Rats in a Sack
03 June 2026
Arch-deflector Nigel Farage turns his pure, cold, performative rage against Newsnight
He won’t condemn rioters, but will condemn host Matt Chorley’s misplaced word
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Angela’s autobiography not set to make millions
The former deputy prime minister has declared the advance for her memoirs - and it's nowhere near the huge amount touted
Read the full article03 June 2026
Splitters! First splinter group defects from Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party
More than 250 disillusioned delegates have left the former Labour leader's fledgling outfit to form their own rival left wing party
Read the full article03 June 2026
Reform candidate Robert Kenyon plumbs the depths with a car crash interview
The party's candidate for the Makerfield by-election gave a BBC interview in which he managed to make himself sound even worse
Read the full article02 June 2026
What’s the real reason Zia Yusuf won’t go after Rupert Lowe?
Reform's head of policy has been hitting out at Labour and Tory politicians - but has nothing to say about his Restore Britain rival
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Trump’s pal Bev Turner withers over Vine
The GB News presenter has launched a sudden and bitter attack on Jeremy Vine, her 5 rival and one-time frequent host
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Amsterdam’s population is only 75,000, says anti-bike Hartley-Brewer
The Talk presenter made the bizarre and wildly inaccurate claim as she hit out at a pro-cycling journalist over a new lane in Cambridge
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Farage, the man desperate to get on Desert Island Discs, doesn’t listen to music
The Reform leader is furious he hasn’t been on Radio 4’s castaway show. But when asked in 2025 what music he likes, he replied: ‘None’
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Could Andy Burnham be heading for defeat?
Labour campaigners in Makerfield do not share the Greater Manchester mayor’s confidence in winning the Makerfield by-election
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The BBC’s AI Question Time is forced to forget about Che
A controversial edition of the current affairs show was planned to feature an AI-generated Che Guevara – until an issue over image rights intervened
Read the full article01 June 2026
What’s the problem with GB News, asks ex-chair of Ofcom
Michael Grade, who left the role at the end of April, says other broadcasters were “embarrassed” because it covers “the agenda of the majority”
Read the full article29 May 2026
The Daily Express, the plucky plumber and some spectacular hypocrisy
The right wing paper damns Andy Burnham for ‘not backing women’ while fawning over a Reform candidate who is a self-confessed sexist
Read the full article29 May 2026
Daily Star falls for lie of Thai AI
The red-top splashed on an undercover cops story which was literally too good to be true
Read the full article29 May 2026
Wound-up merchant: mayoral hopeful Russell Brand closes down his company
The former comedian - running to become mayor of London in 2028 - is winding down his UK company, which has seen the value of its assets plummet
Read the full article28 May 2026
Reform’s new policy? Banning pencils from voting booths
MP Sarah Pochin has vowed the party will outlaw voting with pencils - "then there’s no way that any rubbing-out can go on"
Read the full article28 May 2026
The Democrat candidate attacked as a ‘vegan’ by MAGA… for eating an egg and cheese taco
James Talarico is facing a pile-on from senor Republicans who appear not to know what a vegan actually is
Read the full article27 May 2026
Lib Dem grumblings grow about Ed Davey’s leadership
Just two years after a historic general election success, MPs are wondering where the party is going under their stunt-loving leader
Read the full article27 May 2026
Could the ostracised JD Vance pull out of the 2028 presidential race?
The vice-president, increasingly outside the Trump inner circle due to his dovish views on Iran, is said to be considering sitting out the next election
Read the full article27 May 2026
Reform’s Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon – the gift that keeps giving
To his sexism, graphic language and admittance he voted Remain can now be added homophobia and Covid scepticism
Read the full article26 May 2026
Don’t mention the photo: Reform man snapped giving Nazi salute bags plum job
A Senedd candidate forced to step down after an unfortunate picture emerged has been appointed a special adviser to the party's Welsh leader
Read the full article26 May 2026
The Nicola Sturgeon Show must go on
The small matter of her ex-husband pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the SNP won't stop the former first minister's book tour
Read the full article26 May 2026
Was Reform’s Makerfield by-election candidate… a Remainer?
He's been accused of sexism and vile social media posts. But has Robert Kenyon committed a far more serious sin in Nigel Farage's eyes?
Read the full article26 May 2026
Reform at war as the Jenrick-Yusuf ‘bromance’ finally comes to an end
Zia Yusuf has hit out on social media at his 'shadow cabinet' colleague Robert Jenrick, bringing their simmering animosity back to the surface
Read the full article26 May 2026
Will Restore Britain supporters welcome Rupert Lowe’s happy family news?
The hard right leader's son has married the daughter of Karim Mezran, an eminent Libyan scholar
Read the full article25 May 2026
Elon Musk objects to Lupita Nyong’o – is anyone really surprised?
The car salesman was on social media complaining about a casting decision in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. What Musk showed was that he doesn’t really know anything about classical civilisation
Read the full article25 May 2026
Nigel Farage has more questions to answer over his phone hacking claim
Reform’s leader claims the Russians illegally obtained details of his £5m gift from a crypto billionaire
Read the full article22 May 2026
TV critic Trump gets his ratings wrong
The president mocked the 'very poorly rated' Late Show with Stephen Colbert as it bowed out - as the most-watched late-night show in the US
Read the full article22 May 2026
AI isn’t a threat, says noted science expert Toby Young
The Conservative peer has assured Spectator readers that artificial intelligence is nothing to worry about - just like climate change
Read the full article22 May 2026
The right wing press continues its campaign against Andy Burnham
The Mail's Christian Calgie wrote a 'woe-is-me' story after the Manchester mayor objected to him gatecrashing an awards ceremony for vulnerable adults
Read the full article21 May 2026
Reform’s new offer: swear at a woman, get a peerage
When a truck driver hurled foul-mouthed abuse at chancellor Rachel Reeves, Nigel Farage's party was quick to offer him a reward
Read the full article20 May 2026
The right wing media are losing their minds over Andy Burnham
The Telegraph, Sun and Mail keep pumping out hysterical stories about Labour’s leadership hopeful
Read the full article20 May 2026
Nigel Farage’s fascist-adjacent Makerfield candidate
Why does this keep happening in the Reform party? And if this is what happens in a high-profile by-election, just imagine who might slip through the net at the next general election
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