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The truth about me, Dave and the drugs
This week I woke up shocked to find myself on the front page of the Daily Mail. Apparently I’m the…
This will-they-won’t-they rate-rise saga has dragged on long enough
When news broke last Thursday evening that the US Federal Reserve had decided to keep interest rates on hold, I…
This will-they-won’t-they rate-rise saga has dragged on long enough
When news broke last Thursday evening that the US Federal Reserve had decided to keep interest rates on hold, I…
The truth about me, Dave and the drugs
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thegreatbritishkowtow/media.mp3 This week I woke up shocked to find myself on the front page of the Daily Mail. Apparently…
Is my only choice to be a cynic or a sucker?
It’s all the rage to mistrust the powerful these days, to say politicians are scum, or all bankers are selfish.…
Will anyone fight, fight and fight again to save what’s left of New Labour?
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thegreatbritishkowtow/media.mp3 Five years ago this Saturday, Ed Miliband was crowned Labour leader. Three days later, he had to deliver…
I knew it! All these toffs have depraved tastes
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thegreatbritishkowtow/media.mp3 A friend of mine once watched Jeremy Corbyn try to rape an owl. This was the early to…
Corbyn puts the EU referendum on a knife edge
No one watching Jeremy Corbyn walk around the Palace of Westminster would imagine that he had just won the Labour…
The Spectator’s notes
When the Labour party began, its purpose was the representation of labour (i.e. workers) in the House of Commons. Indeed,…
Why emote about migrants during a concert?
How should we deal with people who sneeze in public places? Stephen Jackson, aged 49, has found himself in court…
Soon we will accept that useless lives should end
Throughout the short life of the Assisted Dying Bill which failed last week in the Commons, the ‘faith community’ (a…
The problem with Corbyn’s hatred of the media
The new leader walks across a bridge, in the dark, while the journalist asks him questions. He’s not shouting, this…
The Living Wage is nifty politics – but let’s see more help for small business too
What is George Osborne’s Living Wage? Is it a ploy to shift cost from the taxpayer to the employer by…
The Living Wage is nifty politics – but let’s see more help for small business too
What is George Osborne’s Living Wage? Is it a ploy to shift cost from the taxpayer to the employer by…
The problem with Corbyn’s hatred of the media
The new leader walks across a bridge, in the dark, while the journalist asks him questions. He’s not shouting, this…
Soon we will accept that useless lives should end
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thedeathoftheleft/media.mp3 Throughout the short life of the Assisted Dying Bill which failed last week in the Commons, the ‘faith…
Corbyn puts the EU referendum on a knife edge
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thedeathoftheleft/media.mp3 No one watching Jeremy Corbyn walk around the Palace of Westminster would imagine that he had just won…
The Spectator’s notes
When the Labour party began, its purpose was the representation of labour (i.e. workers) in the House of Commons. Indeed,…
Why emote about migrants during a concert?
How should we deal with people who sneeze in public places? Stephen Jackson, aged 49, has found himself in court…
How Gordon Brown’s hit man became Labour’s peacemaker
Last week I was talking to a member of the shadow cabinet about Jeremy Corbyn’s impending victory as Labour leader.…
The Spectator’s notes
Presumably Britain has some sort of policy on immigration, asylum and refugees, but instead of struggling to understand it, you…
Soon, having sex and having children will be utterly disconnected
What is tougher for a kid? To be born black in a predominantly white neighbourhood, or to be born to…
The NHS was great for Girl, but I still don’t like it
When Girl came off the horse it didn’t look like a bad fall. More like an involuntary and rather hurried…
All those boardroom codes still can’t catch rogues and incompetents
Sir Adrian Cadbury, who has died aged 86, is remembered as the author in 1992 of a first stab at…
All those boardroom codes still can’t catch rogues and incompetents
Sir Adrian Cadbury, who has died aged 86, is remembered as the author in 1992 of a first stab at…
