Dismal. Deluded. Deranged? Well, let’s not quite go that far but it was not good. Boris Johnson’s Downing Street press briefing last night made for uncomfortable viewing. The Prime Minister had yanked on his Sunday suiting to address the hoo-ha over his senior aide Dominic Cummings. He was a late call-up. We were originally due … Read more
Dismal. Deluded. Deranged? Well, let’s not quite go that far but it was not good. Boris Johnson’s Downing Street press briefing last night made for uncomfortable viewing. The Prime Minister had yanked on his Sunday suiting to address the hoo-ha over his senior aide Dominic Cummings. He was a late call-up. We were originally due … Read more
Should you ever find yourself at Waterloo Station with an urgent train to catch, chances are the person in front of you at the ticket kiosk will be in no rush at all. He will um and ah and examine the touch screen quizzically, his expression caught somewhere between wonder and confusion, as though trying … Read more
Henry VIII hated camping so much he slept in easily-erected ‘houses of timber’ while on campaign, a historian has revealed. Alden Gregory, curator of historic buildings at Historic Royal Palaces, said that while Henry was associated with the sumptuous tents at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, there was no evidence that he ever … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson and the Boffins were back — and the trio had some new material! By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 23:28 BST, 30 April 2020 The old band was back together. Boris And The Boffins finally reunited yesterday, their month-long absence from the … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson and the Boffins were back — and the trio had some new material! By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 23:28 BST, 30 April 2020 The old band was back together. Boris And The Boffins finally reunited yesterday, their month-long absence from the … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: Humanity Hancock’s great care conversion Matt Hancock cut an anxious figure as he gave his press briefing on Wednesday There was a tweaked sense of humility and urgency about the Health Secretary He wanted it to be known he had paid attention to the social care catastrophe The press remains sceptical, asking how … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: Humanity Hancock’s great care conversion Matt Hancock cut an anxious figure as he gave his press briefing on Wednesday There was a tweaked sense of humility and urgency about the Health Secretary He wanted it to be known he had paid attention to the social care catastrophe The press remains sceptical, asking how … Read more
Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, looked mildly blank when the thorny issue of care homes was raised at yesterday’s Downing Street press briefing. Someone had made the not unreasonable point that NHS Nightingale hospital was largely empty, so why couldn’t it be used to provide support for elderly patients from care homes? … Read more
There is something that is genuinely frightening about this whole self-isolation business. It might bring us new opportunities, but it is strange territory and that naturally brings great uncertainty with it. However, having just clocked in at 80, I know I am really at risk. Self-isolation for me, therefore, is in many ways a blessing, … Read more