How social media ‘clippers’ are shaping politics
When Mel Stride put out a YouTube Short last month, it got zero views. That, surely, is worth repeating: zero…
Don’t believe everything that AI companies say
Two big stories are driving interest in artificial intelligence this week. The first is the resignation of Jacob Coxon, a…
Burnham’s ‘clear diagnosis’ of Britain’s problems doesn’t add up
Andy Burnham said this week that he has made a ‘clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong’ in Britain since…
What Burnham gets wrong about centralisation
On Tuesday, Andy Burnham returned to the House of Commons after almost ten years in the wilderness, bringing with him ‘a…
Burnham can’t blame Sunak for Britain’s bond woes
At Prime Minister’s questions today, Andy Burnham was pressed by Kemi Badenoch on the sharp rise in government borrowing costs…
Is social media causing dangerous driving?
Earlier today we found out there has been another fatal traffic accident related to a police chase, following the death of five…
Reservoirs are not about to run dry
The ‘worst drought in decades’ is how Novara headlined an article attacking data centres at the beginning of this month. ‘This summer…
Fact check: the many claims of Jason Arday
Jason Arday has resigned from his post at the University of Cambridge, but as the story rumbles on and new…
Can Burnham raise care workers’ wages without raising taxes?
In a speech yesterday Andy Burnham promised that there will not just be ‘fair pay’ in social care but ‘bigger…
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…
