Penny Mordaunt
Fort Mordaunt – a castle with a keep
Penny Mordaunt treats us to her motte and bailey defence
Shock: there is a pregnant “person” in the Cabinet
Legislation on maternity leave is now drafted to apply to “a person” not “a woman” who is a mother
Emergency powers – which, why and how long?
The coronavirus emergency powers legislation is not open to amendment
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
The problem with Rachel Reeves’s pension pretensions
Bigger funds are not the key to effective investments
Why won’t Chris Whitty go away?
He lingers on — a slap-headed Rasputin whispering terrible ideas into the ears of our leaders
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
