JUSTIN WEBB on why America faces its greatest peril since the Civil War 

Donald Trump isn’t just facing defeat. He’s also facing the biggest decision of his life: should he go quietly? Or should he risk being removed, kicking and screaming, from office? Whatever he chooses, now is a moment of peril: for him, for his family, for his supporters, but above all for the American nation. Over … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Blockbuster night of chaos, bombast and bitterness… and drama ain’t over

The evening was billed with typically gullet-grabbing urgency as ‘the Battle for America’s Soul’. But for once, America’s hyperbole-prone television networks had sold themselves way, way short. For those who stayed up bleary-eyed to catch this most brutal of Presidential contests, this was no mere ‘battle’. It felt more like a long, protracted war. On … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Blockbuster night of chaos, bombast and bitterness… and drama ain’t over

The evening was billed with typically gullet-grabbing urgency as ‘the Battle for America’s Soul’. But for once, America’s hyperbole-prone television networks had sold themselves way, way short. For those who stayed up bleary-eyed to catch this most brutal of Presidential contests, this was no mere ‘battle’. It felt more like a long, protracted war. On … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: The polls missed a silent army again… so when will they learn?

When will I ever learn? All I can say in my defence is that I’m not alone. In common with pretty well every pundit on both sides of the Atlantic, I assumed Joe Biden would trounce Donald Trump. The polls uniformly predicted a Biden landslide. On the eve of the election, a ten-point lead for … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: The polls missed a silent army again… so when will they learn?

When will I ever learn? All I can say in my defence is that I’m not alone. In common with pretty well every pundit on both sides of the Atlantic, I assumed Joe Biden would trounce Donald Trump. The polls uniformly predicted a Biden landslide. On the eve of the election, a ten-point lead for … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing: Aljaz Skorjanec talks about his psoriasis

Down in the photo studio, Aljaz Skorjanec is dancing without socks and shoes. This is not something he would have done before lockdown because, like many dancers, he is self-conscious about his feet. ‘Yuk!’ he cries, although they look neat and strong to me — even his toes are muscled. They look like the kind … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing: Aljaz Skorjanec talks about his psoriasis

Down in the photo studio, Aljaz Skorjanec is dancing without socks and shoes. This is not something he would have done before lockdown because, like many dancers, he is self-conscious about his feet. ‘Yuk!’ he cries, although they look neat and strong to me — even his toes are muscled. They look like the kind … Read more