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No country for young men
One of the most reliable standards in international comedy has long been the outstanding ineloquence of American politicians. In this…
Can Labour win back Scotland?
When the political cabinet met on Tuesday, by-elections were on the agenda. The Prime Minister is facing four of them.…
The trouble with teachers
A teacher once told me that he couldn’t stand Pakistanis ‘because of the smell’. I was 13 at the time…
The diversity trap
If anyone reading this ever bought shares in the diversity racket, then I would suggest you start dumping them now.…
Why I hate drones
I have a plan for my old age. Now that we all might live for a century or so, feeling…
The Tories’ capital punishment
London faces its seventh mayoral election next year and, yet again, the Tories are having trouble finding a suitable candidate.…
The judgment of Carla Foster
‘No one has the right to judge you’ was one of the last posts made on Facebook by Staffordshire ‘mum’…
Bring back weather
I was in New York while the smoke from Canadian wildfires filtered over the city for three days last week,…
My idea of a true Conservative
The hubbub about Boris Johnson is blocking the view. He is, of course, an easy and undemanding topic of conversation.…
It’s been a bad week for former political leaders
The week of the three downfalls has been an interesting one. Boris Johnson resigning from parliament, Donald Trump going to…
Why Sunak fears the Covid inquiry
A former Labour spin doctor recently offered some advice for governments considering a public inquiry. Rule No. 1: Don’t. But…
On the hallowed terf
The recreational use of psychedelic drugs, such as LSD or peyote, declined with some rapidity from the 1980s onwards as…
How to dismantle history
It is 18 years since the last Colditz drama on British television, which apparently means we need a new one.…
Is this why so many kids are trans?
If we rule out the notion that people have ‘gendered souls’ at odds with their biological sex – and we…
The battle with the Blob
Most prime ministers fall out with the civil service at some point. David Cameron attacked the ‘enemies of enterprise’; Tony…
My northern honours list
Exciting news arrives. The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has let it be known that he wants more northerners nominated for…
There will be no price cap on ‘basic items’
Sometimes it’s the little things that depress most. I groaned last week to hear the news item. The government is…
Is that enough about Phillip Schofield?
As I have noted before, there is always another circle. I thought that last week’s scandal (originally entitled ‘Suellagate’ or…
