Now it is written by the increasingly UKIP-hostile Sebastian I Hate The Right Payne and some unknown entity called Katy Balls, who has locked her Twitter account, and oddly uses her bio to claim she is not Peter Hitchens (who also made his way onto the list this year). 25 February 2023. This often leads to actual literal assault, sometimes carried out on the school grounds. Brilliant! Not Matt Hancock. Its not just the spectre of Brexit that is haunting Westminster. Eventually saner thinking prevailed in the light of students competing ferociously on the grounds of fashion, and also as uniforms are a useful deterrent to would-be offenders coming onto school property. Still, good old Jim Bethell a veteran of the Ministry of Sound and the Department of Health was wheeled out to defend him tonight. Subscribe to leave a comment. Phones in schools should have been banned years ago, and the policy should have been one dictated by the federal government, who could have allied it to finance. Donald Trump is in, Nikki Haley is getting ready, Joe Biden, Ding, ding, ding! Blame, Brexit and the great tomato shortage of 2023. Europe Fact check: New York Times's London foodie 'knowledge' You'd think they would have learned after last time By Steerpike Fact check: New York Times' 'Austerity Britain' report Steerpike 'Korangate' and Britain's new blasphemy rules. Accusations! If sibling Jo retains his Orpington seat in 2015, the Johnsons may become a larger faction in parliament than the Lib Dems. Farewell then. If someone had forecast that 30 years later every student would have one of these devices in their pocket we would have been aghast. Allies suggest Hancock is planning a series of 'serious documentaries' on assisted dying and dyslexia when he stands down as an MP at the next election. Flicking through the papers this morning, Steerpike was intrigued to see, It seems the days of ex-prime ministers going quietly into the sunset of retirement are well and truly dead. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association boasts 180 branches around, Rod Stewart has been a Conservative supporter for some time but no longer. Subscribe to leave a comment. Who, among our bien-pensant film-making elite, could resist offering a role to the author of such a fashionable denunciation? 10s backside. The incident, however, leaves Steerpike permanently scarred; his face now red and blotched. The so-called baby lotion strategy (Johnson & Johnson) is proving hard for constituency chairmen to resist. And in his eagerness to defend his onetime boss, the Old Harrovian made an extraordinary revelation: that the British government debated whether it might have to ask people to exterminate all pet cats during the early days of the Covid pandemic. She is the chair of trustees for the Jo Cox Foundation, which has today launched a civility commission to crack down on abuse in public life. Increasingly, Kyiv seems, Ukraines drone war on Russia could backfire. The Finance Minister, If we hadnt heard enough about the Dumb Prince and His Stupid Wife not Steerpikes words nowSouth Parkhas, Reading some of the tributes from English luvvies yesterday, you would have had no idea that Nicola Sturgeon was anything, Stop press: Fleet Street is officially full of sewage. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. It seems that not all Tory MPs got the memo about last nights no-confidence vote. Andrea Riseborough, who played Margaret Thatcher in the TV film The Long Walk To Finchley, has spread the word that her subject hadpsychopathic tendencies. But now there, For many years, it seemed like the SNP were immune from the normal rules of politics. Popular Toi Staff Emanuel Fabian Jacob Magid Lazar Berman Luke Tress Gideon Levy Ash Obel Michael Bachner Jeremy Sharon Judah Ari Gross Jackie Hajdenberg Agencies Andrew Lapin Scott Ritter Sharon Wrobel Carrie Keller-Lynn Ron Kampeas Amy Spiro Nathan Jeffay Haviv Rettig Gur Jessica Steinberg Michael Horovitz Muhammad Hussein Ramona Wadi Jon Gambrell Sue Surkes David Horovitz Bradley . The Spectator magazine, which is now ranked lower than Breitbart London for UK traffic, according to Alexa.com, has lashed out at the list compiled by broadcaster and independent analyst Iain Dale, and published by Breitbart London. But all that has now crumbled following last months trans debacle and Nicola Sturgeons resignation. [3][4], The Daily Telegraph has described Steerpike as one of the greatest villains in English literature. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike Share Topics. The key actors of various Brexit-related factions have been out all over the airwaves in recent days. No one really knew what to do, but feelings were generally negative. Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. Could Meghan and Harrys eviction overshadow the coronation? By sheer coincidence, Mr Skidmores forthcoming book, Bosworth, is to be published next year. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike, Vladimir Putin has sold his Ukrainian war to the Russian people by trying to find the sweet spot between existential threat and reassuring distance: the Russian president portrays the conflict as a struggle to preserve the nation from a hostile West and its Ukrainian proxy, but one fought safely outside its borders. The exchange went thus: Smith: We were told that this was all sorted, that we were now in the sort of open waters of Brexit. Not Matt Hancock. Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol all are dominating the news agenda yet again. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Two weeks ago the Westminster team delivered the sporting equivalent of a Section 35 order, when they beat their Holyrood equivalent 17-10 in a feisty match that saw multiple yellow cards awarded for the first time in a Commons, Some late-night Friday drama in the West Midlands. The ageing rocker, who congratulated Boris, Oh dear. And in. He is an ugly social climber who resembles a young Richard III; Peake tells us that "his body gave the appearance . Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Inflation. Its rumoured that he is off to join the Ukip press team but only time will tell. Brendan O'Neill. Political instability. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Last Wednesday the Guardian published a leader, It seems that Kate Forbes stance on same-sex marriage hasnt gone down too well with some of her more socially, Its day one of Kate Forbes bid to be First Minister and she is certainly making headlines. Sam Leith. Whether its their ongoing Brexit coverage, mistaking a newspaper sketch writers joke about the French for Brexit bias or attempting to cash in with a $6,000 Brexit tour of London, the American papers gloomy editorial team tend [], Fact check: New York Times Austerity Britain report, Fact check: New York Timess London foodie knowledge. