There’s a beautiful moral simplicity about sporting contests. Win or lose. In or out. So how nice it is that England, which voted in 2016 to leave the European Union, has done so well in a competition that’s called Euro 2020. After the Brexit vote, the outgoing EU Council president Donald Tusk warned that this … Read more
Most of us think of the loo as, among other things, a refuge from the stresses, if not the strains, of everyday life. It is somewhere we can sit down and relax in complete privacy, confident that nothing will disturb us. I’m sure that’s what an unnamed 65-year-old Austrian man assumed as he locked the … Read more
All lazy, last-minute revisers will be familiar with the conundrum. You spent all night preparing for one essay topic only to turn over the exam paper in the morning and find those rotten teachers have not included it in their set of questions. As an ice-cold shiver flashes up your spine, you gently pound the desk … Read more
Here we go again. The BBC is getting it in the neck for paying its talent silly salaries. Or some of them. If I had a fiver for every time I’ve been involved in a BBC pay row one way or another I’d be even better off than I am already. And I’m one of … Read more
ANNA MIKHAILOVA: £18,000 and the Cabinet Minister is all yours… By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 01:53 BST, 4 July 2021 Roll up, roll up. Get your Cabinet Minister here. It’s that time of year when politicians are put out to market. For the princely … Read more
ANNA MIKHAILOVA: £18,000 and the Cabinet Minister is all yours… By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 3 July 2021 Roll up, roll up. Get your Cabinet Minister here. It’s that time of year when politicians are put out to market. For the princely … Read more
A little twee and far from perfect (but at least it looks like her!): A verdict on the Princess Diana statue from British Art Journal editor ROBIN SIMON By Robin Simon For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 1 July 2021 She was one of the most beautiful … Read more
As a symbol for Brexiteers of our chances of success on the international stage after leaving the EU, it could hardly have been more totemic. Nissan’s unveiling of a £1billion factory, to be built in the North-East, is easily the most significant industrial decision taken by a multi-national company in Britain since the referendum five … Read more
How optimistic should England supporters be about tomorrow’s match against Germany in the knockout stage of the UEFA Euro 2020 Football Championship? As we haven’t won against them in a ‘winner takes all’ match of any significance since the FIFA World Cup Final of 1966, apprehensiveness on the part of the home fans — this … Read more
When Sajid Javid comes to write his memoirs there will doubtless be the usual praise for the three prime ministers who set him on the ladder of his political journey. From David Cameron to Boris Johnson via Theresa May, each have played their part in promoting the ambitious son of an immigrant bus driver. But … Read more