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The truth about Led By Donkeys
Love them or loathe them, it’s hard not to have noticed Led By Donkeys. The protest group – made up,…
The Myanmar junta’s desperate campaign of terror
It was about 9:15pm on 5 September when the roaring sound of a warplane began to hum across the hills.…
Calm down, most cows aren’t ‘killers’
There must be carnage in the countryside. That’s the only explanation for a stampede of anxious headlines about the danger…
Now Rayner’s register of interests is under scrutiny
This weekend Labour hosts its party conference in power for the first time in 15 years. The great and the…
Can Keir Starmer reverse his fortunes at Labour conference?
What is Keir Starmer wearing, how much is it worth and who paid for it? That’s normally a question only…
Best events at Labour conference 2024
This weekend Labour ministers, MPs and delegates will arrive in Liverpool for their first conference in office since 2009. Following…
How much trouble is Keir Starmer in?
To Liverpool for Labour’s first party conference since Keir Starmer triumphed in the general election. On paper, this ought to…
Starmer’s freebies and the truth about Labour’s double-standards
The Labour government’s u-turn on freebies, its disclosure last night that it will no longer accept donations for clothes, is…
Abbott: Starmer is in the ‘pocket of millionaires’
As if Sir Keir Starmer didn’t have enough on his plate what with his freebie scandal, Sue Gray inquiry and…
No, Rich Lowry didn’t say the N-word
Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief of National Review, is being cancelled for calling Haitian immigrants the N-word. One problem: he didn’t. Lowry…
Why isn’t Gary Oldman playing Smiley again?
Following the huge success of the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – from the book of the same name…
Is Israel ready for a ‘new phase’ of war?
The toll wreaked from the events of 17 and 18 September has been extensive. According to the best estimates, more…
Ed Davey’s Lib Dems need to grow up
In a wetsuit and atop a jet ski, Sir Ed Davey hurtled towards the Brighton shore, descending on the Liberal…
Marine Le Pen looks unstoppable
Overlook for the moment the shenanigans surrounding French prime minister Michel Barnier’s attempt to cobble together a new government. One…
University isn’t sexy anymore
Freshers’ Week. It sounds so appealing, even to an uneducated counter-jumper like me who finds the word ‘uni’ so repellent…
Smart meters aren’t so clever
Smart meters were meant to make our lives easier. They were designed to help us reduce energy consumption and cut…
Morrissey’s martyrdom knows no bounds
Say what you like about Steven Patrick Morrissey – lead singer of The Smiths, the Mancunian miserabilist, ‘the Pope of…
No. 10 change tack on ‘wardrobe-gate’
A week is a long time in politics. Keir Starmer began the week sending out his senior ministers to defend…
Farage plots his next US trip
It’s his sworn ambition to become Prime Minister of the UK by 2029. But is Nigel Farage perhaps spending a…
Nigel Farage’s unlikely inspiration
Nigel Farage has just finished his keynote speech at the Reform party’s annual conference. In a performance enhanced by Eminem,…
PM must keep Tory switchers on side, warns report
Reform’s party conference is in full swing in Birmingham, as the leadership continue to hammer home their pivotal role in…
Lee Anderson takes a pop at Sadiq Khan – again
Ding ding ding! The gloves are coming off today in Birmingham, where Reform UK is hosting its day-long party conference.…
MPs slam Starmer over freebie fiasco
Sir Keir’s frockgate scandal is only gathering pace, it appears, after a rather calamitous week for the Prime Minister. Donations…
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Putin must not be allowed to win in Ukraine
‘Whatever happens, Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to win the war in Ukraine’. For the first time since being…
Britain is losing the spy game to Russia
Russia’s decision to kick out six alleged British spies in August prompted a strange sense of deja vu. After the…
