In defence of the Norfolk mega pig farm
The ‘blockers’ who have so offended Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have, for the moment, scored another success in thwarting…
Starmer is teaching Europe a lesson on tariffs
The reactions to Donald Trump’s tariffs between London and Brussels could not be more different. Where Keir Starmer was conciliatory, stressing…
Trump’s tariffs are a real Brexit win
So, Britain has got its trade deal with the US – of sorts. Donald Trump has awarded Britain no exemption…
Labour’s welfare crackdown is a sham
You can already sense Rachel Reeves’s spin machine whirring into action. It was Donald Trump wot ruined my careful book-keeping,…
There’ll be no liberty on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
Beware the words ‘liberty’ and ‘liberation.’ There are no end of evils committed in their names. Wednesday, according to Donald…
The electric car honeymoon is over
Sooner or later, it is going to dawn on the owners of electric cars that they have been enjoying one…
What happened to the post-Covid roaring twenties?
It has become customary for Budgets to unravel within 48 hours of being delivered. Rachel Reeves didn’t have much in…
Rachel Reeves should leave ISAs alone
Voters won’t want to thank Rachel Reeves if the Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) turns out to be right in…
Trump has Britain in a bind over car tariffs
The government has less than a week to decide how to respond to Donald Trump’s announcement of 25 per cent…
Rachel Reeves can’t blame anyone else for stagnant growth
It didn’t take long for the Commons to spot the glaring omission in Rachel Reeves’s boast that the Office for…
Falling inflation may have rescued Rachel Reeves
Clothing retailers have saved Rachel Reeves from having to go naked into the debating chamber. As the Chancellor rises to…
Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement looks like a missed opportunity
The Spring Statement was supposed to be a fiscal non-event, but instead, it is shaping up to be a mini-Budget.…
Why won’t Labour oppose solar panel slavery?
The evils of slavery weigh so heavily on Britain’s conscience that we must decolonise our museums and our university courses,…
Is Rachel Reeves brave enough to slash the civil service?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is seeking to trim £2 billion from the government’s £13 billion administration budget, with up to 50,000…
Is foul play to blame for the Heathrow fire?
Ed Miliband has made the confident and somewhat premature reassurance that there is ‘no sign of foul play’ in the…
We’re all paying the price for Ed Miliband’s net zero rush
Pursuing net zero is the ‘opportunity of the century’ which will create tens of thousands of well-paid green jobs and…
Netflix’s Adolescence is far from perfect
According to one gushing review, Netflix’s Adolescence is the ‘most brilliant TV drama in years’. And that verdict is at…
Starmer is taking a big gamble with his welfare cuts
That the welfare bill needs bringing under control is pretty undeniable. According to projections by the Office for Budgetary Responsibility…
Is Rachel Reeves tough enough to cut disability benefits?
There are, as Rachel Reeves keeps telling us, some tough choices to be made. Whether she is personally tough enough…
How Europe’s electric battery dream ran out of power
Setting ourselves stringent net zero targets will help us get ahead of other countries in the race to develop green…
The Tories should have scrapped NHS England
Listening to Keir Starmer announce this morning that he is going to abolish NHS England can only make the Conservatives…
Quangos are forever
So it is goodbye to the Payment Systems Regulator, which will be merged with the Financial Conduct Authority. That is…
Who becomes a Labour politician to slash benefits?
If you are an idler sponging off the state, you have every excuse to feel cheated. Throughout his years in…
Think you’re so clever boycotting Tesla?
How difficult life has become for earnest, liberal-minded motorists who like to show off their environmental credentials through their choice…
Labour will struggle to reform the civil service
The need for the civil service reforms which Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden is proposing is glaring. It can be…
