Our Prime Minister is in thrall to a group of blinkered scientists What has happened to the Boris Johnson I used to know — a man of open mind who welcomed debate and resisted the groupthink of government drones? Our Prime Minister is in thrall to a group of blinkered scientists. When his views are … Read more
Ros Altmann: The Government had a duty to ensure women affected by age rise were aware of it, so they could adjust their plans A landmark case against the increase in women’s state pension age to 66 has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Two claimants, supported by the BackTo60 group, argued that raising … Read more
When coronavirus first struck Britain, Boris Johnson assured the public that ‘our country remains extremely well prepared’ to cope. Among our national assets, he boasted, was a ‘fantastic testing system’. Even when the virus was at its peak in May, the Prime Minister was still in hyperbolic mode as he promised that the testing regime … Read more
‘Johnny Depp is no wife beater’ says actor Mark Rylance as his co-star awaits verdict in Amber Heard libel trial Sir Mark said Depp’s denial of the alleged abuse ‘is completely believable’ Depp, 57, is awaiting a High Court judgment in libel action against The Sun Newspaper labelled actor ‘wife beater’ and Amber Heard, 34, … Read more
After all the sound and fury, at last the book itself – delivered to my desk via the click of a computer mouse as if the risk of handling it might be every bit as explosive as the bombshell revelations it was said to contain. How do we know this? Because the ‘fact-driven’ authors say … Read more
As I took my seat in the spartan, bug-swept offices of the intelligence and security committee’s anonymous Westminster headquarters in the summer of 2018, my excitement was tempered with trepidation. Since watching the Soviet empire collapse 30 years ago, I had been sounding the alarm about Russia‘s reluctance to give up its dreams of empire. … Read more
The magic money tree… shaken by a Tory! Astonished former Chancellor NORMAN LAMONT gives his verdict on Rishi Sunak’s mini-Budget By Norman Lamont, Former Chancellor, For The Daily Mail Published: 22:36 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 01:21 BST, 9 July 2020 As a former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1990s, I can honestly … Read more
Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss has warned that #MeToo accusations are often ‘heard as a verdict’ and said even those accused of Holocaust atrocities were given ‘due process.’ In 2017, the Jaws actor, 72, was forced to deny claims he exposed himself to TV writer Jessica Teich in the ‘80s and he has now said that some … Read more
Wednesday, May 20 Captain, now Colonel Tom Moore, is to be knighted, it was announced today – a month after we launched a campaign on Good Morning Britain for him to get a gong. The great man recently rang to thank me for helping with his fundraising exploits, which felt a bit like Thierry Henry … Read more
Sir Richard Henriques, one of Britain’s most distinguished lawyers, played a leading role in some of the most notorious trials of recent years. In extracts from his new book in the Mail, Sir Richard has given a gripping account of his role in the trial of Dr Harold Shipman, and his forensic review of Operation Midland, … Read more