Last Orders 3: Nigel’s Round
May 8, 2026
In a quiet corner of the Strangers’ Bar, the lights are low, the mood lower, and the glasses significantly cleaner than the members’ consciences. George,
Politics
Reform’s Reckoning: Judgement Day for Starmer and Labour
May 7, 2026
Britain heads to the polls today, in what promises to be one of the most consequential sets of elections in a generation. Across England’s council
Britain Needs a Bastard
May 5, 2026
Keir Starmer entered Downing Street promising the political equivalent of a monastery. He was silent on matters of substance, except to say that his administration
Last Orders 2: The Manchester Pact
May 2, 2026
In a quiet corner of the Strangers’ Bar, the lights are low, the mood lower, and the glasses significantly cleaner than the members’ consciences. George,
Last Orders 1: Starmer on the Rocks
April 26, 2026
In a quiet corner of the Strangers’ Bar, the lights are low, the mood lower, and the glasses significantly cleaner than the members’ consciences. George,
Restore or Reform?
April 18, 2026
Forgive my mischievous use of a Rupert Lowe picture… Answer: Reform. I hope that doesn’t lose me too many subscribers. Please read on. I’m going
The Stupid Lies of Keir Starmer
April 5, 2026
Keir Starmer likes to present himself as the decent man in politics: the former Director of Public Prosecutions, the lawyer who values evidence and rectitude
The Fake News About Enoch Powell
March 30, 2026
It is sometimes claimed – most often by those on the ‘soft Right’ I find – that Enoch Powell and his ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech
Keir Starmer: Traitor or Incompetent?
March 24, 2026
Keir Starmer is now officially the most unpopular Prime Minister in modern history. A paltry 18% of the electorate view him favourably, while the majority of 75%