John Ware – a record of tabloid-style smears and witch-hunts
“The Mayor and Our Money”, the Panorama documentary on Lutfur Rahman’s administration in Tower Hamlets that was broadcast this evening…
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Boris Johnson and his hero from Jaws
One interesting feature of Dominic Cummings’ account of Boris Johnson’s reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic last year was his revelation…
Alexei Sayle, antisemitism and free speech
A campaign was launched last week demanding that the BBC cancel the forthcoming episode of Desert Island Discs featuring pro-Palestinian…
Keir and the coronavirus crank: Why Starmer’s leftwing critics were wrong
One of the bizarre features of the much-publicised clash between Keir Starmer and Bath pub landlord Rod Humphris, which took…
Corbyn and the peace prize: Skwawkbox embarrasses the Left again
Labour MP Chris Williamson made an appearance on the Daily Politics show yesterday to vigorously defend the view that there…
How not to improve the Labour Party’s relationship with the Jewish community
The Jewish News has reported that “Hampstead and Kilburn Labour MP Tulip Siddiq will push for a new ‘truly independent’ review of the Labour…
Brighton Labour councillors targeted in antisemitism witch-hunt
The hysteria over antisemitism in the Labour Party shows no sign of abating. There has been a renewed outbreak in…
Why try to take baby from EDL member but not from ‘terrorists’?
The question is posed by Ted Jeory in the Sunday Express. The English Defence League member in question is one…
Dorset Eye and conspiracies — how a leftwing website mistook satire for fact
If you spend much time on social media you can often come away with the impression that the entire left…
Maajid Nawaz, free speech and the hypocrisy of Quilliam
Last week the Camden New Journal published a report on the campaign to persuade the Liberal Democrats to remove Quilliam’s…