Most people’s stress levels are pretty high at the moment. Some are worried about catching Covid-19. Others fear for their jobs. The uncertainties of Brexit are hovering over us. We don’t even know for sure whether we will be able to celebrate Christmas this year, though last night there were indications that households may be … Read more
Are YOU doing it wrong? Dawn French reignites the age-old debate on how to correctly eat a scone as she delivers a passionate speech about the baked good on The Project By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:33 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 09:33 GMT, 18 November 2020 She’s the hilarious British … Read more
I’ve got one simple question – who’s in charge? Number 10 Downing Street is fast turning into Calamity Central, with the Prime Minister, six MP’s and two aides self-isolating after being ‘pinged’ by our ‘world beating’ Test and Trace app. There are bound be more casualties – it’s well known that Boris doesn’t wear a … Read more
When the technology is ready — I mean properly tried and tested — I won’t need much persuading to dump my old diesel Citroen estate for an electric car. It won’t upset my sense of manhood to swap a throaty roar for a gentle whir. Like most people, I would love it if our towns … Read more
ESTHER RANTZEN: Reopen care homes for Christmas – for the sake of the residents and their loved ones Sarah uses the same word over and over to describe the visits she makes to her husband’s care home: ‘Heartbreaking.’ Rigid rules have torn her apart from her beloved Philip, the husband she adores. Nearly 90 years … Read more
Scene 1 The Queen and Prince Philip are in their sitting room in Buckingham Palace. The Queen sits quietly in her favourite chair, stuffing a stag’s head, while Prince Philip applies himself to coshing wild salmon. Prince Philip: I say! What’s that infernal box in the corner with wires sticking out of its back? The … Read more
Another day, another deluge of Matthew Hancock. Oh goody. Just what a weary nation needed on a dreary Monday. It was one of those mornings when you couldn’t get away from the Health Secretary. Sky News, LBC, Radio 4. Everywhere you flicked, there was that self-satisfied voice, trotting out the usual government lines with customary … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: With much of the world’s air traffic grounded and non-essential shops in England trapped in a second lockdown, Britain MUST remain open for business Bicester Village, Oxfordshire been magnet for tourists from China & Asia-Pacific Alex Brummer warns it is bad time to suspend VAT refunds for overseas visitors ‘Flies in the face … Read more
Proving their technological skills in a moment of national crisis, peers have been conducting much of their parliamentary business online for months: even Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, has presided over debates from the comfort of his home. But some things never change. Amid a bloodbath in the wider economy, their pampered lordships still ran up … Read more
The Dom Cummings era is over,’ the Minister told me. ‘But if we’re going to replace it with the Carrie Symonds era, we’re f*****. The environment. Transgender rights. If that’s what we’re going to be about, our coalition is going to fall apart. It’s not what our voters want to hear. We’re going to lose … Read more