When Boris Johnson praised “my old chum” Piers Corbyn
The anti-vaxxer, Covid conspiracy theorist and climate change denier was once the Prime Minister’s favourite meteorologist.
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At 80, the evolutionary scientist and atheist still courts controversy. Will his influence survive a passion for social media?
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This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Historians have become soft targets in the culture wars. We should fight back
The “rewriting of history” is not some act of professional misconduct but literally the job of professional historians.
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Poison pens: A selection of the finest political satire
Brexit havoc, Tory sleaze and the brutal reality of Covid restrictions; the events of 2020-21 have provided colourful fodder for…
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What the hell is going on with the Daily Mail group?
In a saga that has more dramatic plot twists than a Game of Thrones season finale, Paul Dacre is back…
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Brexiteer Tory MP self-publishes memoir on Amazon about the Brexit battle – to mixed reviews
Publishers were far too Remain-minded to take it on, apparently.
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Andrew Marr joins the New Statesman as Chief Political Commentator
Marr, one of the UK’s leading political journalists, will join in February 2022 following BBC departure
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