So it only seems right then that Matt Hancock takes his rightful place once more at the heart of public life. 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. Message discipline was rigid; disputes played out privately, away from the cameras. Some 100,000 messages were handed to the newspaper by the co-author of his diaries Isabel Oakeshott. Last Wednesday the Guardian published a leader column on Labour and antisemitism in which the bastion of right-on liberalism opined on the partys record under Jeremy Corbyn. It seems bumbling Uncle Joe has done it again. Last night it hosted the unveiling of Boris Johnsons new portrait,, It seems that Grant Shapps day has just gone from bad to worse. And a flow-on effect is there is much lateness to lessons another in the list of discipline offences to burden teachers lives. Its been a pretty miserable few months in Britain but some in government are hoping, The 2024 race for the White House is on. 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, How Afghanistan erred by thinking Biden would never leave, Nuclear power: crossing the ideological divide, Theres still a hint of life in the Tory party, The Windsor Framework isnt the blessing Scottish nationalists think it is. Below are some of the stand out, Is even the BBC starting to accept reality on questions of sex and gender? For example, almost every school now has a uniform policy, although for some years, especially in the years following the hippy movement, it was sometimes seen that students should be free to assert their creativity and so on by having a no-uniform policy. The school buses were everywhere in my suburb. No one really knew what to do, but feelings were generally negative. Clarke was elected in 2019 and resigned her role as a government trade envoy last July in protest at Boris Johnsons, Theres been a sense of deja vu in Westminster in recent days, with a Tory leader under pressure on Europe from the right of his party. There was a moment we were very unclear about whether domestic pets could transmit the disease. It would, Britain isnt America. He persuades them to set fire to Sepulchrave's Library and uses the circumstances to play the hero in rescuing those trapped inside (including all the surviving members of the House of Groan). Both men serve in posts at the Ministry of Defence: Wallace as Secretary of State and Mercer in a, It seems the wokest paper in all the west has blundered once again. Sunak and Von der Leyen to meet as Brexit deal nears . Mobile phone policy has been left to the states, and there the rot set in, particularly and especially as the state education authorities were notoriously lax on it. Thirty years ago I was teaching in a high school when a student brought in a very early mobile phone. This often leads to actual literal assault, sometimes carried out on the school grounds. It seems that not all Tory MPs got the memo about last nights no-confidence vote. 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. 9:00 AM. This latest wheeze, A rich irony today on the BBC. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Steerpike 'Korangate' and Britain's new blasphemy rules. And in the blue corner,, One mans loss is another mans gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. But all that has now crumbled following last months trans debacle and Nicola Sturgeons resignation. One snag is that sister Rachel claims to have devised the ploy for her own benefit and is telling friends that her dear papa snaffled it from under her nose. 25 February 2023. I recall as a head of department this was brought up at a weekly meeting. Jacqui Smith, the former Home Secretary, popped up on Politics Live to talk about the important of civility in public life. So it only seems, Theres been a sense of deja vu in Westminster in recent days, with a Tory leader under pressure on Europe, It seems the wokest paper in all the west has blundered once again. 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. Can you imagine what would have happened if we had wanted to do that? The incident, however, leaves Steerpike permanently scarred; his face now red and blotched. Ancient and modern. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike 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. A national policy should have been set down. Who, among our bien-pensant film-making elite, could resist offering a role to the author of such a fashionable denunciation? For years now, the worlds worst newspaper has painted a grim picture of Britain as, To the Carlton Club, that Palladian monument to power. Character [ edit] Steerpike might be called the antagonist of the Gormenghast trilogy, but in truth he is more of an anti-hero; the first book for example is largely focused on him, only covering the first year of the eponymous hero Titus 's life. One mans misfortune is another mans opportunity, You know its bad when the Old Etonians are turning on you. Brendan O'Neill. When he considers the time ripe, he attempts to kill Barquentine by fire, but botches the attempt, underestimating the seemingly frail and disabled old man. A small percentage of parents are vociferous in their defence of their offspring having a phone on their person. Hes been dropping hints that his occupancy would last only until May 2016, when Boriss second mayoral term ends. Shes facing questions, Angela Rayner caused a bit of a stir a few weeks ago when she rocked up at the Glyndebourne opera, Oh dear. Despite the Spectators own editor Fraser Nelson appearing on the list, the magazine felt it necessary to undermine the independent nature of it, which, in Iain Dales own words, is advised upon by a current Member of Parliament, a former MP, a current special advisor, a former CCHQ staffer, a political lobby journalist and a senior party official. Not Matt Hancock. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Overnight the Telegraph has released a smorgasbord of stories based on a cache of Matt Hancocks WhatsApps during the Covid pandemic. Members of the parliamentary, So. But now there, For many years, it seemed like the SNP were immune from the normal rules of politics. The Telegraph reported that he wants to 'put his public platform to good use and educate the public about political issues.'