The ‘sensible’ class is losing control of the House of Lords
The House of Lords is often described as ‘the best private members’ club in London’. Certainly, it has an appearance…
Starmer thinks the public is too stupid to notice his incompetence
There was a veritable ‘last day of school’ vibe in parliament as it was prorogued in anticipation of the King’s…
Starmer’s long goodbye
The slow political death of Sir Keir Starmer continued again today. Westminster must increasingly resemble a torture chamber for the…
Keir Starmer is prosecuting a relentless campaign against reality
Sir Keir Starmer is now approaching a whole week with his head in the sand. One can imagine the plaintive…
An unflashy Olly Robbins mauls Keir Starmer
Ding ding! Round two – or is it round 22? – of the Mandelson saga was underway in the Foreign…
The Greek tragedy of Keir Starmer
You can always tell it’s going to be a good day in the Commons when the government spin operation happens…
Oh the joy of watching Keir Starmer descend into fury!
Handbags at noon! It’s always nice to watch Sir Keir Starmer descend into the sort of incandescent fury that living…
Get ready for Labour’s ‘summer of sex’
‘Samantha Niblett’s Summer of Sex’ sounds like something that the police would have shut down during the grubbiest era of…
Keir Starmer’s Gulf trip is a masterclass in delusion
There’s an entire glorious genre of photos that we might tentatively entitle: ‘Keir Starmer standing in front of people who…
Religion has been resurrected in British politics
British history is littered with elections and Elections. The first type, common or garden elections, are fought with prosaic issues…
There is nothing more embarrassing than a Davey-Starmer love-in
PMQs last week was embarrassing: not a single answer to a single question. The bar then was low – yet…
The tragicomedy of Rachel Reeves talking about the Middle East
Rachel Reeves was in the House today, responding to the war in the Middle East. That as a statement alone…
Keir Starmer’s gentlest grilling yet
‘I don’t want to raise levels of public anxiety.’ Believe it or not, these words came out of the mouth…
Decriminalising late abortions isn’t progressive
Last week, the body of an 18-day old baby girl was found in Westminster, in desperately sad circumstances. The baby’s…
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…
