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Top five howlers from Sturgeon’s memoir
Oh dear. Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir Frankly was always going to have its detractors, given how divisive a figure the SNP’s…
The police guidance on revealing ethnicity does not go far enough
At nine minutes past eight on the evening of Monday May 26, Merseyside Police did something that no other British…
Scotland has one of the largest deficits in the Western world
It’s that time of year again: GERS day – when Scotland’s annual fiscal health is laid bare – has come…
The small boats crisis is getting worse. What’s Labour’s plan?
How long it seems since the then Home Secretary Sajid Javid declared a ‘major incident’ in the Channel on account…
Zelensky prepares to woo Trump one last time
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Berlin this morning, where at 3pm local time he will speak to Donald Trump…
Why you should confront the next shoplifter you see
Physical courage isn’t my most obvious quality. I hope, if push came to shove, I’d stand up for myself (I…
Can Trump take down the cartels?
In December 1989, the United States invaded Panama. The objective was Manuel Noriega, a pineapple-faced general who’d risen to power…
Regulation – not climate change – is making our flats unbearably hot
If you want to spend the sunny weather house-hunting in East London, you will be met with a stark message…
Did I underestimate Harry and Meghan?
It is important for any self-respecting writer to admit when they get it wrong. So it is with an element…
Essex-boy Elegy: J.D. Vance meets the Bosh man
Vice President Vance is currently receiving visitors at an 18th-century Georgian manor in the Cotswolds, an implausibly quaint patch of…
Young people are becoming increasingly authoritarian
‘It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms’, Winston Churchill…
Rachel Reeves should be brave and raise income tax
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is having trouble making the numbers add up. The deficit just keeps getting worse. The public…
Who’s on JD Vance’s Cotswolds guest list?
Well, well, well. The US Vice President has taken a family trip to the UK this summer, to enjoy a…
Did Thought for the Day call Jenrick xenophobic?
To the Beeb, which these days is better at making news headlines than creating them. On Radio 4’s Thought of…
The absurdity of Britain’s nuclear regulation
If you eat a banana, you get a tiny dose of radiation. Perfectly safe. Yet Britain’s nuclear regulator once forced…
The migrant hotel protests are all about class
‘It’s got nothing to do with racism. My daughter is black. She’s half-Ghanian,’ says one Isle of Dogs resident, watching…
Labour is incapable of fixing the migrant crisis
The news that over 50,000 migrants have arrived on small boats since Labour took office last year is of no…
The White House UFC cage fight
When President Trump said in July that he planned to host a Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House…
Putin’s summer offensive is gaining momentum
Vladimir Putin is set to arrive at his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday with additional leverage: his…
The case for not lowering the drink-driving limit
Labour is reported to be considering lowering the drink driving limit from 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath…
Trump was right to deploy the National Guard to DC
The last thing I heard before my ears started ringing was my left turn signal clicking. I was stopped at…
Top five lowlights from Sturgeon’s memoir
They say good things come to those who wait, but Steerpike will let readers be the judge of that when…
Why I don’t pity short men
I couldn’t help sniggering when I read in the Guardian that Tony Robinson, the diminutive (5’4) droll most famous for being…
Am I ‘vulnerable’?
I needed to speak, briefly, to my car insurer regarding breakdown cover. After undergoing the usual roster of DNA testing,…
Exclusive poll: are you proud to be an American?
With the 250th anniversary of America’s founding approaching next year, the majority of Americans are happy to applaud their country…
