Those who missed them will find parts 1 and 2 about this bombshell week in British politics of interest. Wednesday’s news: Dorries delays resignation Apparently, Nadine Dorries did not… Read More

Yesterday, June 6, 2023, was the 79th anniversary of D-Day. Along with many others, I hope that the centenarians who commemorated the event this year will be alive to see the 80th anniversar… Read More

One year ago today saw the beginning of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. As she was in such poor health, she was only able to make balcony appearances at Buckingham Palace. H… Read More

Today’s post concludes my three-part series on Mark Steyn’s departure from GB News. Find out why he left here. This post has more segments from his evening programme, which will… Read More

Today’s post concludes my long running series on The Telegraph‘s The Lockdown Files. Those who missed it can read Part 1 of the conclusions. All other posts in my series are on m… Read More

It’s hard to know where to begin with this year’s Christmas news, much of which is disappointing, to say the least. That said, there is a bright Christmas message here, so please… Read More

Just as they did with their exposé of the parliamentary expenses scandal in 2009, The Telegraph‘s journalists have excelled themselves with their exploration of the Government&r… Read More

Readers who missed them might wish to read Parts 1 and 2 in this series on Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, who announced her resignation as SNP leader on Wednesday, Februar… Read More

Previous instalments in my series on Harry and Meghan can be found here, here, here and here. I left off at the end of 2019, with The Sun publishing a story on the Sussexes imminent extended… Read More

On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, the outspoken Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen had the whip removed for remarks he tweeted about the coronavirus vaccines. He now sits as an Independent. Before… Read More

This is my final instalment on the rise and fall of Matt Hancock, the former Health and Social Care Secretary. Those who missed them — and the drama of the pandemic — can catc… Read More

Last weekend saw an Anglican news story make the papers: that of ordinand Calvin Robinson, who is effectively being prevented from taking Holy Orders in the Church of England. Even though he… Read More

This is the final instalment of my series on Boris Johnson’s downfall. Those who missed them can read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Also of interest are: Developing news: how long can Bor… Read More

There was little of an Easter recess for some British parliamentarians, especially Boris Johnson. That said, the relatively short break proved once again that a week is a long time in politi… Read More

On Monday morning, July 18, 2022, this was where the candidates for the Conservative Party leadership stood with their fellow MPs: Who’s Backing Who: Monday Morning State of Play htt… Read More

Last week, I posted the first part of my defence of a constitutional monarchy. Today’s post concludes that defence of the UK’s system of government, the Queen being our Head of S… Read More

On Sunday evening, June 13, 2021, Andrew Neil’s GB News channel (Freeview 236) launched in the UK. Andrew Neil has had a long career in broadcast and print journalism, having helped la… Read More

Recently, I’ve been writing about Red Wall MPs in England. Mark Jenkinson, who represents the Workington constituency in the north west of Cumbria, is among their number. The constitue… Read More

For the past several weeks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservatives have been lagging behind Labour in the polls. Boris and the Conservatives held the top spot for most of 2021, a… Read More

COP26? Oh, the hypocrisy of it all! I watched the first hour of it on Monday, November 1 and nearly gagged but had to hear the actual speeches so that I would know exactly what the more prom… Read More