Fact check: how popular are Extinction Rebellion’s friends?
Long-suffering commuters have had further misery this month, thanks to the shenanigans of eco-warriors Insulate Britain. The group are an…
The Lancet and the problem with women
Quite soon, the word ‘women’ could be considered so dangerous as to be unutterable. That may seem hyperbolic, but Steerpike…
Keir Starmer loses his fizz
Well, the reviews from the critics are in. Keir Starmer’s 11,500 word essay dropped late on Wednesday night and two…
Fresh criticism for Rusbridger over Greenslade IRA article
Few journalists have been more celebrated by the liberal elite than Alan Rusbridger. The longtime editor of the Guardian for…
Boris pressgangs Biden at White House love-in
You can take the boy out of journalism but you can’t the journalism out of the boy. That’s the rule…
Four of the worst responses to the Aukus deal
It is four days since the US, UK and Australia announced their historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific but there are few…
Steady Eddie gets his Far East readies
The Tory party has had a difficult relationship with China in recent years. David Cameron and George Osborne’s ‘Golden era’…
Sir Humphrey’s spirit survives in Whitehall
Fear has been the watchword of Westminster this week, as nervy ministers check to see whether they have survived the cull.…
Harry and Meghan named world’s most influential icons
It’s still some months until awards season gears up but Mr S is happy to announce this year’s winner of the…
Rosie Duffield to miss Labour conference due to security concerns
Labour conferences have been fractious affairs in recent years. Tensions between various factions have often spilled over onto the conference…
Michel Barnier’s Brexity manifesto
It seems Michel Barnier has undergone something of a transformation in recent months. Gone is the starry-eyed Eurocrat who decried…
Terf war reignites at Guardian HQ
Few issues divide the Guardian’s right-on journalists more than transgender rights. Back in November its longtime columnist Suzanne Moore was purged after…
Sturgeon pushes for independence (again)
It’s Groundhog Day in Holyrood. Amid criticisms about her administration’s underwhelming ‘Programme for Government,’ Nicola Sturgeon has returned to her…
Five more lowlights from Australia’s Covid fight
It was less than a fortnight ago that Steerpike wrote of Australia’s various missteps in its long fight with Covid.…
Another Tory tech blunder
Oh dear. Longtime readers will recall that it was just three years ago that the Conservative conference app was revealed…
Now even Sir Alan Duncan turns on Stonewall
Covid has meant it’s been a tough old year for the charity sector – but few have had it worse…
Six times Remainers denied an EU army would happen
One of the points of discussion which dominated British politics in the Brexit era was the possibility of the formation…
When will Twitter treat Biden like Trump?
With the conclusion of the disastrously-executed Afghanistan withdrawal, the attention of Joe Biden and his loyal media apparatchiks has turned to…
Fact check: how much US kit have the Taliban got?
With the war in Afghanistan having officially ended on Monday, the world’s thoughts have turned to how the Taliban will…
Is troubled Trudeau the new Theresa May?
Oh dear. For years Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been at pains to prove his feminist credentials. Whether it’s correcting a…
Covid collapse fails to revive MPs’ bars
The bars at Parliament have played host to many scenes over the years – plots, arguments, merriment and even fisticuffs –…
Expelled leftists mull new party
The not-so-great and good of the onetime Labour left were out in force last night, as members of Labour Against the…
UK-New Zealand trade deal likely within weeks
September is shaping up to be a big month for Liz Truss and the Department for International Trade. While the minister…
Prince Harry’s eco-warrior credentials take another hit
Life seems to be going well for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after they officially split from the royal…
China’s state broadcaster returns to British airwaves
It’s a hard tasking trying to sell China these days. What with the crackdown on Hong Kong, the subjugation of…
