Sunak should be looking for a new Home Secretary

Sunak should be looking for a new Home Secretary

Context matters when we say things, if James Cleverly were a private citizen or a comedian then this joke would be viewed differently but James Cleverly is the Secretary of State for the Home Department overseeing the campaign to stop women having their drinks spiked. I have never drunk alcohol and since my university I have been on countless girls’ nights out and as a man it was only then did I realise the eternal vigilance women have to display…

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Is New Hampshire about to dump Trump?

Is New Hampshire about to dump Trump?

One poll and all that jazz but I am intrigued by the Insurrectionist-in-Chief’s reaction to this poll. Those of us who have followed Mike Smithson’s tips on Haley will be feeling content with this poll. TSE

Expect a lot of bishop bashing from the Tories

Expect a lot of bishop bashing from the Tories

Will this lead the radicalised Tories to espouse republicanism? The unelected King has been doing things that have annoyed the Tories recently and knighting Justin Welby is just another example from the King. Taking back control from our unelected rulers is all the rage with the Tories since 2016. TSE

The View from South Africa

The View from South Africa

In a roseate African dusk a skinny teenager ignores the sliding pitch of the lark’s incessant call and shoulders a Mauser Model 1895 rifle. He squints down the crude iron sights, imagines himself to be Yevgeny Maximov and, between heartbeats as his grandfather has taught him, squeezes the trigger. The antique weapon bucks and roars in his hands leaving a choking cloud of white smoke and a ringing noise in his ears. The watermelon, placed on the corner of the…

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