Sunderland AFC, Solar Panels and Reform UK Sunderland AFC’s plan to install solar panels at their training ground should have been a routine attempt to cut emissions and lower energy costs. Instead, it’s sparked fierce objections. Locals are rightly fearful of the club’s plans to steal the power from their Sun God. If their petition fails … Read more
From QAnon to Rotherham: Why the Establishment Always Looks the Other Way The US and UK right are in a strange and sordid mess when it comes to child sexual abuse. In Britain, the very people who fume about asylum seekers living near schools—in case they might be paedophiles—are now outraged about new online safety … Read more
Labour in power have been underwhelming. Despite managing expectations to subterranean levels before the election, many voters are dismayed by what feels like a Tesco Value government. On the left, there’s a growing appetite for something more Waitrose—aspirational, middle-class, maybe even with recyclable packaging. This week, we turn our gaze to two of the main … Read more
Will the UK Have to Pay the EU Under Starmer’s New Brexit Deal? No. It’s a load of rubbish. Total drivel. The Starmer Brexit deal EU payment story doing the rounds in the Brexit press is pure disinformation. In reality, the new UK-EU agreement saves British businesses and taxpayers billions by undoing the costly chaos … Read more
Dan Bongino is threatening to resign from the CIA. His boss, Kash Patel, is said to be having doubts too. For those who don’t know, Bongino is the current Deputy Director of the CIA—a man whose career path runs from NYPD cop to Secret Service agent to full-blown MAGA media personality. I’ve followed him on … Read more
The Next Credit Crunch: Are We Closer to the Next One Than the Last? Back in 2008, the global economy ground to a halt thanks to a housing market crisis. The original credit crunch came in two brutal phases: Phase One: Wall Street Meltdown Wall Street financial institutions had been packaging mortgages into new financial … Read more
Labour and Grooming Gangs : Why Some Politicians Want It All Kicked into the Long Grass Last month, the Government agreed to hold a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. Like the Government, I was initially sceptical. The Jay Inquiry already spent seven years investigating historic child sexual exploitation, producing a raft of recommendations that … Read more
Donald Trump has signed into law his “big beautiful bill.” The headline? A vast extension of the tax cuts he introduced during his first term—overwhelmingly benefiting the top 1%. Technically, it’s a budget reconciliation bill, meaning it could be passed with a simple majority, shielding it from Democratic filibusters. But there’s nothing technical about the … Read more
The drama in the Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday — as the government scrambled to push through a controversial welfare reform bill — looked like a major crisis. Even with a large majority, Labour struggled to control the narrative. In truth, this kind of backbench revolt is nothing new. Blair faced dozens of them and … Read more
In case you hadn’t noticed, The Telegraph has gone bonkers. Completely batshit. Once, it was the grown-up voice of British Conservatism — stiff upper lip, officer class, snobbish but sensible. Now it prints provably false nonsense in a tone of shrieking hysteria designed to farm clicks, likes, and shares. In the last year alone, The … Read more