Banning BAME from the BBC is really only a partial victory
The BBC, alongside ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, has decided to drop the acronym “BAME”, which stands for “Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic”. The decision –…
Plan Beached Whale in full swing as Boris attempts the mother of all diversionary tactics
Assisting the PM in his prognostications was Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer, who brought his usual undertaker’s charm to proceedings. On this day, however, the charts…
Boris can say what he likes, but trust in the Government may be damaged beyond repair
There weren’t going to be many surprises in the official new rules. We have known what Plan B entailed for quite a long time: more mask-wearing, less…
Boris Johnson may not recover from this double Covid catastrophe
There is an overpowering fin-de-regime stench emanating from Downing Street that can no longer be ignored. Why do all governments end up taking their voters for fools?…
Dolly: The Sheep That Changed the World, review – an ode to British ingenuity and one unoriginal sheep
Karen Walker was in her hotel room after a wedding when a fax came through announcing a birth. “She has a white face and furry legs. Both…
Britain must be proud of its ‘warts and all’ history, says Liz Truss
In defence of the empire, she said that although “egregious things have happened in Britain” there was not “a country in the world you can point to…
Boris Johnson calls for ‘national debate’ on mandatory vaccination to protect UK from Covid
“I want to be absolutely clear, I don’t believe we can keep going indefinitely with non-pharmaceutical interventions, I mean, restrictions on people’s way of life just because…
Partygate: Tory anger as Boris Johnson told he ‘should resign’ if he misled Parliament
The Prime Minister’s announcement of a new probe into the alleged Number 10 festive gathering failed to assuage anger in many quarters of his party. Baroness Davidson…
Didn’t officers guarding No 10 know a party was going on? asks Baroness
One former Met protection officer, who has worked in Downing Street, said he thought it “inconceivable” that those on duty on the night of the alleged party…
UK shut out of Horizon research scheme because EU doesn’t ‘trust’ British Government
The European Union is blocking the UK from its flagship research programme because it does not “trust” the British Government after its threats to tear up the…
Day of reckoning: How many more heads will roll before public anger over ‘partygate’ subsides?
There is little dispute that Downing Street staff swapped gifts and drank together into the night on Dec 18 last year, on a day when they were…
Whodunnit over Downing Street leaks is yet another headache for Boris Johnson
On the ITV News website, it is Mr Lee who wrote the news story published on March 15. After university, Mr Lee went to work as a…
Don’t go to work, but do go to parties, says Boris Johnson
The decision to significantly tighten the rules, one the Prime Minister has resisted for months since the back-up plan was announced in September, applies to people in…
What Covid Plan B means for you: work from home, vaccine passports and extended mask mandate
People are to be asked to work from home “if they can” from December 13 in a bid to slow the spread of omicron in workplaces. Employers…
This Government is failing the victims of modern slavery
There can be no doubt that reforms to the asylum system are desperately needed. The tragic events in the Channel over recent weeks have made that clear. The…
Boris Johnson announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Boris Johnson has said there will “effectively be a diplomatic boycott” of the Winter Olympics in Beijing as no UK ministers or officials will be attending. It…
It’s been a great year for Matt Hancock … on Google
Matt Hancock’s affair during the pandemic made him the most Googled political figure of the year, search trends have revealed. The former health secretary resigned in June…
Allegra Stratton’s resignation statement in full
Allegra Stratton has quit her role as the Prime Minister’s spokeswoman for Cop26 as a row over her joking about a Christmas party at Downing Street reached fever…
Five ways you can unwittingly damage your house price
Property prices have soared at a record pace as desperate buyers have jostled for the limited number of new homes on the market. Yet even though demand…
Questor: this rare top-quality tech stock without a sky-high share price is worth a look
“So many tech investors get it wrong. They fixate on sales growth and forget that a business that makes no profits is worthless.” So says William de…
Beware, ‘overly simplistic’ online wills can expose you to corruption
Getting a will is easier than it ever was these days. Over the last 10 years, dozens of services have popped up online, allowing you to put…
Gangsters’ bank accounts to be drained in fight against fraud
Money in scammers’ bank accounts will be used for the first time in an attempt to stem a rising tide of fraud. Lloyds, Britain’s biggest bank, will…
‘I’ve secretly racked up £25k of debt that would break my husband’s heart – should I tell him?’
Dear Moral Money, I’ve made such a mess of everything and I need help. I’ve dug myself into serious debt over the last 10 years and I…
Want a £19,000 discount on your home? Don’t get a mortgage
Cash buyers made the largest percentage savings in the North East, where the average discount was 13pc. But the biggest cash savings were in the North West,…
Land Rover Defender: nothing like the old one but that’s fine with me
Land Rover Defender 90 on long-term test: Iconic, legendary, unstoppable – the original Defender had it all but the new version is aimed at a softer driving,…