Sailing into imperial delusions is no way to run foreign policyWhat would Jack Aubrey have made of it? When Patrick O’Brian’s fictitious Royal Navy hero sailed HMS Surprise to the far side of the world, the enemy was the USS Norfolk, a lone American fr…
Discounts from Uber and Deliveroo will lure young people in UK to get Covid jab
Companies will offer credit and price reductions in government push to boost vaccination ratesCheap taxi rides and discounts from the biggest takeaway companies are to be deployed by the government in a desperate effort to boost Covid vaccination rates…
Keir Starmer’s aide warns: Labour has lost touch with target voters
Strategy chief issues stark message to UK opposition leader, but adds that waning support for Boris Johnson provides opportunityMillions of voters who Labour must win back if it is to regain power have little idea what the party stands for or why it wo…
Boris and Carrie Johnson expecting their second child
In a message on Instagram, prime minister’s wife also reveals she had miscarriage at start of the yearBoris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, are expecting their second child, as the prime minister’s wife revealed she had a miscarriage at the start of thi…
Labour calls for PM to explain ‘advisory board’ for wealthy Tory donors
Secretive club gives members regular access to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak for ‘political updates’Labour has called for Boris Johnson to explain the existence of a secretive “advisory board” for wealthy Conservative donors who have received regular a…
Sajid Javid admits UK Covid rates unpredictable as cases rise again
Health secretary’s comments came after a week of declining cases ended with 4,000 increase in one dayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSajid Javid has said “no one really knows” what trajectory the Covid pandemic will take in …
Tory crime strategy will increase risk of major public disorder | Letters
Cllr Mark Blake says an enforcement approach to curb youth violence will fail, while Prof Saville Kushner says stop and search will undermine democratic policing. Plus letters from Mary Jones, TG Ashplant, Susan Ellery, Lynn Beudert and Christopher Rei…
The useful illusion of Covid incompetence | Letters
Jeanne Warren on how the UK government continues to avoid responsibility, and Sarah Sheils on 1919’s flu mutationI have long thought that incompetence was not a credible explanation for the government’s more extreme actions during the pandemic, so I we…
Horny dogs: what can Boris Johnson do about his pet Dilyn’s romantic urges?
It’s important to remember that dogs don’t hump things only for sexual reasons – it could be that they are overexcited, attention-starved or have a bladder infectionName: Horny dogs.Age: Since the first time a dog humped a caveperson’s leg. Continue re…