Watch: Raab confirms the DUP has no Protocol veto, Senedd triumphs in Westminster rugby clash, Second Tory MP in party deselection battle. The Finance Minister, If we hadnt heard enough about the Dumb Prince and His Stupid Wife not Steerpikes words nowSouth Parkhas, Reading some of the tributes from English luvvies yesterday, you would have had no idea that Nicola Sturgeon was anything, Stop press: Fleet Street is officially full of sewage. He told Channel 4: What we shouldnt forget is how little we understood about this disease. The key actors of various Brexit-related factions have been out all over the airwaves in recent days. His behaviour at this point shows evident signs of madness, in stark contrast to the cool and rational mastermind he once was. So it only seems right then that Matt Hancock takes his rightful place once more at the heart of public life. 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[citation needed], Deciding to remove the twins, Steerpike convinces them to move into a distant and abandoned region of the castle by confabulating an epidemic of "Weasel Plague", which they must be quarantined from. Members of the parliamentary, So. The phone pestering, annoying, and interfering with others lives continues 24/7, although strangely parents often expect school to fix it. Not Matt Hancock. Share This. Is Rishi Sunaks Brexit deal all its cracked up to be? "Members of Rosie Duffield's own party joined in unison with the SNP to express their displeasure at her words Steerpike https://t.co/0Dnw2GTwNX" By, Strikes. Farewell then. Tobias Ellwood, a, Its not just the Tory party thats in a bit of a mess. Steerpike nearly loses his own life in the process, but uses this to his advantage, claiming that the jump into the moat was a desperate attempt to save his master from the fire. His popularity is plunging, his allies have turned on him and, Ah, the New York Times. When he considers the time ripe, he attempts to kill Barquentine by fire, but botches the attempt, underestimating the seemingly frail and disabled old man. Although he evades the Countess's forces, Titus, who blamed Steerpike for his sister's death, eventually finds and kills him. Email tips to [email protected]. Its been a pretty miserable few months in Britain but some in government are hoping, The 2024 race for the White House is on. Its been quite the six months for the onetime favourite to succeed Boris Johnson. And in the blue corner,, One mans loss is another mans gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. Chris Skidmore, MP for Kingswood, has tabled an early day motion calling for Richard III to be granted a state funeral. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Email tips to [email protected] or message @MrSteerpike, Vladimir Putin has sold his Ukrainian war to the Russian people by trying to find the sweet spot between existential threat and reassuring distance: the Russian president portrays the conflict as a struggle to preserve the nation from a hostile West and its Ukrainian proxy, but one fought safely outside its borders. Around 50 per cent was the answer. From there Steerpike uses the doctor's connections to gain access to the upper hierarchy of Gormenghast. weeks suspension for the first offence, and two for the second, and so on. High temperatures forced staff to close the site, Youre the American president on a visit toformer coal plant in Massachusetts. Gossip columnist 'Steerpike' alleged that lockdown . Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Dr Tom Lewis OAM taught in the high school and adult areas for over 20 years. The Spectator magazine followed in the footsteps of The Telegraph this morning after it pinned the so-called Partygate scandal on Remainers.. Its not a great time to be a friend of Matt Hancock, knowing that any moment the Telegraph might splash the contents of your private WhatsApp conversations. Jamie Wallis, the Member, TheTelegraphhas got hold of a zinger of a private memo currently doing the rounds on Tory MPs WhatsApp groups. 9:00 AM. There would be less harassment, misbehaviour, and time-wasting. For example, almost every school now has a uniform policy, although for some years, especially in the years following the hippy movement, it was sometimes seen that students should be free to assert their creativity and so on by having a no-uniform policy. Why was EU chief due to meet King Charles? And Mark Francois, the, The Six Nations season is well underway, which means the return of the parliamentary tournament too. A rich irony today on the BBC. Identity politics looks a lot like the caste . And yes, I have read of those valiant institutions that are doing this, and students then buy a toy mobile to be locked up for the day or try similar dodges. Civil war engulfs the SNP as leadership race turns toxic, Poll: public demand frugal living for MPs. Cancel any time. (Along with the other things not being taught, such as literacy and numeracy in many cases.). Peter Jones [Getty Images] Peter Jones. Despite the Spectators own editor Fraser Nelson appearing on the list, the magazine felt it necessary to undermine the independent nature of it, which, in Iain Dales own words, is advised upon by a current Member of Parliament, a former MP, a current special advisor, a former CCHQ staffer, a political lobby journalist and a senior party official. Its been a pretty miserable few months in Britain but some in government are hoping, The 2024 race for the White House is on. If phones are going to be tied to transport and making purchases, and that is necessary for students before and after school, then schools should have a locker system. In many cases the use of mobiles on the school grounds has other detrimental effects. But Mr S hears that might be coming sooner than expected . Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. There was a moment we were very unclear about whether domestic pets could transmit the disease. But if the overwhelming majority of students obey, and they usually will, then make the penalty for offending a massive one. She is the chair of trustees for the Jo Cox Foundation, which has today launched a civility commission to crack down on abuse in public life. Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? Richard III fever strikes. Its a promise he has heroically fulfilled. Last night it hosted the unveiling of Boris Johnsons new portrait,, It seems that Grant Shapps day has just gone from bad to worse. Tobias Ellwood stripped of the whip Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Email tips to [email protected]. Political instability. Its been quite the six months for the onetime favourite to succeed Boris Johnson. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Increasingly, Kyiv seems, Ukraines drone war on Russia could backfire, Watch: ministers considered exterminating all cats in Covid. Just how many hours, let alone days, would the government have lasted if that was the case? Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Subscribe to leave a comment. Having cursed the Virgin Orbit mission by, Australia's best political analysis - straight to your inbox, The Spectator Australia's Morning Double Shot delivers a hearty breakfast of news and views straight to your inbox, Weekly round up of the best Flat White blogs - delivered straight to your inbox, The Spectator, 22 Old Queen Street, London, SW1H 9HP. Daves kingly forebearwas notorious forfailing to contain squabbles between his alliesand colleagues. Overnight the Telegraph has released a smorgasbord of stories based on a cache of Matt Hancocks WhatsApps during the Covid pandemic. At present, the states control the rules that govern schools. Donald Trump is in, Nikki Haley is getting ready, Joe Biden, Ding, ding, ding! He then explains their disappearance to the inhabitants of the castle with a suicide note (including a confession to arson) and wax models of the Twins (helped by the fact that the half-paralyzed twins were hardly more animated than wax-works in real life). In his boundless optimism, Dave has decided that what the Taleban really need is a neutral space where they can chat about peace, love and understanding. Email tips to [email protected] or message @MrSteerpike Actions like calling a widowed grandmother a psychopath, perhaps. Only 1 a week after your trial. Steerpike of course realizes that they must have died, but it is only after several years as Master of Ritual that he finds time to bother to confirm their deaths (during which time, among other things, he attempts to woo Fuchsia). No commitment. Could Meghan and Harrys eviction overshadow the coronation? Eventually saner thinking prevailed in the light of students competing ferociously on the grounds of fashion, and also as uniforms are a useful deterrent to would-be offenders coming onto school property. The exchange went thus: Smith: We were told that this was all sorted, that we were now in the sort of open waters of Brexit. Four pupils are reported to have been suspended from Wakefields Kettlethorpe High School after a copy of the Quran was scuffed by students on Wednesday. This latest wheeze, A rich irony today on the BBC. It seems bumbling Uncle Joe has done it again. Williamson and Hancocks schools battle revealed, Harry, Meghan and the rise and fall of the folie deux, The importance of exposing Matt Hancocks WhatsApp messages. The ageing rocker, who congratulated Boris, Oh dear. Inflation. The Corporation has often been woker than woke, not least thanks to militant internal staff groups seemingly ready to persecute colleagues who dont adhere to doctrine on trans matters. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Popular Toi Staff Emanuel Fabian Jacob Magid Lazar Berman Luke Tress Gideon Levy Ash Obel Michael Bachner Jeremy Sharon Judah Ari Gross Jackie Hajdenberg Agencies Andrew Lapin Scott Ritter Sharon Wrobel Carrie Keller-Lynn Ron Kampeas Amy Spiro Nathan Jeffay Haviv Rettig Gur Jessica Steinberg Michael Horovitz Muhammad Hussein Ramona Wadi Jon Gambrell Sue Surkes David Horovitz Bradley . Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Take the five MPs who, Its been a bit of a bad week for the British Museum. We look forward to the Spectator correcting its story. Fresh off the back of Partygate , The bookies favourite to win the Tory leadership race, Penny Mordaunt, has had a difficult few days. It would, Britain isnt America. Stanley Johnson, replete with energy and charming as ever, is touring the country looking for a safe Tory berth to ease himself intoat the next election.No takers so far, Im told,but the wily old bird has devised a brilliant ruse to boost his chances. Students plot extreme methods of basically verbally and visually assaulting their schoolmates. After the Cabinet departures of Rishi Sunak and, Rishi Sunak has joined Sajid Javid in resigning from the cabinet in a major blow to Boris Johnsons hopes of, Boris Johnson has more lives than a cat but is the reign of the world king finally coming to an, Pride month means only one thing: the chance for corporations to embarrass themselves with the latest right-on social media stunt., Oh dear. Sourdust, the Master of Ritual, dies and Steerpike hopes to take his place, but like so many offices in the castle the position is hereditary and is succeeded by Sourdust's son Barquentine, a crippled and fiercely traditional man. It, Tuning into Radio 4 today, Mr S was surprised to hear a well-spoken but unlikely voice making the case for membership of the single market. A national policy should have been set down. He is an ugly social climber who resembles a young Richard III; Peake tells us that "his body gave the appearance . A friend in the Foreign Office tells me, We might as well open a cocktail bar for recovering dipsos.. 9:00 AM. Five things weve learned from Hancocks lockdown files, SNPs solution to infighting: ban the journalists, Watch: civility campaigner tells journalist to shut up, Watch: Sunak makes the case for single market membership. I dont rule it out, Boris battles the Kremlin over Putin threats, Hong Kong row embroils Commonwealth group, Truss and Kwarteng start their own companies, Even Irans mullahs have turned on Prince Harry, Shock as the New York Times praises Britain, Boris Johnson falls victim to Grant Shapps photoshop fail, How Afghanistan erred by thinking Biden would never leave, Nuclear power: crossing the ideological divide. But all that has now crumbled following last months trans debacle and Nicola Sturgeons resignation. Steerpike is a fictional character in Mervyn Peake's novels Titus Groan and Gormenghast. And a flow-on effect is there is much lateness to lessons another in the list of discipline offences to burden teachers lives. Johnson Snr would then fall gracefully on his sword, leaving the seat vacant for the blond bombshell to launch his bid for the Tory leadershipand Downing Street. Nadhim Zahawi. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. I dont rule it out, Boris battles the Kremlin over Putin threats, Hong Kong row embroils Commonwealth group, Truss and Kwarteng start their own companies, Even Irans mullahs have turned on Prince Harry, Shock as the New York Times praises Britain, Boris Johnson falls victim to Grant Shapps photoshop fail, How Afghanistan erred by thinking Biden would never leave, Nuclear power: crossing the ideological divide. Steerpike, the anti-hero of Mervyn Peake's Titus books, is a classic baddie. If left unchecked this is the sort of behaviour that is seen in schools in every recess, lunchtime, and unfortunately between high school lessons, when students are given basically a minute or so to get to the next class. Whether its their ongoing Brexit coverage, mistaking a newspaper sketch writers joke about the French for Brexit bias or attempting to cash in with a $6,000 Brexit tour of London, the American papers gloomy editorial team tend [], Fact check: New York Times Austerity Britain report, Fact check: New York Timess London foodie knowledge. Still, its cheaper than placing an advert in the Bookseller. Talking of stricken grandees suffering from curvature of the truth, poor old Chris Huhne has been so busy writing letters of resignation that he hasnt had time to amend his website. He is discovered by the chief retainer of the castle, Flay, and locked in a small room. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Spectator.co.uk; Menu; Register Log in. Why was EU chief due to meet King Charles? Email tips to [email protected]. 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The so-called baby lotion strategy (Johnson & Johnson) is proving hard for constituency chairmen to resist. But even that cant beat our former prime minister, Tony Blair, who wanted to bring peace to the Middle East. Two weeks ago the Westminster team delivered the sporting equivalent of a Section 35 order, when they beat their Holyrood equivalent 17-10 in a feisty match that saw multiple yellow cards awarded for the first time in a Commons, Some late-night Friday drama in the West Midlands. 25 February 2023. We would have been even more appalled if we had been told these new devices could access extreme pornography, find all sorts of dangerous information an incident a few years later saw a student build a pipe bomb and bring it to school and be linked to a system of social media that seems designed to harass other students. So it only seems, Theres been a sense of deja vu in Westminster in recent days, with a Tory leader under pressure on Europe, It seems the wokest paper in all the west has blundered once again. Sunak and Von der Leyen to meet as Brexit deal nears . A small percentage of parents are vociferous in their defence of their offspring having a phone on their person. Who is to blame for this and what is to be done? Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Popular Toi Staff Emanuel Fabian Jacob Magid Lazar Berman Luke Tress Gideon Levy Ash Obel Michael Bachner Jeremy Sharon Judah Ari Gross Jackie Hajdenberg Agencies Andrew Lapin Scott Ritter Sharon Wrobel Carrie Keller-Lynn Ron Kampeas Amy Spiro Nathan Jeffay Haviv Rettig Gur Jessica Steinberg Michael Horovitz Muhammad Hussein Ramona Wadi Jon Gambrell Sue Surkes David Horovitz Bradley . They said: So Mr S was surprised to learnthat despite losing his job in politics, Kassam has not lost any political sway. What a win for all that would be. In fact, there was an idea at one moment that we might have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in Britain. 25 February 2023. Mobile phone policy has been left to the states, and there the rot set in, particularly and especially as the state education authorities were notoriously lax on it. Unfortunately for him he is followed to their room by Flay, Doctor Prunesquallor, and Titus and is discovered with the corpses. Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? Not Matt Hancock. It seems that the worlds wokest newspaper is in a bit of a mess of its own making., Ah, the World Economic Forum: that annual jamboree for plutocratic banksters, avaricious industrialists and superannuated spongers to come together in, Its a busy time for ex-Prime Ministers. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. One mans misfortune is another mans opportunity, You know its bad when the Old Etonians are turning on you. In the red corner, its the menacing goons of Moscows Red Square. Staff at our Paris embassy are calling this a rather unflattering description of Franois Hollandes government. Jacqui Smith, the former Home Secretary, popped up on Politics Live to talk about the important of civility in public life. Wanted: a chief of staff for Sir Keir. Last Wednesday the Guardian published a leader column on Labour and antisemitism in which the bastion of right-on liberalism opined on the partys record under Jeremy Corbyn. The race to replace her, With inflation and strikes gripping the nation, it seems that the public are not in a generous mood when it comes to the perks afforded to our political class. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. 10. Strange that Mr Cameron offers us no lessons from this colourful tale. Message discipline was rigid; disputes played out privately, away from the cameras. Can you imagine what would have happened if we had wanted to do that? In factaccording to Iain Dales newlist of the Top 100 most influential people on the right he is more influential than ever, climbing up 14 places from No.96 last year to No.82 this year: A quick look at last years list will reveal that our editor in chief was on the list because of his work on Breitbart London, not because of Mr Farage or UKIP. Steerpike might be called the antagonist of the Gormenghast trilogy, but in truth he is more of an anti-hero; the first book for example is largely focused on him, only covering the first year of the eponymous hero Titus's life. Ancient and modern. Among the many descendants of the wonky-backed Plantagenet schemer is the current occupant of No. Email tips to [email protected] or message @MrSteerpike Leave it to the individual schools! was the cry, largely due to wanting to avoid the problem of having multiple arguments with parents, students, and even teachers, who in some misguided instances argue that having a phone and using it responsibly is something that must be taught. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association boasts 180 branches around, Rod Stewart has been a Conservative supporter for some time but no longer. The library was Sepulchrave's only joy in life and its loss breaks his spirit, leading to madness and eventual suicide. Recriminations! Below are some of the stand out, Is even the BBC starting to accept reality on questions of sex and gender? The social web that links The Spectator to the heart of the Tory cabinet Connections between a magazine and the cabinet have rarely been so interlinked, with a former editor as the helm, a Spectator spouse as a senior political strategist and the chancellor as the political editor's best man - how is The Speccie wielding its influence? The fire and injury also appears to cause changes in his personality, namely a distinct fear of fire and an increasing loss of rationality. What happened to lockdowns 40,000 missed cancers? But dont the states control education? Ancient and modern. He voted that month in favour of the general principles of the Marriage and Civil Partnerships, Theres nothing Mr S likes more than a clash between two monumental ministerial egos. She is the chair of trustees for the Jo Cox Foundation, which has today launched a civility commission to crack down on abuse in public life. Youre ostensibly there to deliver remarks about climate, Oh dear. The Spectator Australia's Morning Double Shot delivers a hearty breakfast of news and views . But now there, For many years, it seemed like the SNP were immune from the normal rules of politics. Email tips to [email protected]. His popularity is plunging, his allies have turned on him and, Ah, the New York Times. Email tips to [email protected] or message @MrSteerpike Share Topics. The result would be better learning, discipline, and friendship. The Sunday People yesterday splashed the news that the former Health Secretary has set up his own TV, Its Groundhog Day in Westminster. Cancel any time. Steerpike then insinuates himself into Barquentine's work, acting as apprentice and doing his best to make himself indispensable. One snag is that sister Rachel claims to have devised the ploy for her own benefit and is telling friends that her dear papa snaffled it from under her nose. Delivers a hearty breakfast of news and views to madness and eventual suicide him and Ah... 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