The Guardian's Truss attack falls flat
The sound of moralising was in the air this morning, as Steerpike emerged bleary-eyed from his hangover. Is it Sunday…
The New York Times' strange silence on Rushdie
The New York Times has never been shy about sharing its opinion – especially when it comes to bashing Britain. In…
The article that made Boris 'hang my head in shame'
Boris Johnson has written more than his fair share of controversial stuff over the years. Whether it’s jibes at Islam,…
The shine comes off Saint Jacinda's halo
Cast your mind back to 2020. Back then, in the dark days of Covid, a ray of light was apparently…
Oxfordshire County Council’s climate crusade
Something funny is in the water in Oxfordshire. In recent months councillors there have embarked on a spree of unorthodox…
Why does no one like Rishi?
Poor Rishi Sunak. Membership polls put him 30 point behind Liz Truss but there’s still three-and-a-half weeks to go in…
Sturgeon fires back at Truss
Miaow. The claws are out in the Tory leadership race, after Liz Truss took a pop at Nicola Sturgeon. The…
Do Conservative members miss Boris?
Boris Johnson is very much the elephant in the room of this leadership race, looming large over both Rishi Sunak…
Truss turns on the media
To Darlington, for another of the endless Tory leadership hustings. Last night’s clash covered much of the same old ground…
Asylum base row after Sunak steps in
A curious row has exploded in the projectile-packed leadership race. This morning’s Yorkshire Post splashed on the news that Rishi…
Where will Boris write his column?
With just four weeks left in No. 10, rumours are swirling about Boris Johnson’s future plans. Will he quit the…
Is Best for Britain the worst of Remain?
Oh dear. It seems that the Hiroo Onodas of Remainia have done it again. Best for Britain, the former Stop…
Who cares about Trump's toilet?
It’s the scoop they were all after. Finally, at last, the much-lambasted Washington press pack has obtained the media equivalent…
Boris Johnson's warning from history
After a long period in office, it’s natural for any political party to lose their zeal for governing. As problems…
Truss is ‘misinterpreted’, again
With four weeks left in the leadership race, how many more times is Liz Truss going to be ‘misinterpreted’? First,…
Will China hawks match words with deeds?
In the Tory leadership race both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have been keen to talk tough on China. Truss…
BBC still taking money from sanctioned Huawei
Things are tough these days at the BBC: stars are leaving, budgets are tight and the licence fee future looking…
Northern Tories savage Truss's 'war on waste'
Oh dear. It seems that Liz Truss’s winning run has come to an end. After a week of riding high,…
After Tavistock, will Mermaids be next?
‘Mermaids must fall next.’ That was the response of Professor Kathleen Stock to the news that last week that the…
Truss u-turns on regional pay
The sound of screeching gears could be heard across Westminster this morning as Team Truss executed a dramatic U-turn from…
Piers Morgan sanctioned by Russia
It’s time for another round of crackpot Russian sanctions. Still smarting from the latest package of western measures, Moscow has…
The National's Anglo-bashing hypocrisy
Given the Scottish political establishment’s misty-eyed myth-making about Scottish nationalism — it’s civic! Joyous! Inclusive! — Mr Steerpike admires the…
Does Britain lack the minerals for green fight?
Amid all her remarks about tax cuts, freedom and, er, Don Revie, some of Liz Truss’s comments were overlooked on…
Poll: Tory voters prefer Truss over Sunak
The Tory leadership races is a tale of two approaches: Liz Truss appears to be campaigning to win the party…
Prince Harry mocked by Supreme Court judge
‘Privacy’ was the reason given for Harry and Meghan upping sticks and leaving Britain in early 2020. The dilettante duke…
