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How to remove Peter Mandelson from the Lords
There was considerable pressure on Sir Keir Starmer this morning to indicate what action might be taken against his former…
A radio licence won’t save the BBC
According to the Times, the BBC – strapped for cash as millions more stop paying the TV licence, and struggling to…
Cricket has banned naughty jokes
English cricket, in its joyless pursuit of moral purity, has banned naughty jokes. There can be no other explanation for…
Colombia can’t give Trump the cocaine crackdown he wants
When US president Donald Trump hurled abuse at Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro last month, branding him a ‘sick man who…
Watch: Starmer’s legal record called out
It’s been a pretty terrible start to the week for the government. Amid mounting revelations from the Epstein files, the…
Does Keir Starmer know how preposterous he sounds?
It’s Groundhog Day, the theme of the film where Bill Murray is destined to repeat the same day over and…
Teachers are bringing ICE into the classroom
A wave of school protests sweeping the US in response to the fatal shooting of two anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota…
Democrats must ignore the witterings of Billie Eilish
Awarded Song of the Year at Sunday night’s Grammys, ‘Wildflower’ singer Billie Eilish forwent the customary shout-outs to manager, agent…
When will celebrities stop moralising?
When hosting the Golden Globes in 2020, Ricky Gervais delivered a delicious demolition of Hollywood’s political pretensions, telling his A-list…
Why Erdogan wants to help Iran
The Iranian regime remains firmly in the crosshairs of American bombers. As President Trump mulls whether to strike, Turkey is…
Why is Starmer so desperate to tap into Europe’s defence fund?
Keir Starmer has been seized by a dogged determination he does not always exhibit and has announced that he is…
Woke language obviously doesn’t change the way we think
It’s been a cherished belief of progressives over the decades that you change the way we think, and in turn…
Why won’t the Green party use the word ‘Jews’?
Imagine talking about the Holocaust and not mentioning the Jews. It would be like holding forth on the transatlantic slave…
Peter Mandelson quits Labour
It is one of the staple headlines of British politics: Peter Mandelson has resigned. The ‘Prince of Darkness’ was sacked…
Watch: Zack Polanski’s 45-second U-turn
Oh dear. It seems that Zack Polanski is not quite the smooth-talking mega-mind that some on the left thought he…
There’s no way back for Peter Mandelson
When historians write the definitive biography of the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the character of Peter Mandelson will prove…
Don’t bet on Elon Musk’s failure
Tesla’s last quarterly report revealed that deliveries had declined for the second year running and, for the first time, annual…
Lucy Letby’s parents have a point
The parents of Lucy Letby, the nurse currently serving a sentence after being convicted of child murder, have complained to Netflix after seeing…
The enigma of Melania Trump
To the question whether the Melania Trump documentary is as bad as the critics are saying, my answer would be:…
Juries from home would be more trouble than they’re worth
Just as a cash-strapped administration looks for ways of streamlining justice by curbing jury trials, by a nice coincidence academic…
The King’s new film seems extraordinarily vulgar
When I heard that King Charles had a film made about himself – a sometimes ‘elegiac’ film, to quote the…
Mumfluencers and the return of the cottage industry
Soon, social media may be banned for under-16s. But the real addicts are mums. I was a sitting duck for…
Britain is becoming a surveillance state, but no one seems to care
Shabana Mahmood’s announcement that facial recognition is to be rolled out across the nation is no vague statement of aspiration. Part…
Indian gangs are terrorising Canada
South Asian communities across Canada are being terrorised by gangs – and city officials in Surrey, BC are calling on the…
Kemi Badenoch’s favourite book is the perfect choice
Occasionally, the leader of a political party will be asked to name a favourite book. For years, this has produced…
