No 10 urgently needs a coherent energy policy
When the then Labour leader Ed Miliband proposed intervening in the energy market in order to keep customer bills down, the Conservatives decried his measure as socialism….
Vladimir Putin is boiling Nato alive and the fractious West is incapable of responding
Finally, Germany has decided to get ahead of Russian aggression – by sending 5,000 helmets to Ukraine. Geddit? The mayor of Kyiv thought it sounded like “an…
Democracy itself is imperilled when the political sphere is invaded by officialdom
Yesterday the Metropolitan Police put out a very short statement. They asked for “minimal reference” in Sue Gray’s forthcoming report on alleged parties in Downing Street to…
The artist behind Adele’s ‘baggy old pond’: why Es Devlin is the Willy Wonka of design
Was it all a squabble over a pond? If anonymous sources in the tabloids are to be believed – and that’s a big “if” – the reason…
Scotland Yard sends letters to Downing Street party ‘suspects’ after receiving Sue Gray dossier
The developments leave Mr Johnson in limbo, unsure what will be contained in Ms Gray’s report or when it will be released, as Tory MPs weigh up…
Foreign Office mandarin apologises for misleading MPs in Afghanistan animal evacuation row
The Foreign Office’s top mandarin has apologised for misleading MPs in the row over the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan. Sir Philip Barton, the Foreign Office’s permanent…
Carrie Johnson offered to bring cake to Boris Johnson’s alleged lockdown-busting birthday party
Carrie Johnson sent messages to Downing Street staff offering to bring a cake to a birthday party for the Prime Minister that she instigated during the first…
‘Partygate allegations have exposed the true Boris’: Readers on the week’s biggest stories
‘Democracy is worth fighting for – but I don’t know anywhere that has one’ @Ima Claret: “I do think that liberal democracy is worth fighting for but…
Should he stay or should he go? Five Tory MPs on their dilemma over Boris Johnson
MPs are much better at sensing public opinion than many give them credit for. Emails in the inbox are an ever-present reality, but chatting to residents and…
Boris Johnson lines up Sir Lynton Crosby hard man and high flying civil servant for No 10 reboot
Mr Canzini is a former director of campaigning at the Conservative Party, who has spent more than two decades in Tory politics of some description. He keeps…
Dr Tedros accused of sacrificing ‘legitimacy of WHO’ over decision to attend Winter Olympics
The director general of the World Health Organisation has been accused of “undermining the legitimacy and authority” of the institution, after it emerged he is set to…
Propaganda coup for Islamic State as prison siege that was declared ‘over’ sparks violently back to life
This was “coordinated” with a prison uprising, where inmates seized weapons and captured guards, Al Naba said. IS footage from inside the prison showed cheering fighters wearing…
Leader of Germany’s far-Right AfD quits as he is not Right-wing enough
The leader of the far-Right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has quit his own party because it has become too extreme. Jörg Meuthen announced he was resigning…
The runners and riders for who could replace Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has come under increasing pressure in recent days amid the mounting allegations of parties in Downing Street. Sue Gray’s report is set to be released…
No 10 insists National Insurance rise will go ahead – ‘no ifs, no buts’
Instead, the source said that the Prime Minister was currently planning an “emblematic” announcement to soften the blow of soaring energy bills in April when the price…
Online porn ‘no way to woo a woman’, says peer crusading for age checks
Online pornography normalises sexual behaviours that are not “how to go around wooing a woman”, a peer has said as he called for compulsory age verification checks….
Government nudge unit ‘used grossly unethical tactics to scare public into Covid compliance’
The unit was used to encourage compliance with coronavirus regulations during the pandemic. One advert showed a close-up photo of an intensive care patient in a mask,…
Graduates hit by ‘stealth tax rise’ as student loan repayment level frozen
The IFS report calculated that in the long term, the Government will foot the bill for £5.9 billion per year of unpaid student loans, which are written…
Skyrocketing energy bills to hit £1,900 from April
Removing VAT from energy bills, which is currently levied at five per cent, would save £90 a year for households on a default “standard variable” tariff. The…
‘Climate change action is colliding with the real world – and investors are losing out’
Owning Japanese shares has been a disappointment for investors. The stock market has still not recovered from its 1989 crash. Its “old economy” financial and industrial stocks…
Save money on your energy bills by making these small changes
British households continue to face surging energy bills after a supply crunch sent power prices soaring, but there are steps they can take to cut the costs…
Questor: one of our Aim stocks fell by almost 10pc on Monday. But look at what it did next
The stock market had a bad day on Monday: the FTSE 100 fell by 2.6pc. But some of the Aim‑quoted stocks in our Inheritance Tax Portfolio did…
‘My neighbour may be damaging our wall with building works – do I have any rights?’
Dear Property Doctors, We live in a lower ground floor flat within a semi-detached Victorian house in London. On the exterior wall side of the house is…
Energy providers playing hide and seek with their deals is an immoral assault on consumers
The energy market is already incredibly opaque, even without this added layer of confusion. Why? First, the poorly-named “price cap” is not a cap at all. It…
‘Surveyor who missed asbestos left my pregnant partner and me homeless’
Sally says: I shudder to think how you and your partner must have felt when the asbestos problem came to light. Asbestos is something that many people have…