(Along with the other things not being taught, such as literacy and numeracy in many cases.). Increasingly, Kyiv seems, Ukraines drone war on Russia could backfire. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Each one costs the taxpayer about 300 smackers. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. 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. 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. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. These eyes were set very close together, and were small, dark red, and of startling concentration.[2]. Its rumoured that he is off to join the Ukip press team but only time will tell. He persuades them to set fire to Sepulchrave's Library and uses the circumstances to play the hero in rescuing those trapped inside (including all the surviving members of the House of Groan). Last night it hosted the unveiling of Boris Johnsons new portrait,, It seems that Grant Shapps day has just gone from bad to worse. 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. A week ago, many were braced for the grand unveiling of the new, improved Northern Ireland Protocol only for it, er, to be shelved at the last moment. Message discipline was rigid; disputes played out privately, away from the cameras. Frances newest import, David Beckham, announces that hell give away his entire footballingincome to a childrens charity. The, Penny Mordaunt has had a good start to the leadership race, storming into second place with 16 names, even though, Boriss decision to quit yesterday fired the starting gun on the greatest game of them all: the Tory leadership race., As the news rolled in that Michael Gove had been sacked by Boris Johnson, our own Douglas Murray was on, Its not been a good day for Boris Johnson. 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. Is Boris Johnsons bid to rip up the Northern Ireland Protocol over before it really began? Defence ministers clash in battle of the egos, Grandees attack the Guardian over its Corbyn leader. Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? Inflation. And today Sky has a delicious report that suggests he has found his man or woman in this case. Staff at our Paris embassy are calling this a rather unflattering description of Franois Hollandes government. Now a military historian, his latest book is Attack on Sydney, a study of the failures in command combating the midget submarine attack of 1942. Jacqui Smith, the former Home Secretary, popped up on Politics Live to talk about the important of civility in public life. He told Channel 4: What we shouldnt forget is how little we understood about this disease. Brilliant! And in the blue corner,, One mans loss is another mans gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. Civil war engulfs the SNP as leadership race turns toxic, Poll: public demand frugal living for MPs. Steerpike was first to break the news last year that the Labour leader was on the hunt for a top civil servant to become his head honcho. 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. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. The ageing rocker, who congratulated Boris, Oh dear. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. 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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. Andrea Riseborough, who played Margaret Thatcher in the TV film The Long Walk To Finchley, has spread the word that her subject hadpsychopathic tendencies. Only 1 a week after your trial. Tobias Ellwood stripped of the whip Far from it. I demand the right to contact my child at any time, and especially in an emergency! they will say. Farewell then. Wanted: a chief of staff for Sir Keir. Why was EU chief due to meet King Charles? Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. Not Matt Hancock. Thought-provoking commentary and opinion on politics, books and the arts. 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. High temperatures forced staff to close the site, Youre the American president on a visit toformer coal plant in Massachusetts. Recriminations! Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. But of course students are only at school for six or so hours a day. Steerpike jumps from the nearest window into the moat below and drowns Barquentine. The effects of even innocent behaviour at such times are negative. Sam Leith. It would, Britain isnt America. Subscribe to leave a comment. Could Meghan and Harrys eviction overshadow the coronation? His resultant vendetta against Steerpike becomes a key factor in Steerpike's eventual downfall. Within 24 hours of announcing her candidacy, the Finance Secretarys campaign has actually gone backwards, managing to lose four MSPs following an interview in which she said that she would not have supported, Williamson and Hancocks schools battle revealed, Watch: ministers considered exterminating all cats in Covid. Will Labour suspend the Quran-gate councillor? Just how many hours, let alone days, would the government have lasted if that was the case? And in his eagerness to defend his onetime boss, the Old Harrovian made an extraordinary revelation: that the British government debated whether it might have to ask people to exterminate all pet cats during the early days of the Covid pandemic. The Sunday People yesterday splashed the news that the former Health Secretary has set up his own TV, Its Groundhog Day in Westminster. Greetings! announces the homepage of Eastleighs own Stirling Moss. Stefan Vinzberg portrayed the character in the opera adaptation, and he was played by Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the BBC miniseries. Shes facing questions, Angela Rayner caused a bit of a stir a few weeks ago when she rocked up at the Glyndebourne opera, Oh dear. Ancient and modern. Daves kingly forebearwas notorious forfailing to contain squabbles between his alliesand colleagues. Why was EU chief due to meet King Charles? The great villain of Covid is China. Clarke was elected in 2019 and resigned her role as a government trade envoy last July in protest at Boris Johnsons, Theres been a sense of deja vu in Westminster in recent days, with a Tory leader under pressure on Europe from the right of his party. Share This. Could Meghan and Harrys eviction overshadow the coronation? Jamie Wallis, the Member, TheTelegraphhas got hold of a zinger of a private memo currently doing the rounds on Tory MPs WhatsApp groups. So it only seems right then that Matt Hancock takes his rightful place once more at the heart of public life. Boris: Tories must unite Steerpike 11 January 2023 7:55 pm To the Carlton Club, that Palladian monument to power. Shortly afterwards he starts to work for the simpleton sisters of the Earl, the twins Cora and Clarice, manipulating them with appeals to their vanity and desire for power (they believed that the Countess had usurped their rightful position beside their brother). From there Steerpike uses the doctor's connections to gain access to the upper hierarchy of Gormenghast. The plan succeeds, however, and the death of Barquentine leads to him being appointed Master of Ritual. The great villain of Covid is China. He is discovered by the chief retainer of the castle, Flay, and locked in a small room. 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. Fresh from his Holocaust gaffe, President Biden has now, Of all those revelling in Boris Johnsons downfall last week, few probably enjoyed it more than Theresa May. Watch: ministers considered exterminating all cats in Covid, 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. Chris Skidmore, MP for Kingswood, has tabled an early day motion calling for Richard III to be granted a state funeral. "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" I recall as a head of department this was brought up at a weekly meeting. Actions like calling a widowed grandmother a psychopath, perhaps. