Boris’s successor should be Rishi Sunak, not Liz Truss
Is the ball about to come loose at the back of the scrum? Though an imminent defenestration of Boris Johnson…
'Partygate' is Boris's biggest crisis yet
In politics some rows gain potency from blowing up at a bad time. Some because of their symbolic power. Some because…
Boris must act to prevent a repeat of the Channel migrant tragedy
The tragic drowning of more than two dozen people in the English Channel yesterday should remind us that closing down…
Is Boris brave enough to solve the Channel migrant crisis?
The sheer number of useless interventions that have been touted as offering a solution to the cross-Channel migrants crisis is…
Does Rishi Sunak really understand red wall voters?
Rishi Sunak thinks Boris Johnson goofed badly when he conspiring to upend Commons standards procedures and agrees with his colleagues…
The Tice is right: is Reform about to break through?
History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes, said Mark Twain. Right now the commentariat is looking for something that…
The media has a climate change blind spot
Are you someone who is delighted by the government’s eye-wateringly expensive commitment to deliver ‘net zero’ by 2035, or are…
Don't bet on the EFFing crisis bringing down Boris
Boris Johnson is taking one heck of a risk by making labour shortages a deliberate part of his economic strategy. That,…
The powerlessness of Priti Patel
It is hard not to feel sorry for Priti Patel. She would surely have been a Tory conference darling at the…
Starmer's essay is gold dust for Boris
Keir Starmer’s incredible shrinking pamphlet was initially said to run to 14,000 words, then 13,000, then 12,500 and now 11,000…
Does Liz Truss have what it takes to be Foreign Secretary?
In the dying days of Theresa May’s benighted premiership I spotted a long-serving Tory MP on the same weekend train…
Emma Raducanu’s amazing triumph does not belong to the left
It didn’t take long for the open-borders brigade to try and politicise the magnificent feat of British teenager Emma Raducanu…
The rise and rise of Rishi Sunak
When Victoria Beckham noticed that her husband David had developed a winning way, not just with her but with almost…
Boris and Priti can't blame France for the Channel migrant crisis
The sun is beating down again, the waves are less choppy in the English Channel and the small boats full…
Why Boris Johnson’s opponents keep failing
Which Boris Johnson should Labour fight? There is little doubt about the personality traits most left-wing activists think they have…
Is Theresa May in any position to criticise Boris?
When Theresa May told a joke at her own expense at a reception of Tory MPs held to celebrate Boris…
The failure of the right
Sometimes things that don’t happen are as important as those that do. In the Sherlock Holmes story Silver Blaze, about…
Talk tough and do nothing: The abject failure of Patel's migrant strategy
It is somehow fitting that during an Olympic Games a department of Her Majesty’s government is busy smashing records. In…
Boris's poll slump isn't such good news for Starmer
Labour narrowing the poll gap with the Conservatives has got to be good news for Keir Starmer, right? Wrong, actually.…
The danger of Boris Johnson’s eco-obsession
It is a notable feather in Nigel Farage’s cap that his new evening show on GB News has already become…
Starmer faces a difficult summer
Like Covid data, polling data has a built-in time lag of several days. Those sifting the evidence on coronavirus typically…
Labour is picking the wrong fight with Priti Patel
The position of Home Secretary Priti Patel is clearly untenable. Presumably this means she must resign. Who says so? Why,…
The arrogance of Boris and Rishi's failed isolation dodge
It’s hard to break into the global top ten of insufferably arrogant political acts. You need to do something really memorable…
Keir Starmer's fundamental problem
Half a century ago, Willie Whitelaw accused Harold Wilson of ‘going around the country stirring up apathy’. I can think…
In defence of levelling up
Modern pragmatist political leaders are generally keen to reassure us that there is a unifying philosophy to be found running…
