by Andy Burnham, apparently wants to leave a legacy, in much the same way that a herd…
