Who was the dad who confronted Boris Johnson?
The BBC PM programme today led on Boris Johnson’s discomfort when confronted by members of the public while out on…
In solidarity with Owen Jones
Much as the appalling Shami Chakrabarti has insisted, I stand ‘in solidarity’ with Owen Jones and hope he makes a…
Beech’s sentence is an overreaction – the real blame lies elsewhere
I don’t blame Harvey Proctor for having scant sympathy for his ludicrous accuser, Carl Beech. I think it’s entirely right…
Does J***e C***l O***s understand irony?
The following tweet comes from a very talented US author: ‘The irony that in T***p Dark Age with its public…
On Iran and oil tankers
I’m glad the Foreign Secretary thinks it ‘unacceptable’ of Iran to have seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Straits…
In defence of Matthew Parris
A perfectly sensible observation from Matthew Parris has incurred the wrath of his colleagues on the Times. Speaking of Trump’s…
The complaints are piling up at the BBC after my Newsnight appearance
For those of you who were not watching, if you have the time, take a look at the interview I…
On the standard of political debate
Just received this update from the Brexit Party: ‘Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage threw down a challenge to Tory leader-elect Boris Johnson:…
How to save the Tory party
How do you feel about the standard of political debate in this country? I ask this question at the very…
What the Peterborough debacle says about the LibDems
I see that the Lib Dems were also involved in trying to put up a joint candidate with the Greens,…
A crafty apple
Overheard on the eastbound Jubilee Line train today at about 1620. Two blokes, sitting next to each other, apparently friends.…
Why Conservatives can’t survive in government
I had mixed feelings about the sacking of Roger Scruton from the government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, following comments…
My least favourite countries in the world
Every year during Easter Week I draw up a chart of my least favourite countries and distribute the list to…
Tory Brexiteers were wrong not to back May’s useless deal
Amongst the wrath we should pour upon our elected politicians – yes, especially the Tory Remainers and Labour’s bereft and…
Brexit is now dead
And that, my lovely friends, is it for Brexit. You kippers and ERGers who think we’ll leave with no deal,…
My suggestions for Justin Welby’s Brexit prayers
Would anyone like to join me in the “Five Days of Prayer” that Archbishop Welby has announced to mark the…
There’s nothing new about the Labour breakaway group
I once came up against Mike Gapes in a fraternal game of five-a-side football played at the Elephant and Castle…
In defence of Diane Abbott
The question I had hoped to pose this week was this: “Do people dislike Diane Abbott because she is black…
My 14 requests for the new year
It is always a pleasure to watch Paris burning. On the surface a civilised country, but scrape a little deeper…
If only British politics had more people like Paddy Ashdown
I didn’t agree with much that Paddy Ashdown had to say. But what a man! If we could all die…
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