Why are our MPs so pathetically in thrall to Extinction Rebellion?
Why are MPs so pathetically in thrall to Extinction Rebellion? This morning, while the world was focused on the Conservative…
Boris should stop Heathrow’s expansion and build the Thames Estuary airport
Heathrow Airport commences the consultation on its third runway plans today with a very big problem on its hands: a…
Rory Stewart is all style and no substance
Ever since Tony Blair appeared on the scene I have found it hard to avoid watching an up-and-coming politician without…
The tragedy of Britain’s abortion epidemic
News comes through this morning of a big death toll: 200,000 over the past 12 months. What’s more, it has…
A legacy Theresa May can be proud of
Theresa May is said to be desperately searching for a legacy in her last few weeks at Number 10. It…
Scrapping free TV licences for the over-75s will cost the BBC dearly
Well, that was surprising. The BBC has announced that from 2020 it will do away with free TV licences for…
Boris Johnson is making the same mistake as Theresa May
The concept of Boris Johnson avoiding publicity takes some getting used to. Normally, the man seeks out TV studios like…
The real problem with Michael Gove’s drug admission
The problem for Michael Gove is not that thousands of Conservative party members will open their copy of the Daily…
Labour’s victory in Peterborough should terrify the Tories
Politics may seem to be deeply confusing at present, but in fact there is one very stark conclusion to come…
Why have Brexiteers stopped making the case for Brexit?
For at least a year the Brexit debate has been conducted almost entirely on negative ground – arguing over how…
Boris Johnson’s court appearance is nothing to celebrate
I have often wondered what would happen if politicians were bound by the same rules as advertisers, or if manifestos…
The EU’s role in the demise of British Steel
How ironic that British Steel goes into administration on the day before the European elections, putting 4,200 jobs at risk…
Brexit and the tragedy of Philip Hammond
It is still a few hours before Philip Hammond makes his speech to the CBI this evening but so much…
We’re already having a ‘people’s vote’ – the EU elections this week
Frustrated Remainers wanted a second referendum – or what they ludicrously call a ‘people’s vote’, on the basis, presumably, they…
Fact check: is Huawei really contributing £1.7bn to the UK economy?
Huawei is nothing if not inventive in its efforts to land the contract to run Britain’s forthcoming 5G mobile phone…
How do the Project Fear prophets explain the good news about Britain’s economy?
Of course, we shouldn’t read too much into a set of good economic figures when they are so obviously down…
Only a vote for the Brexit Party can save the Tories
Of all the red warning signs for the Conservatives, the choice of the Brexit party’s candidate for the forthcoming Peterborough…
Theresa May’s promotion of Rory Stewart is a smart move
In sacking Gavin Williamson for an offence he strenuously denies Theresa May has created for herself a potential embarrassment. What…
Why Geoff Norcott won’t last on the BBC’s ‘diversity’ panel
I’ll give it 48 hours. No, on second thoughts make that 24. I’ll happily wager that by this time tomorrow…
Liam Fox falls foul of the climate change cult
A question has come to me from a test paper in the A-level for 21st century ethics. Read the following…
The trouble with Greta Thunberg
In popular mythology Greta Thunberg is a one-girl revolution who has inspired millions of young people into action by being…
What David Attenborough’s climate change show didn’t tell you
Given the reception that awaited Richard Madeley when he ventured last week that David Attenborough is “not a saint, just…
Fretting over ‘land inequality’ is a waste of time
As if the nation is not already mired in enough scandal, now comes the revelation that half the land in…
Extinction Rebellion shouldn’t be given such an easy ride
Why is Extinction Rebellion being given such an easy ride? It isn’t hard to imagine the outrage which would rightly…
Theresa May’s Brexit compromise won’t work
So, finally, we have a spirit of compromise. Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May are going to sit down together and…
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