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…
William Wentworth’s submission to the productivity roundtable
The US often draws on the American Revolution in its public debates. Australia has the unparalleled achievement of our 1850s…
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…
Australians (should) have a right to defend their homes
‘At the moment, in Victoria, there’s some exemptions for self-defence in your home, but we want them to look 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…
Keir Starmer should smash the gig economy
No Frenchman has been as critical as the recent ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal than Xavier Bertrand. A grandee…
The truth about Meghan and Harry’s renewed Netflix deal
It is important for any self-respecting writer to admit when they get it wrong. So it is with an element…
This Midlands police officer represents true British values
There’s been a tiny outbreak of sanity among British officialdom. Footage emerged on X at the weekend, captured on a…
Why are schoolchildren making Valentine’s Day cards for refugees?
In Birmingham, schoolchildren as young as five have been reportedly asked to write Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers. One…
Rachel Reeves’s assault on the British economy continues
There really is no hiding place for Rachel Reeves in this morning’s employment figures. The Office of National Statistics (ONS)…
Is Nicola Sturgeon liberated or lost?
Nicola Sturgeon isn’t someone for whom oversharing comes naturally. Throughout her career, she has regularly been labelled ‘dour’ or ‘frosty’…
What Baroness Debbonaire gets wrong about Clive of India
Baroness Debbonaire, addressing the Edinburgh International Book Festival, has called for the removal of the statue of Clive of India,…