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike, Ding, ding, ding! 9:00 AM. Email tips to [emailprotected], Youd think they would have learned after last time, Its safe to say the New York Times doesnt take a particularly fond view of Britain these days. Among the many descendants of the wonky-backed Plantagenet schemer is the current occupant of No. Five things weve learned from Hancocks lockdown files, 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 Steerpike persona on the Spectator was first set up to allow then-blogger-now-Sun-journo Harry Cole to file diary pieces for the mag. Which world leader has set himself the silliest ambition in retirement? Still, good old Jim Bethell a veteran of the Ministry of Sound and the Department of Health was wheeled out to defend him tonight. His body was then dumped in an unmarked grave which left his enemies free to spread malicious untruths about his two-and-a-half-year stint in office. There would be less harassment, misbehaviour, and time-wasting. 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. 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. Thats the question all, Resignations! Peter Jones [Getty Images] Peter Jones. 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. Theresa May has been totting up her thousands in speaking fees while Boris, Is there anyone left who likes Prince Harry? Its been quite the six months for the onetime favourite to succeed Boris Johnson. By sheer coincidence, Mr Skidmores forthcoming book, Bosworth, is to be published next year. In his usual polished tones, the Prime Minister told the Today programme that: Northern Ireland has this very special position where it has access to the UK market, has access, Another troubling story out of West Yorkshire. Not Matt Hancock. 25 February 2023. Tobias Ellwood, a, Its not just the Tory party thats in a bit of a mess. 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. In fact, there was an idea at one moment that we might have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in Britain. By, Strikes. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Allies suggest Hancock is planning a series of 'serious documentaries' on assisted dying and dyslexia when he stands down as an MP at the next election. For years now, the worlds worst newspaper has painted a grim picture of Britain as, To the Carlton Club, that Palladian monument to power. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike Share Topics. Students should not have the phone on their person, nor in their bag, or in their locker, in every school, every day. 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? He, Congratulations must go to Alan Cumming who has today worked out what the acronym OBE stands for a mere, A big house, Californian sunshine, oodles of dosh and, of course, priceless privacy life in Montecito must be pretty, A most undiplomatic row has engulfed one of Westminsters most prestigious groups. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike Yesterday 27. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk 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. Strange that Mr Cameron offers us no lessons from this colourful tale. 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. Who is to blame for this and what is to be done? Increasingly, Kyiv seems, Ukraines drone war on Russia could backfire, Watch: ministers considered exterminating all cats in Covid. His popularity is plunging, his allies have turned on him and, Ah, the New York Times. 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. Nadhim Zahawi. And in. Although aflame and dying, Barquentine clings to Steerpike in an attempt to take his murderer with him. Some 100,000 messages were handed to the newspaper by the co-author of his diaries Isabel Oakeshott. But if the overwhelming majority of students obey, and they usually will, then make the penalty for offending a massive one. [6], "Best sci-fi and fantasy novels of all time", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steerpike&oldid=1135956674, Kitchen boy, doctor's apprentice, secretary's assistant, secretary, This page was last edited on 27 January 2023, at 22:24. Ms Riseborough refines her semantics by adding, the term implies a tendency to not feel as much guilt about ones actions as one ought to. That clearly wasnt the case. If someone had forecast that 30 years later every student would have one of these devices in their pocket we would have been aghast. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. He, Congratulations must go to Alan Cumming who has today worked out what the acronym OBE stands for a mere, A big house, Californian sunshine, oodles of dosh and, of course, priceless privacy life in Montecito must be pretty, A most undiplomatic row has engulfed one of Westminsters most prestigious groups. 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. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. 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. 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 . Subscribe to leave a comment. 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. A meeting between the head teacher and community leaders was called on Friday, with a West Yorkshire police officer even in attendance. And Mark Francois, the, The Six Nations season is well underway, which means the return of the parliamentary tournament too. At approximately this time the Twins die of starvation in their remote room; locked away they were completely dependent on Steerpike for supplies, but he ceased to visit them when they attempted to kill him and escape. Can you imagine what would have happened if we had wanted to do that? Grandees attack the Guardian over its Corbyn leader, Kate Forbes: Im against gay marriage and self-ID, Trump denounces failed woke extremist Sturgeon, Boris cashes in with 2.5 million pay-day, Could Boris Johnson run for president? Their solution? The fire and injury also appears to cause changes in his personality, namely a distinct fear of fire and an increasing loss of rationality. Clearly Ms Riseborough is more than just an excellent actress. Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol all are dominating the news agenda yet again. But could the fallen leader be seeking, Most Tories are focusing on the leadership race but for some there are other concerns. Why did Humza Yousaf miss the vote on gay marriage? The Spectator Australia's Morning Double Shot delivers a hearty breakfast of news and views . Steerpike uses his charm and fast tongue to insinuate himself with the castle's physician Dr Prunesquallor, and acts for a time as his apprentice. Donald Trump is in, Nikki Haley is getting ready, Joe Biden, Ding, ding, ding! 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). The library was Sepulchrave's only joy in life and its loss breaks his spirit, leading to madness and eventual suicide. Although Delingpole is the big name, it is Kassam who does all the dirty work. Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? 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. 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. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike Europe Fact check: New York Times's London foodie 'knowledge' You'd think they would have learned after last time By Steerpike Fact check: New York Times' 'Austerity Britain' report This could have been done with a national consultative process, and indeed it would have been likely the states and territories would have been glad to get such leadership. 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