John O’Neill

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