Mel has showcased the best of the Conservative Party. As Work and Pensions Secretary, Mel enacted reforms that made our welfare system fairer and meant we could cut taxes responsibly. In opposition we must reclaim our reputation for fiscal responsibility which has inspired the

CHAGOS SURRENDER UPDATE The House of Lords has condemned the Treaty in the strongest possible language. The government can still push ahead, but it has been asked to think again. There will now be ping-pong over the amendments that Starmer regards as incompatible with what he has

The genius of American foreign policy since 1941 was that it found a way to be *both* the single strongest state *and* the leader of the strongest coalition of states: power and legitimacy, together. That's the achievement Trump has jeopardized - and possibly permanently wrecked.

Beechwood Village may be one of the better modern housing developments in the UK, designed by architects who care. But I can guarantee that 70-80% of the British public would prefer the more pleasant, less boundary-pushing Georgian-style houses on the right.

Jeremy Clarkson.

Sadly there’s barely a town in Britain that hasn’t had a similar downgrade. Though we’re vastly richer, live much longer, and are incomparably technologically advanced, nonetheless our country was much more beautiful 80 years ago. We must change that. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This looks like an indefensible scam. Total scope-creep. Utterly out of control. Conceptually confusing the necessary with the needless & jolly ugly to boot. The doctrine that new interventions in old buildings must look “different” here has disastrous consequences for the …

Now hire a good architect. Otherwise this will become a future slum.

That is an enormous improvement. M&S should take note. The argument is not development vs stasis. It is more simple: better vs worse. Most people can see this proposal elevates Oxford Street while the M&S proposal diminishes it.

I think it's reasonable to want to promote a domestic industrial base (including steel production) for a number of reasons including national defence, but focusing on subsidies/nationalisation as the default answer to the sector failing is a mistake, IMO. Even if you end up

How about this

Richard Tice is a key deputy of Nigel Farage in the Reform party. Here he tries to make the case for Russia against Ukraine—and conservative British journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer, well, doesn't hold back This was one of our most popular videos in the past year, the fourth

Infill development in Ludlow, 2006, built on the site of a commercial shed.

when there won’t be a second date but at least now he knows why rent control doesn’t work

Remember this speech and this moment “We will end identity politics in the state - no racial preferences. Protected characteristics will not be used as criteria for hiring, promotion, admissions or procurement.” “Our curriculum should tell a coherent national story, one that

For those of you interested in jury trials, this is Parliament at its best. 👇

If you want to see the best and worst of the Commons, watch Catherine West's snippy response to Geoffrey Cox. Disoriented by a rare display of brilliance in the Commons, she can only call him patronising (inevitably, before reading off a sheet) and her colleagues can only jeer

Britain was early in banning slavery. But, unlike other countries, it did not stop there. It poured blood and treasure into a campaign to stamp out the foul business globally. It signed treaties with African kings, who were determined to keep the institution alive, and enforced

Wear an extra jumper — just don’t ask for an energy bailout thetimes.com/article/d164a6…