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Why Tories are hooked on Boris Johnson
Modern politicians are like drug dealers intent on keeping their clients’ hooked. They sell fixes to their core voters: upping…
The Democratic debates drinking game
Now that former Pennsylvania congressman Joe Sestak has entered the race, there are now 24 Democratic candidates for the presidency…
Boris’s secret weapon in the fight against Corbyn
After nine years cleaning up Labour’s mess, things are looking up. Government debt as a share of the economy is…
Boris and Carrie’s staged picture is a PR masterstroke
Whatever you think of Boris Johnson’s ability to be Prime Minister you have to admire the PR skills of Carrie…
Michael Wolff: the Mueller indictment document ‘sits on my desk’
On Friday, I had the pleasure of recording a podcast with Michael Wolff at his hotel in Mayfair. Wolff is…
AOC: ignorant or anti-Semitic?
When my grandmother Masha was liberated by the British Army from the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen, she was 19…
The shameful hounding of Carrie Symonds
Who’s really harassing Carrie Symonds? We have no proof that her boyfriend Boris Johnson is. One surreptitiously recorded late-night row…
Could Boris Johnson command the confidence of the Commons?
Could Boris Johnson command the confidence of the Commons? That’s the question being asked in Westminster this week as various…
The Bernie Sanders paradox
Anton Gunn was holding court at the South Carolina Democratic Convention this weekend, eager to regale journalists with tales of…
Boris Johnson’s other woman
There are few stranger relationships in Westminster than the close alliance of Boris Johnson and the campaigner, author, and self-described…
The confusing modern rules of telling a ‘joke’
The pace of outrage is such these days that before anybody has thought through any one outrage we are all…
Why Tory members don’t care about the Carrie Symonds row
This is what a senior member of the cabinet told me this morning about whether Boris Johnson’s prospects of becoming…
Jeremy Hunt capitalises on Boris Johnson’s troubles
When Jeremy Hunt was announced as the candidate who would join Boris Johnson in the final two for the Tory…
Dear Mary: what do you do if you spill red wine on a sofa?
No matter how much you loved Boris you would find it maddening if he spilled red wine on your sofa. …
Holyrood’s trans rights pause is a good thing
A revolution stopped in its tracks is an uncanny sight. After impatiently pursuing reforms to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA),…
There’s no denying the Boris tape was politically motivated
A neighbour records a domestic row through the wall of their flat, takes the recording to a newspaper which then…
Boris has to get out of Camberwell
Well! Just when it looked like the only political question anyone would be talking about is the start of the…
History will wonder how we trusted Boris with Britain
I am besieged by media folk asking when I shall make good on a four-year-old threat to flee to Buenos…
Donald Trump and the politics of Netflix
Given that there’s apparently no aspect of American life where culture wars don’t rage, the only surprise about Netflix’s latest…
Why the polls will be wrong about Trump – again
The great ceremonial game of poll dancing is gearing up for its quadrennial orgy. Headlines across the fruited plain bark…
How Boris Johnson intends to approach the next stage of the Tory leadership contest
There was a huge cheer in Boris Johnson’s office when it was announced that Jeremy Hunt had 77 votes, sending…
The Boris campaign get the leadership final they hoped for
There will be sighs of relief in the Boris Johnson camp this evening after Jeremy Hunt won the second spot…
The case for locking Joe Biden in a cupboard
Most candidates for the Democratic nomination are struggling to be noticed in a crowded field. Elizabeth Warren details policy proposals.…
Give Tucker Carlson a Nobel prize!
The strong favorite for the Nobel Peace Prize this year is Greta Thunberg, a girl who lectures grownups about climate…
Trumpworld Orlando, where dreams come true
Why did Donald Trump choose Orlando, near Disney World, for his campaign kickoff Tuesday night? Because he appears to be…