. Although he evades the Countess's forces, Titus, who blamed Steerpike for his sister's death, eventually finds and kills him. The fire and injury also appears to cause changes in his personality, namely a distinct fear of fire and an increasing loss of rationality. Brilliant! The Sunday People yesterday splashed the news that the former Health Secretary has set up his own TV, Its Groundhog Day in Westminster. This could have been done with a national consultative process, and indeed it would have been likely the states and territories would have been glad to get such leadership. At approximately this time the Twins die of starvation in their remote room; locked away they were completely dependent on Steerpike for supplies, but he ceased to visit them when they attempted to kill him and escape. Farewell then. [citation needed]. Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. The Corporation has often been woker than woke, not least thanks to militant internal staff groups seemingly ready to persecute colleagues who dont adhere to doctrine on trans matters. Thought-provoking commentary and opinion on politics, books and the arts. Blame, Brexit and the great tomato shortage of 2023. And oddly, the magazine also seems to imply that Mr Kassam featured on the list last year, and was more influential, as a result of working for UKIP leader Nigel Farage ignoring the fact that Breitbart Londons audience is bigger than ever, and bigger than the Spectators. Which world leader has set himself the silliest ambition in retirement? 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. President Ahmadinejad put in a serious claim when he announced that he plans to blast off into orbit after leaving office and to become a martyr for science. 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. Could Meghan and Harrys eviction overshadow the coronation? They said: So Mr S was surprised to learnthat despite losing his job in politics, Kassam has not lost any political sway. But Mr S hears that might be coming sooner than expected . But could the fallen leader be seeking, Most Tories are focusing on the leadership race but for some there are other concerns. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Steerpike enrages the manservant, who throws one of the Countess's precious white cats at the youth; Flay is subsequently banished. Their unity was unshakeable, its leader unquestioned. Fed up with Forbes, Yousaf and Regan committing news at every turn, the spin doctors at Gordon Lamb House have come up with an ingenious plan to stop their candidates gaffes, attacks and infighting being reported. Sam Leith. 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. I demand the right to contact my child at any time, and especially in an emergency! they will say. Subscribe to leave a comment. At present, the states control the rules that govern schools. There would be less harassment, misbehaviour, and time-wasting. If sibling Jo retains his Orpington seat in 2015, the Johnsons may become a larger faction in parliament than the Lib Dems. Steerpike first appears as a youth of seventeen years with an unclear past, working in Gormenghast's Great Kitchen under the chef Abiatha Swelter, whom he hates. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. 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. Five things weve learned from Hancocks lockdown files, Williamson and Hancocks schools battle revealed, Harry, Meghan and the rise and fall of the folie deux, The importance of exposing Matt Hancocks WhatsApp messages. But even that cant beat our former prime minister, Tony Blair, who wanted to bring peace to the Middle East. Although aflame and dying, Barquentine clings to Steerpike in an attempt to take his murderer with him. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. From The Times: Earlier this year Kassam and James Delingpole launched the UK version of the influential US blogBreitbart, whichrallied the Tea Party. 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. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Theresa May has been totting up her thousands in speaking fees while Boris, Is there anyone left who likes Prince Harry? High-shouldered to a degree little short of malformation, slender and adroit of limb and frame, his eyes close-set and the colour of dried blood, he is climbing the spiral staircase of the soul of Gormenghast, bound for some pinnacle of the itching fancy some wild, invulnerable eyrie best known to himself; where he can watch the world spread out below him, and shake exultantly his clotted wings.[1]. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Talking of stricken grandees suffering from curvature of the truth, poor old Chris Huhne has been so busy writing letters of resignation that he hasnt had time to amend his website. In fact, there was an idea at one moment that we might have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in Britain. Students should not have the phone on their person, nor in their bag, or in their locker, in every school, every day. Greetings! announces the homepage of Eastleighs own Stirling Moss. These eyes were set very close together, and were small, dark red, and of startling concentration.[2]. Is Boris Johnsons bid to rip up the Northern Ireland Protocol over before it really began? 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. Nadhim Zahawi. Nadhim Zahawi. Wanted: a chief of staff for Sir Keir. 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. In the red corner, its the menacing goons of Moscows Red Square. On the day that Titus, 77th Earl of Gormenghast, is born, Steerpike escapes from the kitchen after Swelter collapses from drink. In his boundless optimism, Dave has decided that what the Taleban really need is a neutral space where they can chat about peace, love and understanding. Chris Skidmore, MP for Kingswood, has tabled an early day motion calling for Richard III to be granted a state funeral. 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. Four pupils are reported to have been suspended from Wakefields Kettlethorpe High School after a copy of the Quran was scuffed by students on Wednesday. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. 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