This article, by Eilis O'Hanlon, appeared originally in the Irish Independent HERE From the taoiseach ‘well-known for his partiality for whiskey’ to the leader prone to digression during 14-hour ...

Today is publication day for my new book THE PRIME MINISTERS 1721-2020 - THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. It was lovely to get an invite to mark the occasion to go on the TODAY PROGRAMME ...

This case as different, though. Hardesh Kebatu didn’t escape. He was wrongly released. Indeed, not only that, when he left, he was told to make his own way to an immigration deportation centre. He ...

Here were my predictions for 2024.

Our honours system is one of our great British institutions, yet if it is to survive in a meaningful way it needs to retain the respect and interest of all of us. Unfortunately, it continues to be ...

This article first appeared on the Telegraph website HERE. As Sir Alex Ferguson might have said: “Politics. Bloody Hell.” There’s nothing a prime minister likes more than to spring a reshuffle ...

Because of eyesight issues which affected me earlier in the year I have probably read fewer books this year than any other year in my life, But here are ten I have really enjoyed and would recommend ...

18. Lewis Goodall (Left for Dead), Francis Beckett (Corbyn & the Strange Rebirth of Labour England) & Stephen Kinnock (Spirit of Britain, Purpose of Labour) BONUS Baroness Trumpington 17. Dan Snow (On ...

This article first appeared in the iNewspaper. Watching a wounded animal in its death throes is never an edifying experience, and that is exactly how it’s felt observing the Archbishop of Canterbury ...

Feeling sorry for politicians is about the worst thing that can happen to them, but – and call me old-fashioned – even I have started to feel sorry for the flailing Keir Starmer. The poor chap has ...

Before we get onto my predictions for 2024, let's see how I fared when I made my 2023 predictions this time last year. The answer is not well. A pathetic 2.10! Worst ever.

The current political consensus appears to be that the next election is Reform’s to lose. According to one veteran Tory strategist the Tories are approaching an “Extinction Level Event”. Political ...