PMQs was ruined by Starmer’s verbal epilepsy
When a fully greased Sir Keir Starmer is finally bundled, squealing, out of Downing Street, one wonders what he might…
Keir Starmer’s ridiculous Iran grandstanding
Downing Street’s briefing room increasingly looks like a municipal crematorium. It is a depressing feast of cheap teak and black…
David Lammy’s depraved new world
Beamish, the living history museum in County Durham, invites visitors to ‘step into the past’. It shows how people lived…
Keir Starmer has no interest in answering Kemi Badenoch’s questions
In the last 48 hours the government of Sir Keir Starmer has ended a link between the House of Lords…
The homoeroticism of looksmaxxing
‘Did you ever think that maybe there’s more to life than being really, really, really, ridiculously good-looking?’ So asks Derek…
Why is Keir Starmer pretending he’s a serious statesman?
‘I’d like to remind members of the need for good temper and moderation in the language they use in this…
Misplaced confidence is Rachel Reeves’s calling card
‘Mr Speaker, this government has the right economic plan for this country.’ It’s never a good sign for a sombre…
Keir Starmer needs a reality check
In the film Goodbye Lenin, a German family has to convince a fussy, old woman who is also a committed…
What would Kenneth Williams make of our age?
Sunday marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Kenneth Williams. It’s tempting to try to imagine what he…
The stakeholder class needs blowing up
In February 1974, a frustrated Ted Heath, unable to achieve anything in government against constant opposition by the mighty trade…
Keir Starmer’s PMQ cluckings convinced no one
Sir Keir got probably the biggest cheer he’s had all year at Prime Minister’s Questions today. Unfortunately for him, it…
Starmer’s last stand reeks of desperation
Ever wondered what Custer’s last stand would have been like if the dashing but judgement-phobic cavalry general had in fact…
I decluttered a 1990s time capsule – and this is what I learnt
After my grandmother died a few years ago, we couldn’t bring ourselves to get rid of most of her possessions.…
Labour’s invertebrates are deserting Keir Starmer
It was always going to be a good one wasn’t it? There was almost a sense of guilt watching today’s…
Does Keir Starmer know how preposterous he sounds?
It’s Groundhog Day, the theme of the film where Bill Murray is destined to repeat the same day over and…
Deputy PMQs made Starmer vs Badenoch look like Gladstone vs Disraeli
David Lammy’s last appearance at PMQs resembled a multi clown-car pile-up: both tragic and hilarious. Indeed, it was such a disaster…
There’s no great mystery to the Andy Burnham affair
A doe-eyed Andy Burnham has appeared looking sad across media outlets, hurt that he has been politically outmanoeuvred by Sir…
The House of Lords’ Valkyries fighting for assisted suicide
It seems counter-intuitive to say that the House of Lords is more representative than the House of Commons. Yet in…
Keir Starmer’s PMQs performance was his most shameless yet
One of the least successful operas in history received a revival at Westminster this week. ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’ –…
Starmer’s supine ministers can’t defend approving China’s embassy
This government has many faults, but one really cannot fault them on their comic timing. On the very day when…
The tragedy of Keir Starmer
For someone who likes to present the general public with the idea that he doesn’t have a personality, Sir Keir…
Jenrick is Reform’s most coveted debutante
Westminster has its faults, but if you’re looking for a good old-fashioned day of mistakes, backbiting, and last-minute drama, there…
What does Jenrick’s defection mean for the right?
Robert Jenrick arrived late to his own defection. ‘It’s time for the truth’, he said, before launching into a speech…
Starmer’s ‘jokes’ make him sound like a creepy uncle
Another week, another U-turn! This time the PM had chosen to make Prime Minister’s Questions even more torturous for himself…
Starmer brings the spirit of Dry January to PMQs
‘New year, new you’. One can imagine the Prime Minister repeating this most hollow of secular mantras in front of…
