The imposition of bans should upset us more than the flouting of them
When I was campaigning for Brexit, I learned to keep my criticisms of the EU on a human scale. If I told people that Brussels was squandering…
Tory devolution is a recipe for disaster
Levelling up, it seems, does not include levelling with us. It has taken a leaked copy of the white paper to reveal what ministers have in store…
Low traffic neighbourhoods are inherently unfair
Low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) should be my nirvana. They are quiet, with low levels of pollution; pleasant to walk in, easy to cycle around. The sort of…
Elon Musk is right about the world’s alarmingly low birth rates
The entrepreneur Elon Musk and our own Prime Minister may seem unlikely bed-fellows but they have one unassailable demographic fact in common – both have plenty of…
In defence of boredom
Some years ago, extravagant claims were made for the beneficial effects on children’s intelligence of listening to Mozart. A regime of Eine kleine Nachtmusik would, it was…
Strictly Come Dancing 2021, semi-final results, live: Rhys Stephenson misses out on the grand final
No one ever wants to leave Strictly, but it’s particularly gutting to be eliminated in the semi-final, just one week shy of the season’s big finish. This…
Bags of entertainment, a lot of laughs, no real motoring advice – long live Top Gear
Never mind first love. Who can forget their first car? RIP my little Peugeot 205, with its 954cc engine and manual choke, which met a tragic end…
Russia faces ‘massive consequences’ if it invades Ukraine, warns Liz Truss
Vladimir Putin faces “massive consequences” and a “severe cost” if Russian forces invade eastern Ukraine, Liz Truss said, as she led G7 leaders to a tough joint…
Unvaccinated workers must come clean to employers under new Covid rules
Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, said that the omicron variant was “quickly gaining ground” and is on course to become dominant in Britain by the middle of…
French fishermen plan to ruin Christmas for millions of Britons with blockade
French trawlermen are drawing up plans to ruin Christmas for millions of Britons by blockading Calais and other key ports in response to the resolution of the…
Covid Plan B: How it will affect your Christmas plans
Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, Boris Johnson said: “On Christmas, the best way to ensure we have a Christmas as close to normal as possible…
Book your Covid booster vaccine in the afternoon ‘to get better protection’
Booking a Covid booster jab in the afternoon could provide a higher number of antibodies, a new study suggests, although researchers insist receiving a vaccination at any…
A reputation as ‘the Selfish Party’ spells electoral doom for the Tories
There is no formula to the fall of governments, and no inevitable timeline to events that lead voters to conclude it is “time for change”. But among…
Covid travel restrictions are haphazard and disproportionate, airlines tell Boris Johnson
They added: “We have also seen immediate problems with red list arrivals, with many customers booking hotels which either were not ready or had been double booked,…
Jordan Peterson: ‘If you can’t say what you think, soon you won’t be able to think’
And so when asked if he is worried about the rise of authoritarian China and Russia, Peterson responds with: “I’m also worried about the West! If we…
Boris Johnson accused of breaking the law by hosting a quiz during last year’s Covid restrictions
Ms Stratton is understood to have taken part in several sessions to prepare her for “White House-style” televised briefings, with Government special advisers posing as journalists. The…
Up to a quarter of Government ministerial aides on resignation watch ahead of Covid votes
We still are in need of urgent action to get more booster availability By Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset On Wednesday last week at 11.45am, it…
‘Protest vote’ may see Tories lose safe seat in Thursday’s by-election, Education Secretary says
A “protest vote” in North Shropshire could see the Tories lose their safe seat in Thursday’s by-election, a Cabinet minister has said, as Labour plans to bus…
Boris Johnson in talks to hire ‘hard man’ ally of Sir Lynton Crosby as No 10 enforcer
Boris Johnson is in talks to appoint a senior ally of election guru Sir Lynton Crosby to be his new 10 Downing Street enforcer, as he attempts…
One million booster vaccines a day in race to avoid New Year lockdown
The risk that hospital beds will be overwhelmed with cases of Covid-19 is one of the key metrics that is used by the Government’s medical advisers when…
Questor: Tui’s long-term recovery potential trumps all the short-term uncertainty
Covid-19 has been a disaster for the travel industry. Demand for flights, cruises and hotels has plummeted because of lockdowns and travel restrictions. It is impossible to…
‘Randox cancelled my £500 medical but refused to refund me’
Dear Sally, I work overseas, but twice a year, when back in the UK, I visit Randox Health for a medical check-up. I always book and pay…
Holly Tucker: ‘We had to use credit cards to pay our employees’
Holly Tucker MBE is the British entrepreneur who, with her business partner Sophie Cornish, founded Not On The High Street, the online marketplace for small retailers. She…
Men get £700 more than women every pay rise
Men are given £733 more than women for each pay rise they receive, further widening the gender pay gap, research has found. The average pay rise in…
Thousands of fraudsters infiltrate banks to steal our data
Hundreds of fraudsters have infiltrated banks and been hired as employees despite having committed financial crime in their personal lives. The clandestine operators were part of more…