My favourite review yet. The PM says our book is “bollocks”, then admits he has not read it. thetimes.com/article/84cee6…

Harry Potter and the hostile takeover of the quaint British high street. Love this piece thetimes.com/comment/column…

This from Josh Glancy interview with Starmer is important, I said on Kunessberg this AM, Labour have done popular things - min wage, renters, gb energy, sewage but they’ve been drowned out by winter fuel, NI, PIP with people struggling to understand guiding mission of this govt

We don’t need to arrest everyone who says horrible nasty things

Say what you like about Keir Starmer, that’s a man with respect for our allies thetimes.com/article/84cee6…

Wondering why no one has ever done Eastenders: The Opera? Just begging for it

Ouch

OPINION: @JoshGlancy on why he's writing less about #Israel jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-i-dont…

Why I'm writing about Israel less My Jewish News column jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-i-dont…

Fundamentally, I have been waiting my whole life to write this article. We don't take funny writers seriously. And yet there are a load of authors who can write a serious musing on the human condition. There's barely anyone who can make it so funny. thetimes.com/culture/books/…

This is the best defence of the Starmer governement I've read, by Theo Bertram. The tortoise and the hare, show don't tell, tune out the noise and deliver long term. But as Theo rightly points out, it requires a *huge* improvement in political strategy politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

SUNDAY TIMES EXCLUSIVE🚨 Reform MP James McMurdock suspended after investigation into £70,000 of Covid loans He borrowed money via two companies: one dormant, the other with negligible assets He will not say what legitimate purpose they served (1/) thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

EXCL: Jeremy Corbyn and team repeatedly urged Zarah Sultana to walk back on launch of new party last week Leaked texts show Team Corbyn fury as senior aide wrote: “Neither Jeremy nor Laura [his wife] deserves to be treated with such a lack of respect" thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…