Why has Boris Johnson appointed as a new top civil servant an NHS manager whose stint in strategic restructuring was criticised as lacking clear direction, evaluation or benefit?
Simon Kuper's book about how a small group of 'Tory Toffs' who were at Oxford in the 1980s masterminded the Brexit project to reclaim their aristocratic birthright is highly entertaining, but not convincing.
An article in the Guardian says Boris's decision to minimise Covid restrictions in England on July 19th 2021 and lift them entirely on February 24th 2022 has been vindicated. Scotland, Wales and NI all fared worse.
Keir Starmer faces a police investigation into his lockdown curry, after repeatedly demanding Boris Johnson should quit for breaching rules.
In this week's London Calling, the talking points are Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, Boris's uncertain future and whether Marine Le Pen's 42% of the vote means France is more racist than Britain.
Boris Johnson has been accused of having “instigated” a Downing Street party, as Tory MPs claim he could face a fresh coup attempt after the May elections.
Boris Johnson, Carrie Johnson and Rishi Sunak are to receive fixed penalty notices for attending lockdown parties, having been found by police to have broken the law. Will they quit?
Boris Johnson has admitted he "can't rule out" plunging the U.K. into a Covid lockdown again, despite only just releasing the nation from two years of crippling on-off restrictions. He's learned nothing, it seems.
The people calling for Boris’s head are the same who cheered as masked zealots broke up barbecues and raided homes. This is the gallery Boris has spent two years playing to when he should have stuck to his own tribe.
In this week's London Calling, the topics are Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s unwillingness to thank Liz Truss, Boris's comparison of the crisis in Ukraine to Brexit and how this year's Oscars could be much improved.
