What does this Labour MP have against the Union Jack?
If you’ve driven through Temple Fortune in northwest London recently you’ll have noticed (as in many other places) a rather…
The strange relationship between Qatar and the ICC
Last month, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan KC, was suspended after an investigation into a series of…
It’s a disgrace that Ed Miliband is Foreign Secretary
In my four decades in and around Westminster, I have met plenty of wrong ’uns and seen lots of scandals…
Burnham is doomed if he listens to Labour MPs on immigration
As Andy Burnham prepares to take over as Prime Minister, we still have no idea who will be the next…
Why Count Binface could beat Farage
It looks like it’s going to be a straight fight between Nigel Farage and Count Binface to be the next…
Is any Labour MP brave enough to admit the truth about Andy Burnham?
There’s been much comment on the appointment of James Purnell as Andy Burnham’s chief of staff. Along with the widely…
Burnham is more like Boris than you think
As a good Labour man, I’m sure Andy Burnham will have read his Marx (even if he is by no…
The failure to deport the Rochdale grooming gang leader shames Britain
If you want to understand why the traditional mainstream parties struggle to gain support, and why Reform is leading the…
What is Andy Burnham hiding?
When it became obvious that Andy Burnham would be the next prime minister if he won in Makerfield, it seemed…
Keir Starmer is a worse PM than Neville Chamberlain
The last Prime Minister to resign over national security was Neville Chamberlain in 1940. Eighty six years later, Sir Keir…
Why Iran attacked Israel – and why Israel hit back
If you follow what’s been going on in recent days in the Middle East from only the BBC and Sky,…
Zia Yusuf’s attack on Kemi Badenoch shows he is a hypocrite
I’m usually resistant to the sentiment behind one of the oldest political jokes: How can you tell when a politician…
Soho’s Nimbys are the worst in Britain
I am aware that there is limited interest in my domestic arrangements, but there is a reason why I’m telling…
The British Museum has let Jew hate win
Interviewed earlier this month at the Cannes film festival, Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes spoke of the ‘shameless orgy of anti-Semitism…
Labour’s supermarket socialism will end in trouble
Here’s your starter for ten. When did this report appear on the BBC’s website? “The government is discussing plans for…
Who is the real Andy Burnham?
There’s an old joke about Andy Burnham that has been recycled since he started making eyes at No. 10. A…
Wes Streeting would be a disastrous PM – but not for the reason you think
The joke doing the rounds over the past couple of days has been that the choice of Sir Keir Starmer’s…
Starmer should stay
Sir Keir Starmer remains dug in as Prime Minister, having told the cabinet: ‘Bring it on if you think you’re…
How to stop rising Jew hate in Britain
It’s now been two days since the Golders Green terror attack, so if the response to previous such incidents is…
Why doesn’t the Royal Academy of Music like private school kids?
It’s always the newspeak that lacerates. The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) has, admirably, set up a new foundation year…
Nothing prepares you for the death of a pet
My companion – my friend – Louie died suddenly on Tuesday. He was nine (his tenth birthday was due next…
What the Guardian should have asked Francesca Albanese
There are times when even the Guardian is beyond parody. The newspaper which recently published an article by Iran’s foreign…
What David Attenborough gets wrong about cats
Here we go again. Last February I wrote about the latest wave of ‘catphobia’ – my new word, do use…
How could Wireless festival book Kanye West?
Here’s a surprise. For over two years the Mayor of London has maintained a Trappist vow over the regular hate…
Tucker Carlson’s troubling drift from the mainstream
Tucker Carlson is one of the most influential and popular podcasters in the world. He is, not to put too…
