Rats in a Sack
22 July 2025
Cleverly has an eye on City Hall
The former home secretary was rumoured to still covet the Tory leadership, but does he actually have ambitions to be mayor of London?
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Stephen Colbert and a series of unfortunate coincidences
The CBS presenter's departure comes days after he mocked a payout to Trump over a baseless libel claim
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Telegraph offers up some food for thought
A columnist at the paper jumped to MasterChef's defence - neglecting to mention his own awkward cancellation
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Does Nelson want more than a column?
The former Spectator editor's presence in the Times office is setting tongues wagging
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What next for Suella Braverman?
The former home secretary is caught in a bind after her husband quit Reform
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Reform and the missing link
It seems some of the party’s most prominent members aren’t especially tech savvy
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It’s a net win for Badenoch!
The Tory leader enjoyed a very generous perk at Wimbledon
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Breaking News: Reform politician sees the light
The leader of Kent Council has written to the government urging it to ease restrictions on migration
Read the full article15 July 2025
Wetherspoon serves up its revenge cold
The Brexit-supporting pub chain has published a 20-page magazine detailing all the times it’s been unfairly maligned in the media
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Where in the world is Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton?
The former prime minister has barely spoken in the House of Lords since last year’s general election defeat
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Trump/Trump is no Frost/Nixon
The president was quizzed by his own daughter-in-law for a Fox News interview which avoided hard questions
Read the full article09 July 2025
Elon Musk’s AI Hitler problem
The techbro entrepreneur was worried that Grok, his AI system, was turning into a lefty, so he fiddled about to make it more right wing. The results were terrifying
Read the full article09 July 2025
The Reform Party revolution continues to eat itself
Another MP leaves Nigel Farage’s party, while the number of new councillors suspended or resigning continues to grow
Read the full article08 July 2025
Nadine Dorries is quids in at the Mail
The former culture secretary missed out on a seat in the Lords – but is doing very nicely courtesy of the struggling paper
Read the full article08 July 2025
Is Scott Bessent the biggest toady in the court of King Donald?
A series of sycophantic interviews should serve the Treasury secretary well in his ambition to be chair of the Federal Reserve
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Tories’ Hall signs up for Rupert Lowe’s new project
The Conservatives’ former mayoral candidate is an advisor to Restore Britain – a new hard-right group with some extreme policies
Read the full article07 July 2025
Mr. Osborne nearly went to Washington
The former chancellor was under consideration by Keir Starmer's team to be the UK ambassador to America, The New World can reveal
Read the full article04 July 2025
Darren Grimes and the mysterious police advice
The GB News man turned councillor says police advised him not to hold surgeries with constituents. They say they told him no such thing
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The long-awaited return of Paul Nuttall
The former UKIP leader is back in frontline politics as Reform's new vice chairman
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Zarah Sultana’s new party already squabbling with itself
The former Labour MP announced she would co-lead the new outfit with Jeremy Corbyn - but appears not to have checked with him first
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The BBC makes another musical muddle
The Beeb linked to a 'leaked' setlist for Oasis's comeback gig - except it was a spoof which claimed the band had set aside time for a fight
Read the full article03 July 2025
Tin-eared Jenrick strikes again
Robert Jenrick’s pivot to video continues, this time with an attack on Rachel Reeves so foul and ill-judged that even the right wing trolls are turning against him
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Can someone drop a bomb on Rod Liddle please? Just hypothesising
The rent-a-gob Spectator columnist has proposed dropping a nuclear bomb on Glastonbury despite preaching free speech for Tommy Robinson
Read the full article02 July 2025
Richard Tice: art critic, and chicken
The Reform leader has a new, surprising area of expertise
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Is Wales’s shortest-serving first minister heading for the Lords?
Vaughan Gething, who lasted 139 days as first minister, is rumoured to be in line for a peerage
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Problem Page: I cried at work. What should I do?
“Raquelle” writes about her sense of betrayal by her boss “Keith” after a project goes wrong
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Michael Gove and Sarah Vine: the political Prince Andrew and Fergie?
A Spectator reader made an unwelcome comparison to the ‘model divorced couple’ at an event about living with politicians
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Standard hits upon groundbreaking idea – paying for newspapers
The struggling title is now back on sale in some London stores 16 years after going free
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News UK’s Talk in line for a Sunny rebrand
The company’s unloved broadcasting arm may be about to get another new name – this time one with a familiar feel
Read the full article01 July 2025
No 10 fails to give backing to BBC director-general
The prime minister's spokesman declined an opportunity to throw the government's support behind Tim Davie, caught up in a Glastonbury row
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The GB News revolution devours its own children
The channel’s presenters are said to be at war over stars’ alleged egos and a ‘blokey’ workplace culture
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How a Reform government would face serious peer pressure
Nigel Farage’s party might need to create 835 new members of the House of Lords if it finds itself in government
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