The Silly Season Continues
January 12, 2026
One’s nose was to the grindstone last week catching up on such a terrific backlog of work that, by the end of the week, the
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Begum Back in Business?
January 10, 2026
Few cases encapsulate the rot at the heart of Britain quite like that of Shamima Begum. On the surface, she should have been a textbook
Hate And Fear
January 9, 2026
You already know many of the Emperor Caligula’s greatest hits. There was making his horse Consul (he didn’t, but it was thought he might). There
Britons Are Becoming Poorer—So, Just Accept It?
January 8, 2026
Britain has been experiencing a cost-of-living crisis since Brexit in 2020. Today, the situation is no different, with persistent inflation, low growth, and debt now
Crowborough Protests Starmer’s Migrant Camp Amid 2026 Energy Hikes
January 7, 2026
As Keir Starmer slithers back into the saddle of his limp lacklustre leadership, there has been a deluge of messages from No.10. The sort of
From Festive Season to Silly Season
January 5, 2026
We’ve barely had time to recover from our Christmas hangovers or to start breaking our New Year resolutions, and the silly season has started. Less
How Much Do We Have to Tolerate?
January 2, 2026
In the last half century or so, we Brits have been asked to tolerate a lot. Every decade we are asked to tolerate a bit
52 Things The Internet Taught Me in 2025
January 1, 2026
As we reach the end of another lap around the sun, we approach the conclusion of another year in which the internet has excelled itself
We’ve All Got the Flu
December 31, 2025
They tried to terrify us with Covid-19 and, sad to report, it largely worked. Most of the population cowered under the cosh of the public