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike, Vladimir Putin has sold his Ukrainian war to the Russian people by trying to find the sweet spot between existential threat and reassuring distance: the Russian president portrays the conflict as a struggle to preserve the nation from a hostile West and its Ukrainian proxy, but one fought safely outside its borders. His resultant vendetta against Steerpike becomes a key factor in Steerpike's eventual downfall. Can you imagine what would have happened if we had wanted to do that? By, Strikes. Although aflame and dying, Barquentine clings to Steerpike in an attempt to take his murderer with him. Stanley Johnson, replete with energy and charming as ever, is touring the country looking for a safe Tory berth to ease himself intoat the next election.No takers so far, Im told,but the wily old bird has devised a brilliant ruse to boost his chances. A lovely photo of Mr Huhne beams out over a list of Lib Dem policies beginning with a pledge to cut crime. Unfortunately for him he is followed to their room by Flay, Doctor Prunesquallor, and Titus and is discovered with the corpses. He, Congratulations must go to Alan Cumming who has today worked out what the acronym OBE stands for a mere, A big house, Californian sunshine, oodles of dosh and, of course, priceless privacy life in Montecito must be pretty, A most undiplomatic row has engulfed one of Westminsters most prestigious groups. From there Steerpike uses the doctor's connections to gain access to the upper hierarchy of Gormenghast. Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol all are dominating the news agenda yet again. And they dont come much bigger than Ben Wallace, the Forces Flashheart, and Johnny Mercer, the veteran thorn in No. During this period, Steerpike unintentionally causes the removal of the Earl's manservant, Mr. Flay, who had always been suspicious of him. Having cursed the Virgin Orbit mission by, Australia's best political analysis - straight to your inbox, The Spectator Australia's Morning Double Shot delivers a hearty breakfast of news and views straight to your inbox, Weekly round up of the best Flat White blogs - delivered straight to your inbox, The Spectator, 22 Old Queen Street, London, SW1H 9HP. Steerpike, the anti-hero of Mervyn Peake's Titus books, is a classic baddie. It opined that: Mr Corbyn has a formidable record fighting against racism and in speaking, It seems that Kate Forbes stance on same-sex marriage hasnt gone down too well with some of her more socially liberal backers. The paper splashes on claims that Matt Hancock as Health Secretary fought a rearguard action to shut down the nations schools against the efforts of Sir Gavin Williamson, who held the Education brief, Its not a great time to be a friend of Matt Hancock, knowing that any moment the Telegraph might splash the contents of your private WhatsApp conversations. Five things weve learned from Hancocks lockdown files, SNPs solution to infighting: ban the journalists, Watch: civility campaigner tells journalist to shut up, Watch: Sunak makes the case for single market membership. 9:00 AM. And a flow-on effect is there is much lateness to lessons another in the list of discipline offences to burden teachers lives. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. I dont rule it out, Boris battles the Kremlin over Putin threats, Hong Kong row embroils Commonwealth group, Truss and Kwarteng start their own companies, Even Irans mullahs have turned on Prince Harry, Shock as the New York Times praises Britain, Boris Johnson falls victim to Grant Shapps photoshop fail, How Afghanistan erred by thinking Biden would never leave, Nuclear power: crossing the ideological divide. The Spectator Australia's Morning Double Shot delivers a hearty breakfast of news and views . Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? Steerpike is a fictional character in Mervyn Peake 's novels Titus Groan and Gormenghast . Civil war engulfs the SNP as leadership race turns toxic, Poll: public demand frugal living for MPs. His behaviour at this point shows evident signs of madness, in stark contrast to the cool and rational mastermind he once was. Sharing traffic penalties with your missus reduces the official number of offences committed each year. Theresa May has been totting up her thousands in speaking fees while Boris, Is there anyone left who likes Prince Harry? Shortly afterwards he starts to work for the simpleton sisters of the Earl, the twins Cora and Clarice, manipulating them with appeals to their vanity and desire for power (they believed that the Countess had usurped their rightful position beside their brother). Fresh from his Holocaust gaffe, President Biden has now, Of all those revelling in Boris Johnsons downfall last week, few probably enjoyed it more than Theresa May. And we now learn from archaeologists that he was killed by a metal spike plunged into the rear of his skull while he wasnt looking. Political instability. Steerpike could also be considered an archetypal Machiavellian schemer: a highly intelligent, ruthless character willing to justify any and all means to reach his end. Youre ostensibly there to deliver remarks about climate, Oh dear. The great villain of Covid is China. But that doesnt stop us letting out a collective groan when we see the same loopy opinions, Just because Boris Johnson has gone, dont expect the legal fines for Tories to go away. 25 February 2023. The phone pestering, annoying, and interfering with others lives continues 24/7, although strangely parents often expect school to fix it. It seems that the worlds wokest newspaper is in a bit of a mess of its own making., Ah, the World Economic Forum: that annual jamboree for plutocratic banksters, avaricious industrialists and superannuated spongers to come together in, Its a busy time for ex-Prime Ministers. The effects of even innocent behaviour at such times are negative. His face was pale like clay and save for his eyes, mask-like. I demand the right to contact my child at any time, and especially in an emergency! they will say. Below are some of the stand out, Is even the BBC starting to accept reality on questions of sex and gender? 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