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Britain destroyed

How to Destroy a Country

From time to time I dip my toe in the icy waters of mainstream political commentary, and invariably find variations on a puzzled theme: “Why are they allowing this?”, “Why can’t they stop the small boats?”, “Why does Britain feel so miserable?”. After the murder of Henry Nowak, the attempted beheading in Belfast, and the

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father and daughter

My Daughter Ran Back to Me 

Long time readers of my column will know I am on the losing side of a brutal, seemingly endless divorce. I am also suffering parental alienation, which means my two beautiful daughters are suffering it too. That pain is greater than anything a loving father should be expected to bear.  Thanks to an initial court

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Andy Burnham kicks out Keir Starmer

Starmer’s Gone: What Now?

Sir Keir Starmer has resigned. Yes, it finally happened. The Downing Street lectern claims another victim (the seventh in a decade), and Britain waves goodbye to the most unpopular Prime Minister in her history, leaving the Pillsbury Dullboy more time to spend with his family.  In many ways, Starmer ended his tenure in the spirit

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Keir Starmer as Mary Poppins

Nanny Starmer: Protecting Children From Everything Except Real Danger

If you didn’t know better, you’d think Keir Starmer had just cured cancer, ended child poverty, and guaranteed England’s victory at the World Cup – all with one authoritarian flourish of his pedantic little Parker pen. Alas, yesterday’s grand policy unveiling, complete with the obligatory smug smirk, was rather less heroic. Starmer has finally got

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School children learning the alphabet

What the F-word is the P-word?

A peculiar thing happened the other day on Times Radio with Andrew Neil. The legendary broadcaster was discussing the intricacies of the Henry Nowak murder with The Times’ Southwest and Countryside correspondent, Will Humphries. While recounting the 999 call made after the stabbing, Humphries dropped this gem into the conversation: “It’s repeatedly pressed by the

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