Broad Oak Magazine

Her clothes got all the MSM comment, but then so did Disraeli’s flamboyant dress. We could do with some brightening up in Parliament to offs...

The internet is fizzing with demonisation of senior US political figures as the Epstein files are leaked. There are fantastic allegations of...

Jealous eyes are cast on the new MP for Gorton and Denton. The Daily Mail digs away at how this relatively young (34) plumber has come to c...

A repost from 2021 : Outside St Mary’s Church in Totnes stands a rough stone war memorial. At the foot of the cross are named over 100 men k...

The PM gave us the usual stuff today. Edward Argar (Con): Would Starmer scrap impending business rate changes? PM [ effectively] : … Mrs Bad...

As the Prime Minister rose both sides of the House cheered. “I did not think that the Prime Minister was so popular on the Opposition Benche...

If the fuses keep blowing maybe the toaster needs replacing. Morgan McSweeney, Tim Allan, who’s next? Has the PM’s position become un-Number...

 Some points arising out of the events of the last few days: Why has Peter Mandelson been given so many chances over the years? Would Starme...

To adapt the My Fair Lady song, “Why can’t a Yankee be more like a Brit?” It was fun watching Andrew Neil sizzling ever hotter on X as Pres...

Too much of our political judgment is simply visceral. If Starmer were a teacher the class would begin playing him up out of instinct, sensi...

A couple of days ago I watched a TV interview about a British radio serial called “The Archers.” It features a fictional Midlands community...

He’s done it again. Defying the Speaker’s displeasure, Starmer indulged in yet another time-wasting preamble, starting with a crack at Refor...

A keynote of the modern British Left is arrogance. We see this with PMQs. Blair (so busy) cut their frequency to once a week, though not the...

Grabbing Canada and Greenland - the idea came well before Trump. Plus Mexico! Below is a repost from Broad Oak in 2008 : "Deepcaster...

Our neighbour across the fence acquired a kitten. As soon as it got out the back door it shot up a tall conifer at the end of the garden. Co...

The days of the higher education scam are numbered. A recent survey by Microsoft identified 40 knowledge-based jobs at risk of replacement ...

People feel there is something wrong about Sir Keir. Quentin Letts says he is boring but to an extraordinary degree. Does the energy drain h...

To begin at the ending, a very good place to start. Starmer was finally told off for his time-wasting habit of making a speech before questi...

Today we will group PMQs by Party. LABOUR Rachel Hopkins  celebrated the freeze on rail season ticket prices.  Cat Eccles  urged buying in t...