She subsequently suffered a series of debilitating minor strokes. In her “twilight years”, her declining memory and frailty meant that she appeared little in public. The death of Denis in 2003 was a ...

There is no such thing as a definitive biography. Nevertheless, as others have said, Iain Dale’s brief life of Margaret Thatcher is a masterpiece of compression, bringing us a fuller understanding of ...

This article by Mary Beard was written for The Observer. couple of decades is a very long time in politics. Twenty years ago, I seethed with rage at the “crimes” of George W Bush. These days, compared ...

For those who have always though Reform UK would be a ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ political party, think again. The only way that will happen is if Nigel Farage self combusts. He’s got the sniff of ...

It takes a rare political talent to offend and upset so many voters in such a short period of time, but sometimes it’s necessary if you’re going to introduce radical reforms and shake things up a bit.

Last week Tessa Dunlop and I recorded the first two episodes of our brand new WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast. We were pleased with the first but knew we hadn’t got it quite right. We sat down ...

Here were my predictions for 2024.

Watching Phillip Schofield baring his soul on the Channel 5 show ‘Cast Away’ is something I watched so you don’t have to. For the uninitiated he was sent to a desert island off Madgascar, alone, with ...

The news of the death of Alex Salmond has come as such a shock to everyone who knew him. I heard the news from my LBC boss as I was driving home on the M25. I couldn’t believe it. Alex was such a ...

They’re only 93 days in and they already run the risk of cementing their reputation as a government that is divided, incompetent and on the take. Quite an achievement, when you come to think about it.

We all know that all good things come to an end at some point, and so it is with this era of the For the Many podcast. Why? Because Jacqui has been elevated to the House of Lords and has been ...