When I think of all the marches I’ve been on, some with 100,000s, that newspapers and TV have totally ignored, and then I see this one against inheritance tax, which will hit only the wealthiest, including those who bought land to dodge tax, and the wall-to-wall media coverage…

“Farage cost farmers more money with Brexit than any tax. Now he’s cosplaying in tweed, marching alongside them. Tractors came to Whitehall in March, to protest trade deals Badenoch signed. Now they are applauding her. How can I take them seriously? Where are their principles?”

Doesn't look like it

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Obeisance is such a great word to describe it

I always think of the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree as an annual reminder that Thatcher sold off our oil & gas fields in return for 171 billionaires & a broken Britain and Norway kept theirs and today have a trillion dollar reserve & the world's best standard of living.

Reform have 5 MPs On Thu #bbcqt had Farage on(30 odd times now), & today #PoliticsLive has Tice on Lib Dem’s have 72 MPs….nothing. Are the BBC now an official campaign network for Reform?

Higher dangerous pesticides found in UK food imports (including 48 banned in UK farming) following the Tory's post-Brexit 2022 decision to drop EU standards and align with lower Codex standards for maximum residue levels (MRLs) 👇 Farmers Weekly

Incredible that people don’t bat an eyelid about this massive risk to all our lives and health. Total loss of control thanks to Brexit insanity.

A mint 2000s Proton Jumbuck pickup just drove past. #WeirdCarTwitter

BREAKING: NSO Group liable for #Pegasus hacking of WhatsApp users. Big win for spyware victims. Big loss for NSO. Bad time to be a spyware company. Landmark case. Huge implications. 1/ 🧵

One of the reasons I never partook in Eat Out To Help Out is because we had a circulating virus Rishi Sunak could have set up, Get A Takeaway To Keep The Virus At Bay, which would equally have helped restaurants and cafes But instead of supporting hospitality AND keeping covid

This dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric is further proof that the UK can’t rely on the Trump administration. It’s in our national interest to rebuild trade and security ties with our allies in Europe.

They accidentally had on someone who knows what he’s talking about

No, Rachel Reeves' Budget isn't the reason for rising gilt yields. And no, it's definitely not the same as the Liz Truss nonsense. My latest for The Spectator unites my old job as a miserable City journalist with my modern incarnation as a grumpy political commentator.

"The govt says a new crackdown on benefit fraudsters will raise £300 million a year" Figures from the HMRC show that in 2022-23 the tax gap, the difference between tax owed & collected, was £39.8 billion

This wouldn't have happened on Steve Jobs wach

Stick him behind the bins

How is this table sorted?