Boris donors come back to Kemi
Well, well, well. It appears that Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has managed to secure yet another notable donation – and…
How many Labour welfare rebels are left?
Tonight, we will find out just how many Labour welfare rebels there really are. A vote on the second reading…
Why corporations won’t let Pride die
Pride month has finally come to an end. Did you notice? There has definitely been a reduction in the number…
Cutting the cash Isa allowance screams of desperation
The economy has stagnated, foreign investment has collapsed, the non-doms have fled and the entrepreneurs are following them. Meanwhile, Labour…
Three arrested at Letby hospital in manslaughter probe
To the Countess of Chester Hospital, where three hospital managers have been arrested as part of a corporate manslaughter probe…
Ex-Tory minister suspended over ‘cash for questions’ row
Dear oh dear. Mr S reported on Saturday that former Conservative science minister George Freeman was under scrutiny over Sunday…
BBC chief left IDF death chants on livestream
Well, well, well. The chants of Bob Vylan frontman at Glastonbury – ‘death, death to the IDF’ – sparked outrage…
The Royal Train’s retirement is a loss to Britain
King Charles is a man acutely aware that the monarchy has to be seen to provide value for money in…
Can these Farage rivals’ start-ups hurt Reform?
You wait ages for a right-wing movement to come along – and then two do so at once. Former MEPs…
Why we need to talk about black anti-Semitism
At the Glastonbury musical festival in England this weekend Bobby Vylan – a British-born rapper of African heritage – led…
Labour MPs need a reality check on Britain’s ballooning benefits bill
‘No one votes Labour to cut the welfare state. People vote Labour to grow the welfare state. That’s the role…
Will the welfare bill really push 150,000 into poverty?
Labour MPs are obviously going to panic when told their votes might plunge just one person into poverty – let…
Trump could bomb Iran again
President Trump has already warned Tehran that he’ll be back if Iran tries to revive and advance its nuclear programme,…
Northern Ireland is still paying a heavy price for Brexit
This week heralds the arrival in Northern Ireland of yet more overregulation, bureaucratic overreach, and political incompetence. No, Keir Starmer…
How feminist ideology captured psychology
How refreshing to discover an anti-feminist psychiatrist. Very few people in the ‘helping professions’ have the courage to openly oppose…
Adam Curtis: ‘modern power makes me cry’
Adam Curtis used to make TikToks but he doesn’t want to talk about them. ‘I did quite a lot of…
The Alice in Wonderland productivity roundtable
It is a humbling experience to be a leader in a democracy. It requires the recent Coalition concession that they…
It’s time for a Reform Australia Party
Populism has been defined as an approach to politics that pits a champion of the commonfolk against elites. Right-wing populism…
Fake apocalypses are an economic scam
In a world obsessed with the apocalyptic hellfire of ‘carbon’ and the terror of an imperceptibly warmer climate nowhere near…
Liz Kendall’s humiliating welfare climb-down
‘This government believes in equality and social justice,’ began Liz Kendall. Which government she was describing is anyone’s guess. I…
Watch: Pro-Palestine mob in Leicester chant ‘death to the IDF’
Pro-Palestine demonstrators on the streets of Britain have been led in a chant of ‘Death, death to the IDF’ –…
Labour MPs are still sceptical of the Welfare Bill
Liz Kendall tried to use her Commons statement on the government’s U-turn on some of the disability benefit cuts to…
How did the BBC end up broadcasting Bob Vylan?
Until last weekend, Bob Vylan were not a household name. I admit that I had never heard of the rap…
Being a Christian isn’t easy
Spare a thought for Chris Coghlan, who has learned to his horror that not only is the Pope a Catholic,…
How big will the Labour welfare rebellion be?
This afternoon Liz Kendall will update the House of Commons on her revised plans for welfare, following the concessions wrung…
