The Government’s dedicated efforts to destroy our economy and an entire way of life have moved up a step. High streets had just begun to stir feebly back into life after months of enforced shutdown. Then the futile decree went out from Downing Street that customers must wear muzzles. And …...Read More
PETER HITCHENS: Boris Johnson's decision to force us to wear face nappies will kill the high street
HUGO VICKERS: Prince Harry should have learned from Diana, you cannot compete with the Queen
The members of the Royal Family have always been there to serve the Queen rather than to compete with her. That is the best – and only – way that the Monarchy can function. But that’s not, in my view, a lesson that Harry and Meghan have been willing to …...Read More
DAN HODGES: What makes all the rabid Remainers hate 'Lord' Botham so much? He's a winner...
Most ludicrous of all was the accusation that giving Botham (above) a peerage would be excessively 'political', following reports it would be proffered as reward for his backing of the Brexit cause Now it's Ian Botham's turn. 'Please can we put the House of Lords out of its misery,' exclaimed …...Read More
Civil Service chief tipped for No10 top job 'bent' rules to acquire £30,000 worth of paint
Under-fire Civil Service high-flyer Antonia Romeo was at the centre of a fresh bullying storm on Saturday night after a former colleague broke cover with a slew of new allegations. This newspaper has learnt the mandarin tipped to become Whitehall's top official was accused of breaking strict Government procurement rules …...Read More
Emma Gannon, S. J. Parris, Lynne Truss and Caoilinn Hughes: This week's best new fiction
Olive Emma Gannon HarperCollins £14.99 Everywhere she looks, Olive sees babies. Except in her own future – an admission that yields incredulity, mistrust and a devastating break-up. At 32, the motherhood question is suddenly inescapable, becoming an emotional minefield that tests Olive’s tight-knit circle to the limit. Putting society’s expectations …...Read More
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier review: A thought-provoking book about gender dysphoria
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters Abigail Shrier Regnery Publishing £22.99 (ebook out now; hardback available August 20) Rating: Changing sex used to be vanishingly rare, and then suddenly it wasn’t. Over the past decade, there has been a 1,000 per cent increase in gender dysphoria (feelings of …...Read More
How Ronnie Kray's peer was kept out of jail - by his bow ties and Eton drawl
The Peer And The Gangster: A Very British Cover-Up Daniel Smith The History Press £20 Rating: Like Jeremy Thorpe, Alan Clark, Jonathan Aitken, Lord Lucan, Captain Hook and our current Prime Minister, Bob Boothby was an Old Etonian renowned for his wit and charm. He wore an over-large bow tie, …...Read More
From The Joe Wicks Podcast to Homo Sapiens and The Pargetter Triptych: This week's top podcasts
The Joe Wicks Podcast The lockdown has made a king of Joe Wicks, the fitness instructor who has been teaching us how to stay healthy. Now, inevitably, he has a perky BBC podcast. The lockdown has made a king of Joe Wicks, the fitness instructor who has been teaching us …...Read More
Kate Middleton and Prince William hit back as biography said they shunned Meghan and Harry
The book is written by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, who are considered friendly to Harry and Meghan Cambridges 'welcomed Meghan with open arms' and 'did all they possibly could' to make her feel welcome But friends of William and Kate said couple had 'rolled out the red carpet' for …...Read More
DEBORAH ROSS: Miriam Down Under - rude, naughty but a sheer delight
Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian Friday, BBC2 Rating: Imagine... Lemn Sissay: The Memory Of Me Thursday, BBC1 Rating: This week we said goodbye to the Aussie thriller The Secrets She Keeps and welcomed the French thriller The Last Wave, about a huge wave that causes the disappearance of surfers who later …...Read More
