Brendan O'Neill. Still, good old Jim Bethell a veteran of the Ministry of Sound and the Department of Health was wheeled out to defend him tonight. 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. One mans misfortune is another mans opportunity, You know its bad when the Old Etonians are turning on you. Its day two of the revelations from the Telegraphs lockdown files and todays chosen battlefield is the school playground. 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? (Along with the other things not being taught, such as literacy and numeracy in many cases.). A national policy should have been set down. 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. 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. The plan succeeds, however, and the death of Barquentine leads to him being appointed Master of Ritual. 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. Thought-provoking commentary and opinion on politics, books and the arts. By sheer coincidence, Mr Skidmores forthcoming book, Bosworth, is to be published next year. By, Strikes. So they do, but the money and the central curriculum come from the feds, who even employ thousands of public servants in the federal arena, although not one teaches a class. The ageing rocker, who congratulated Boris, Oh dear. 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. Around 50 per cent was the answer. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. 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. 25 February 2023. Ban the journalists. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Wanted: a chief of staff for Sir Keir. Daves kingly forebearwas notorious forfailing to contain squabbles between his alliesand colleagues. 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. Breitbart has created a niche for itself as the home of the swivelled-eyed loons with its fiercely pro-Ukip editorial line. 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. Now it is written by the increasingly UKIP-hostile Sebastian I Hate The Right Payne and some unknown entity called Katy Balls, who has locked her Twitter account, and oddly uses her bio to claim she is not Peter Hitchens (who also made his way onto the list this year). Stefan Vinzberg portrayed the character in the opera adaptation, and he was played by Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the BBC miniseries. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from Westminster and beyond. I recall as a head of department this was brought up at a weekly meeting. 9:00 AM. It seems bumbling Uncle Joe has done it again. 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. There was a moment we were very unclear about whether domestic pets could transmit the disease. And we now learn from archaeologists that he was killed by a metal spike plunged into the rear of his skull while he wasnt looking. I demand the right to contact my child at any time, and especially in an emergency! they will say. Although aflame and dying, Barquentine clings to Steerpike in an attempt to take his murderer with him. Although he evades the Countess's forces, Titus, who blamed Steerpike for his sister's death, eventually finds and kills him. Subscribe to leave a comment. 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The result would be better learning, discipline, and friendship. And in the blue corner,, One mans loss is another mans gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. Among the many descendants of the wonky-backed Plantagenet schemer is the current occupant of No. Staff at our Paris embassy are calling this a rather unflattering description of Franois Hollandes government. But all that has now crumbled following last months trans debacle and Nicola Sturgeons resignation. Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol all are dominating the news agenda yet again. Thirty years ago I was teaching in a high school when a student brought in a very early mobile phone. Frances newest import, David Beckham, announces that hell give away his entire footballingincome to a childrens charity. Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Share This. The ageing rocker, who congratulated Boris, Oh dear. 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. Fed up with Forbes, Yousaf and Regan committing news at every turn, the spin doctors at Gordon Lamb House have come up with an ingenious plan to stop their candidates gaffes, attacks and infighting being reported. No commitment. US edition of the world's oldest magazine. 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. But the case of the Scottish double rapist Isla Bryson/Adam Graham has loosened, Those cunning geniuses at SNP HQ have done it again. Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? Inflation. Twitter; Facebook; LinkedIn; Email; In ad 115 Antioch (Antakya) was destroyed, as today, by a huge earthquake, described dramatically by a historian 100 years . No commitment. Blame, Brexit and the great tomato shortage of 2023. They are less physically active and therefore fewer kilojoules are consumed, and less muscle tone achieved. Nadhim Zahawi. 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. [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. Not Matt Hancock. Its been quite the six months for the onetime favourite to succeed Boris Johnson. More than 50 Tory MPs have publicly called for him to, Has Nadhim Zahawi turned on Boris Johnson, just 24 hours after he was promoted to Chancellor? In the red corner, its the menacing goons of Moscows Red Square. From there Steerpike uses the doctor's connections to gain access to the upper hierarchy of Gormenghast. Today a vice-principal I know says that around 75 per cent of the student discipline cases he is involved in concern a mobile phone. He used it to create havoc by phoning the school switchboard; having friends at home call him while in a class, and generally being annoying. Following Labours much-hyped GPC files, Mr S has done some polling and the results dont make good living for those in Westminster who enjoy a life, With all the focus on Kate Forbes social views, its perhaps worth another look at Humza Yousafs own record on gay marriage. Dr Tom Lewis OAM taught in the high school and adult areas for over 20 years. Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. Labours menopause action plan is an insult to women, How the Tories should address Britains future. By, Strikes. Overnight the Telegraph has released a smorgasbord of stories based on a cache of Matt Hancocks WhatsApps during the Covid pandemic. And in the blue corner,, One mans loss is another mans gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. His resultant vendetta against Steerpike becomes a key factor in Steerpike's eventual downfall. Hes been dropping hints that his occupancy would last only until May 2016, when Boriss second mayoral term ends. 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. Is Keir trolling Boris with his next hire? 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). Spectator: Steerpike on how South Park incinerated Harry and Meghan Victory At Sea - #9/26 - Sea and Sand talkTV: Mike Graham: Plank of the Week with Kevin O'Sullivan, Peter Bleksley, Candice Holdsworth, Amanda Devlin - 10/02/2023 GBNews: Nurse 'bullied and suspended from NHS course' after saying 'being white doesn't make you racist' 10. The great villain of Covid is China. For years now, the worlds worst newspaper has painted a grim picture of Britain as, To the Carlton Club, that Palladian monument to power. 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). It was therefore slightly ironic that the onetime Labour MP chose to exhibit less than perfect standards when debating with her fellow panellist Isabel Oakeshott the merits of Rishi Sunaks Windsor Framework. Could Meghan and Harrys eviction overshadow the coronation? Perhaps surprisingly, I lay the blame at successive federal governments doors. For amusement I did a rough calculation of how many of the students waiting at bus stops, or walking to them, had their heads down, immersed in a mobile phone screen. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Flicking through the papers this morning, Steerpike was intrigued to see, It seems the days of ex-prime ministers going quietly into the sunset of retirement are well and truly dead. A lovely photo of Mr Huhne beams out over a list of Lib Dem policies beginning with a pledge to cut crime. And a flow-on effect is there is much lateness to lessons another in the list of discipline offences to burden teachers lives. 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. 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. Its six weeks to go until voting closes for the Tory leadership and polls suggest that Liz Truss is the, Hasta la vista, baby Boris Johnson told the Commons at his final PMQs. Is Boris Johnsons bid to rip up the Northern Ireland Protocol over before it really began? Who is to blame for this and what is to be done? The incident, however, leaves Steerpike permanently scarred; his face now red and blotched. Actions like calling a widowed grandmother a psychopath, perhaps. Steerpike escapes through the window and climbs over the vast roofscape of Gormenghast, spending the night in a great stone square, before arriving by accident in the attic of Fuchsia, daughter to the Earl of Gormenghast. Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. Ancient and modern. This often leads to actual literal assault, sometimes carried out on the school grounds. In the books, Mervyn Peake describes his personality as follows: if ever he had harboured a conscience in his tough narrow breast he had by now dug out and flung away the awkward thing flung it so far away that were he ever to need it again he could never find it. Watch: Raab confirms the DUP has no Protocol veto, Senedd triumphs in Westminster rugby clash, Second Tory MP in party deselection battle. These eyes were set very close together, and were small, dark red, and of startling concentration.[2]. Steerpike is a fictional character in Mervyn Peake 's novels Titus Groan and Gormenghast . Steerpike 'Korangate' and Britain's new blasphemy rules. With his crimes exposed, Steerpike flees and for a short while terrorizes the castle, using his intimate knowledge of its layout and extensive passageways to evade capture. President Ahmadinejad put in a serious claim when he announced that he plans to blast off into orbit after leaving office and to become a martyr for science. Inflation. 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. But even that cant beat our former prime minister, Tony Blair, who wanted to bring peace to the Middle East. Political instability. Their unity was unshakeable, its leader unquestioned. 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. He is discovered by the chief retainer of the castle, Flay, and locked in a small room. 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. The paper splashes on claims that Matt Hancock as Health Secretary fought a rearguard action to shut down the nations schools against the efforts of Sir Gavin Williamson, who held the Education brief, 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. 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 Richard III fever strikes. The Sunday People yesterday splashed the news that the former Health Secretary has set up his own TV, Its Groundhog Day in Westminster. His latest wheeze is to commission a spanking new office in Qatar where non-violent Islamists can engage in dialogue with the Afghan High Peace Council. The key actors of various Brexit-related factions have been out all over the airwaves in recent days. 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. 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. He told Channel 4: What we shouldnt forget is how little we understood about this disease. Students should not have the phone on their person, nor in their bag, or in their locker, in every school, every day. In the red corner, its the menacing goons of Moscows Red Square. Talk about letting the cat out of the bag. Matters are brought to a head when a huge rainstorm floods the castle, submerging the lower levels and forcing the inhabitants (and Steerpike) higher and higher. Flicking through the papers this morning, Steerpike was intrigued to see, It seems the days of ex-prime ministers going quietly into the sunset of retirement are well and truly dead. Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol all are dominating the news agenda yet again. 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. Shes also a top-class political operator. 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. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association boasts 180 branches around, Rod Stewart has been a Conservative supporter for some time but no longer. 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. Why was EU chief due to meet King Charles? In fact, there was an idea at one moment that we might have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in Britain. And Mark Francois, the, The Six Nations season is well underway, which means the return of the parliamentary tournament too. Only 1 a week after your trial. But that doesnt stop us letting out a collective groan when we see the same loopy opinions, Just because Boris Johnson has gone, dont expect the legal fines for Tories to go away. Its a promise he has heroically fulfilled. Accusations! Nadhim Zahawi. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Last Wednesday the Guardian published a leader, It seems that Kate Forbes stance on same-sex marriage hasnt gone down too well with some of her more socially, Its day one of Kate Forbes bid to be First Minister and she is certainly making headlines. Some 100,000 messages were handed to the newspaper by the co-author of his diaries Isabel Oakeshott. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Steerpike could also be considered an archetypal Machiavellian schemer: a highly intelligent, ruthless character willing to justify any and all means to reach his end. Not Matt Hancock. Brilliant! The effects of even innocent behaviour at such times are negative. 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. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Clearly Ms Riseborough is more than just an excellent actress. And today Sky has a delicious report that suggests he has found his man or woman in this case. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike, Ding, ding, ding! Chris Skidmore, MP for Kingswood, has tabled an early day motion calling for Richard III to be granted a state funeral. The federal government, like everyone involved in education, has lived through the growing disaster of phones in schools and has done nothing about it for decades. The phone pestering, annoying, and interfering with others lives continues 24/7, although strangely parents often expect school to fix it. [citation needed]. Their solution? 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. Peter Jones [Getty Images] Peter Jones. Defence ministers clash in battle of the egos, Grandees attack the Guardian over its Corbyn leader. Cancel any time. 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. Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. His face was pale like clay and save for his eyes, mask-like. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. But of course students are only at school for six or so hours a day. The fire and injury also appears to cause changes in his personality, namely a distinct fear of fire and an increasing loss of rationality. If someone had forecast that 30 years later every student would have one of these devices in their pocket we would have been aghast. 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. And they dont come much bigger than Ben Wallace, the Forces Flashheart, and Johnny Mercer, the veteran thorn in No. Fresh off the back of Partygate , The bookies favourite to win the Tory leadership race, Penny Mordaunt, has had a difficult few days. Its been quite the six months for the onetime favourite to succeed Boris Johnson. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk or message @MrSteerpike Yesterday 27. Cancel any time. Tobias Ellwood stripped of the whip Gossip columnist 'Steerpike' alleged that lockdown . 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. Subscribe to leave a comment. Could Meghan and Harrys eviction overshadow the coronation? As Rishi Sunak tries to finalise a new deal on the Northern Ireland protocol, Tory Brexiteers have been questioning the wisdom of the Prime Ministers strategy. Strange that Mr Cameron offers us no lessons from this colourful tale. This ignores decades of the ability of a school office to take a message, and in an emergency multiple messages from scores of students hardly help a situation. 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. Steerpike is a fictional character in Mervyn Peake's novels Titus Groan and Gormenghast. Ancient and modern. Subscribe to leave a comment. Farewell then. 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. Its not just the spectre of Brexit that is haunting Westminster. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Sam Leith. Get onto this now state and federal governments! [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. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk. 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. 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. Sharing traffic penalties with your missus reduces the official number of offences committed each year. Sunak and Von der Leyen to meet as Brexit deal nears . From The Times: Earlier this year Kassam and James Delingpole launched the UK version of the influential US blogBreitbart, whichrallied the Tea Party. What happened to lockdowns 40,000 missed cancers? Below are some of the stand out, Is even the BBC starting to accept reality on questions of sex and gender? Far from it. The, Boris, Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol all are dominating the news agenda yet again. Will Labour suspend the Quran-gate councillor? Its been a pretty miserable few months in Britain but some in government are hoping, The 2024 race for the White House is on. 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. 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. 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. Unfortunately for him he is followed to their room by Flay, Doctor Prunesquallor, and Titus and is discovered with the corpses. Which world leader has set himself the silliest ambition in retirement? Why did Humza Yousaf miss the vote on gay marriage? Increasingly, Kyiv seems, Ukraines drone war on Russia could backfire. Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. What they should have done was to lay down the law. 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 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. The great villain of Covid is China. 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