John O’Neill

Is Boris right about the ‘Boriswave’?

18 March 2025 7:34 am

Boris Johnson is trying to wash his hands of the unprecedented wave of migration that has seen more than one…

As US border crossings fall, UK small boats hit record highs

6 March 2025 3:56 am

Small boat crossings since the start of the year are at a record level. Yesterday 326 migrants arrived, bringing this…

Revealed: ONS blames Ring doorbells for dodgy jobs data

5 February 2025 2:26 am

What caused the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to lose faith in its own jobs figures? After the pandemic, the…

Is Starmer copying the Tories?

7 December 2024 1:48 am

When Keir Starmer announced his ‘measurable milestones’ yesterday, he called them ‘the most ambitious and credible programme for government in…

Fact check: How much will Trump’s tariffs hurt the UK?

14 November 2024 5:04 am

Last week the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said Britain ‘would be one of the countries most affected’…

Ed Miliband’s 100 days – and the first Ed Balls Budget

11 April 2015 9:00 am

There will be tax rises to suit every taste. But the people he’s expecting to pay will probably just leave