John Healey is more left-wing than you think
The appointment of John Healey as Chancellor sends a signal about defence funding. Healey resigned from Keir Starmer’s government over…
Is Ed Miliband preparing to take on Donald Trump?
Just one day after Ed Miliband was made Foreign Secretary we heard in the Telegraph that the White House is upset about the appointment,…
The new Energy Secretary hates North Sea oil
Miatta Fahnbulleh, who has just become the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero – and has been…
Yvette Cooper carries a lot of baggage as Health Secretary
Yvette Cooper, who has been an MP since 1997, is by far the most experienced health secretary we’ve had in…
Social media has saved comedy
In 2022, a 16-year-old called Kane Parsons began to post a web series called ‘Backrooms’ on his YouTube channel, drawing…
Can Zia Yusuf really complain about inflammatory language?
Zia Yusuf gave a speech yesterday on the security of MPs, in which he accused several politicians of inciting violence against…
Inside Labour’s plot to sideline alternative media
Labour came to power in 2024 with five stated missions: to improve economic growth, the NHS, street safety, clean energy…
Farage isn’t the first MP to force a protest by-election
Reporting on the news that Nigel Farage is planning to resign his seat to force a by-election, Le Monde described the stunt as…
Burnham won’t be the first prime minister to have tried levelling up
Every generation of politicians seems to believe that they are the first to discover the North. In Andy Burnham’s speech today…
How popular will Starmer’s social media ban actually be?
Yesterday, the think tank the IPPR released YouGov polling showing that a majority of Britons, 83 per cent, believe there should…
What Kemi Badenoch told Tim Shipman
Kemi Badenoch was interviewed last night by The Spectator‘s Political Editor, Tim Shipman, in front of a live audience at Church…
Sixteen times that Trump nearly ended the Iran war
Today marks a hundred days since America and Israel began launching strikes on Iran on February 28. The very next…
Why don’t striking doctors tell the full story?
The British Medical Association announced yesterday that junior doctors will be going on strike again next month, with a four-day…
If kids are banned from social media, adults will be next
‘Technology is addling young people’s brains, impacting on their education and attainment, impacting on their health and wellbeing,’ Wes Streeting…
Burnham’s fate will be decided in the Strait of Hormuz
In the last few days, the government has performed two extraordinary about-turns. On Tuesday, it was revealed that the Treasury…
Net emigration isn’t soaring
This morning the government was able to celebrate some sorely needed good news. Long-term net migration has fallen sharply to…
What Streeting won’t tell us about his record as Health Secretary
Wes Streeting’s resignation letter began with a paragraph praising his own record in managing the NHS. He said: “The results…
Support for independence is not surging in Scotland
Yesterday was the news that Keir Starmer has agreed to have a face-to-face meeting with John Swinney, Scotland’s first minister, following the…
BBC Verify’s greatest hits
BBC Verify is in retreat. Last June the Beeb launched the ‘Verify Live blog’ as part of its push for…
Hantavirus doesn’t look like the next Covid
Over the past few days, more parts of the press have been reporting that the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV…
Is life expectancy really falling?
On Sunday, the Health Foundation published new analysis of ONS data, finding that between 2012/14 and 2022/24 the average Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE)…
How drug deaths could rise under the Greens
Yesterday, Zack Polanski told Sky News that ‘the war on drugs has clearly failed over and over again. In fact we have…
Does banning social media for under-16s work?
On Monday, the House of Lords threatened to derail the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill by reintroducing an amendment…
Petrol shortages aren’t coming for Britain
Oil prices rose this morning thanks to the fact no one really knows if the Strait of Hormuz has reopened…
Flat out: the property squeeze crushing the young
Last month, a new account called London Price Drop appeared on X. It has already gained more than 14,000 followers…
