Henry Channon
Chips, with everything
Mr Heffer has produced a monumental second volume on Henry ‘Chips’ Channon to match his first
World-class snob, first-class diarist
Andrew Roberts says that in these diaries, Channon takes snobbery to a truly pathological level
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unconquered by a
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
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Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
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The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
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Keir Starmer’s failure should mark a decisive break with a failed consensus
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There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands