Kelsey Wells has laid bare the disdain which has greeted her since she wed William Seymour, Earl of Yarmouth — and which now threatens to lead to the courts The Duchess of Sussex has spoken of her struggle to adapt to life as a Royal. But it can be just as difficult to marry into the … Read more
Uh-oh. Mr Clever and Little Miss Curious are in trouble again. For one of their adventures in the Mr Men series of books has been deemed sexist by a furious she-student with a degree in women’s studies. University of Glasgow PhD student Shelby Judge insisted this week that a storyline in which Mr Clever discussed … Read more
Joe Biden was quick off the mark with his political ad mocking President Trump. Hours after the Prez returned to America following the Nato summit in London, the contemptuous footage was being rolled out across the globe in a damage maximisation bid. ‘Look, the world is laughing at him, world leaders cannot trust him,’ the … Read more
Years ago in a satirical spirit, I suggested that ecologists, Guardian columnists and BBC environment reporters (sorry, ‘analysts’) were elevating theories about climate change to the status of religious truths, to be questioned on pain of punishment for heresy. I pictured these eco-maniacal faithful at prayer meetings of their sect, chanting in unison a rewritten version … Read more
Nigel Farage loves a pint of Greene King India Pale Ale but his Brexit Party has reached the point of last orders. Drinking-up time is now so close that the house band can almost be heard striking up a maudlin rendition of Frank Sinatra’s My Way. Opinion polls can tell porkies, of course, but as … Read more
A few years ago there was a very funny film doing the rounds on YouTube called The Doghouse. A woman covers her eyes in anticipation of a special present from her husband. He hands it over, beaming. She rips off the paper. It is a vacuum cleaner. ‘This is my gift?’ she exclaims, in horror. … Read more
Are we nearly there, Dad? This election seems to have been dragging on for the past five years, not the past five weeks. The good news is that this time next week, Rodney, it’ll all be over. The bad news is that we could end up right back where we started. Yet another hung Parliament … Read more
CRAIG BROWN: Will Dennis be the menace of Number 10? Your Guide to Key Marginals (part 2) By Craig Brown for the Daily Mail Published: 01:47 GMT, 5 December 2019 | Updated: 01:48 GMT, 5 December 2019 Will Dennis be the menace of Number 10? Your Guide to Key Marginals (part 2) HIGH BARNET Anne, … Read more
On the face of it, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Jeremy Corbyn would seem to have very little in common. Mr Macron is a brainy, sleek technocrat who believes in the capitalist system. Having read philosophy at university, he obtained a master’s degree in public affairs before training for a civil service career at … Read more
Men are not the only creatures prone to the occasional spot of middle-aged rebellion. Most women my age (52), and particularly those who are pre- and post-menopausal, experience it in some form. For example, one of my best friends went off and had a cartilage piercing in her upper ear. For a few days, she … Read more