Once jihadi bride Shamima Begum sets foot on British soil again, what do you think the chances are of her ever being deported? Less than zero. Even if she fails in her legal bid to have her UK citizenship reinstated, she is certain to be granted ‘exceptional leave’ to remain. For a start, no country … Read more
Sir Ed Davey’s face was a picture. A whirling, twirling swirl of yee-haw, whoop-dee-doo delight. Golfers know the one: that pop-eyed look of pleasure that players pull, half shock/half ecstasy, as their ball plops into the hole from long distance. Like the novice hacker who’s just chipped in from a bunker, the acting Lib Dem … Read more
They have become ‘add- icted’ to Twitter, that most ‘toxic’ of social media platforms, and seem to care more about their tweets ‘going viral’ than telling the truth. No, that isn’t a description of irresponsible, smartphone-obsessed teenagers. It is an indictment of senior BBC journalists, delivered in explosive fashion to a parliamentary committee this week … Read more
From the House of Commons yesterday there came the familiar sound of screeching tyres, followed by rising smoke and the lingering aroma of scorched rubber. Not for the first time this summer the Government was embarking on another fast paced U-turn. The unfortunate minister yanking up the handbrake this time was Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden. … Read more
It’s that glorious time of year when families and friends get together to enjoy the drizzle and to argue about whether or not the sausages are ready. 1 There really is nothing easier than cooking outdoors on a charcoal barbecue, apart from cooking inside on an electric hob. 2 Before lighting your barbecue, be sure … Read more
Even before the pandemic, Britain’s escalating care crisis was rarely far from the headlines. But it has been all too easy for politicians of all parties to acknowledge the problem, promise the earth — and then move swiftly on. Well, not any more. In an open letter to Boris Johnson, the head of Care England … Read more
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon vowed yesterday to make the case again for independence after the pandemic crisis eases, speaking on BBC1’s The Andrew Marr Show. Always on the media, her personal approval ratings are high and support for Scottish independence at 54 per cent in the latest poll is at a four-year high. … Read more
Another face covering has just arrived. This from my friend Rachel, who is working with Kenyan women on a recycling project. And it’s gone in the drawer with all the other masks that I have been given or bought over recent weeks. Do they work? I haven’t the foggiest. Because this country’s confusing guidance on … Read more
HARRY COLE: Now raging Dominic Cummings turns to Trotsky for inspiration By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:54 BST, 12 July 2020 | Updated: 01:55 BST, 12 July 2020 Given his habit of quoting Lenin in his rambling blog posts, Dominic Cummings surprised colleagues on Friday night by, instead, parroting Lenin’s arch rival, … Read more
Andrew Twentyman makes the best pizza in Leigh in Greater Manchester. But he’s a working man who doesn’t like Jeremy Corbyn. And for that he had to be destroyed. ‘Can you imagine what state we’d be in if Jeremy Corbyn had been in charge of all this?’ the former Labour supporter told The Guardian newspaper … Read more