What the LA riots have in common with the George Floyd unrest
This weekend’s immigration protests in LA showed every element in American politics at its absolute worst. The right was rabidly…
Who’d want to stay in Meghan Markle’s hotel?
Say what you like about the Duchess of Sussex – and I try to – but she has a knack…
Dutch sound alarm on Chinese super-embassy in London
For years, Steerpike has been warning about the dangers of a new Chinese ‘super-embassy’ being built in Tower Hamlets. Located…
Finally, a Harry Potter star has backed JK Rowling
Fair play to Draco Malfoy. (Now there are five words I never thought I’d write.) Tom Felton, who played Harry…
Reeves cannot afford more episodes like the winter fuel U-turn
This afternoon Rachel Reeves finally completed the longest U-turn in British politics. Ahead of her spending review on Wednesday, the…
Britain’s police force isn’t fit for the 21st century
In last Friday’s early evening rush hour, three police vehicles had parked by the side of the North Circular Road…
Police blow £17 million on 300 diversity staff
Good news for British bobbies: you are about to get a real-terms pay rise. Yes, that is right: Yvette Cooper…
Will America and China call a truce in their trade war?
High-level talks have started in London today between American and Chinese officials aimed at dialling down the trade tensions between…
Are vegetarians really hungry for power?
The secret is out: vegetarians are ‘tougher’ and more ‘power-hungry’ than meat eaters, according to a study in the Times this morning.…
SNP ferry fiasco worsens. Again
Back to Scotland, where yet another ferry is facing further delays. The MV Glen Rosa, which is being built at…
Gary Lineker blocked from addressing Jewish writer’s memorial
Gary Lineker may have been finally forced out of the Beeb, but the ex-footballer is still managing to make headlines.…
The battle of the Channel has been fought – and lost
Kemi Badenoch says the Conservative party will take a look at withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR),…
Britain must learn from France’s e-scooter mistake
An e-scooter revolution is coming to Britain whether the country likes it or not. “The revolution will hurt a little,…
Greta Thunberg should thank Israel for intercepting her Gaza selfie ship
Once again, the Mediterranean has hosted a familiar theatre of self-satisfied spectacle. This time, however, the curtain has come down…
Will Donald Trump’s defenders finally admit the truth?
So, there we have it. The President of the United States wants to bypass state governors and deploy the National…
Greta Thunberg’s irresponsible ‘Selfie Yacht’
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist turned self-appointed geopolitical saviour, has once again commandeered the global stage with her latest…
Tasmania quietly points to our socialist future
The election of Michelle O’Byrne as Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly on May 14, 2024 marked a significant…
In Essex, the only way is Reform
The country is slipping away. The whole place, slowly, but London suddenly, blinding glass slabs becoming East End blocks, ‘SPLENDID…
Long time passing
As with Peter, Paul, and Mary’s signature 60’s peace anthem, Where have all the Flowers Gone, the wars and unravelling…
Worrying about migration doesn’t make you an extremist
This country still has a problem with a radical ideology. News that the government’s anti-radicalisation programme, Prevent, now classifies concerns about mass…
Welcome to the land of the authoritarian
The right to proselytise, to preach, to seek to convert people to your religion or point of view, to stand…
Is Reform a right-wing party?
If the problem with Labour is that it believes in nothing, the problem with Reform is that it believes in…
Leo Varadkar and the real story of the Imane Khelif gender scandal
Remember when Leo Varadkar egged on someone with male strength who was punching women in the face? It sounds made up,…
Head of the prison officers’ union: we should halve the prison population
The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) and its national chair Mark Fairhurst have a reputation for always wanting prisons to be…
