HENRY DEEDES watches Work and Pensions Secretary’s toe-curling TV interview

Over the past few months, a climate of fear has been brewing at the heart of Government. Behind closed doors in Whitehall and Westminster, ministers are said to be gripped by a sense of panic. But this has nothing to do with the pandemic, or with viral mutations arriving here from the favelas of Rio … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: Proof that the poorest are bearing the brunt of this crisis

The devastating way that pupils’ attainment levels and ability to study have plummeted because of school closures is laid bare today. One in three parents say that their children’s sense of educational fulfilment has been damaged, with the poorest being worst affected. Approximately half say their ability to concentrate has suffered in lockdown while more … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: Proof that the poorest are bearing the brunt of this crisis

The devastating way that pupils’ attainment levels and ability to study have plummeted because of school closures is laid bare today. One in three parents say that their children’s sense of educational fulfilment has been damaged, with the poorest being worst affected. Approximately half say their ability to concentrate has suffered in lockdown while more … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: The more money you make, the happier you will feel. Who knew? 

And now, some breaking news: whenever your earnings increase, you feel a bit happier. What, you knew that already? Well, you were ahead of the game. For the established academic view had been that once a person’s income had risen to around £55,000, any further increase did not add to so-called ‘experienced’ happiness. That ‘rule’ … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: The more money you make, the happier you will feel. Who knew? 

And now, some breaking news: whenever your earnings increase, you feel a bit happier. What, you knew that already? Well, you were ahead of the game. For the established academic view had been that once a person’s income had risen to around £55,000, any further increase did not add to so-called ‘experienced’ happiness. That ‘rule’ … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Tory terrier bites Shami’s Achilles’ heel

ANDREW PIERCE: Tory terrier Tom Tugendhat bites Shami Chakrabarti’s Achilles’ heel By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 02:02 GMT, 25 January 2021 If the producers of BBC2’s Politics Live were looking to set up a bruising exchange over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party last week, they certainly … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Tory terrier bites Shami’s Achilles’ heel

ANDREW PIERCE: Tory terrier Tom Tugendhat bites Shami Chakrabarti’s Achilles’ heel By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 02:02 GMT, 25 January 2021 If the producers of BBC2’s Politics Live were looking to set up a bruising exchange over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party last week, they certainly … Read more