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Questioning what we deserve

Matthew Steeples questions recent political events in Britain and America and suggests the public have only themselves to blame   Sadiq Khan was elected Mayor of London on Friday whilst Republicans all but anointed Donald Trump...

Hero of the Hour – Gina Miller

Financier Gina Miller shows her crusading spirit in an interview with the FT   Gina Miller, a founding partner of SCM and a campaigner against hidden fund charges, isn’t afraid to put her head above the...

Funding Find Maddie

Matthew Steeples suggests it is time for the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann to stand down   Whilst the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has had millions lavished on it, those trying...

PJS’ Sacrifice

Super-injunction on reporting of a story of a ‘celebrity’ threesome lifted (but for now the individual still cannot yet be named)   On Monday afternoon, the Court of Appeal in London decided to lift a super-injunction...

The death of The Archers

Matthew Steeples asks: Was Helen Titchener killing her husband in The Archers last night a plot too far?   The Archers – the BBC radio serial loved by the middle classes and most especially women named...

From ELLE

Matthew Steeples examines the reaction to an article titled ‘ELLE on Earth’ that attacked amongst others Anna Wintour and that has truly sent New York fashionistas into the most surreal of meltdowns   Jacques Hyzagi is...

The VIP abuse of VIP abuse

Investigation into VIP abuse must continue suggests Matthew Steeples   In the true story featured in the Oscar winning film Spotlight, journalists working on exposing abuse by Catholic priests were subjected to attempts to silence their...

Upping the Auntie

The BBC needs to look to history if it wishes to regain the nation’s adulation   For so long, the BBC was considered an institution. Its celebrated presenters numbered such giants as Richard Dimbleby and Alan...

Justice for Martine

Martine Vik Magnussen must not be forgotten and her alleged killer Farouk Abdulhak should finally be brought to justice suggests Matthew Steeples   Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was killed in the early hours of...

Boy and the Beeb

Matthew Steeples asks: “Is it right that institutions such as the BBC and the V&A laud Boy George in spite of his many convictions?”   Boy George is everywhere: Be it on the BBC’s The Voice...

Christian Bale ‘Looking Forward’ to Seeing Ben Affleck as Batman

Christian Bale cannot wait to watch Ben Affleck take over the iconic role of Batman, reported etonline.The 42-year-old actor played the caped crusader in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, with Mr Affleck stepping in...

Harris’ cesspit

Rolf Harris supporter berates ‘The Steeple Times’   On Friday, one of Rolf Harris’ supporters wrote to The Steeple Times to share his views on our coverage of the convicted and jailed paedophile’s case.     In a tirade...

The mobile menace

Matthew Steeples suggests the ‘mobile generation’ should consider the effects of the menace they are beholden to   In a week when a baby dolphin was killed by selfish individuals desperate to get selfies with it,...

The death of print journalism

‘The Independent’s’ closure signals the beginning of a trend   The Lebedev family joined the establishment when they purchased The Independent and the Evening Standard. They positioned themselves as saviours of the free press and marking...

Rubio vs. Clinton

America has finally woken up and will send Donald Trump packing   In November, the former cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken told me that his money is on Marco Rubio as the Republican candidate and next President...

The troubles of Twitter

Matthew Steeples follows up on Jeremy Clarkson’s lament on the decline of Twitter and suggests the site could finally be on the wane   Yesterday, Jeremy Clarkson used his weekly column in The Sunday Times to...

Counting at Christie’s

As Christie’s report sales down 5% to £4.8 billion during 2015, Matthew Steeples asks: ‘Has the art market peaked?’   This morning the self-described “world’s leading art business” Christie’s announced 2015 sales of £4.8 billion ($7.4...

Mosley’s mouthpiece

As it is revealed that the new ‘independent’ organisation to regulate the press is largely dependent on donations from Max Mosley, Matthew Steeples suggests it is just about as useful as the hapless predecessor...

Justice and Janner

Matthew Steeples suggests a report into allegations against the late Lord Janner provides proof of a cover-up at the highest level   Keith Vaz MP has been strangely quiet of late. This one-time friend and supporter...

Justice and Janner

Matthew Steeples suggests a report into allegations against the late Lord Janner provides proof of a cover-up at the highest level   Keith Vaz MP has been strangely quiet of late. This one-time friend and supporter...

Video of the Week: Trump lauds the Clintons

Senator Ted Cruz shared a video montage in which Donald Trump lauds both Bill and Hillary Clinton on Sunday and in doing so makes a mockery of the King of the Combover (yet again)   On...

Moron of the Moment: Emily Thornberry

Emily Thornberry is totally unsuitable as Shadow Defence Secretary suggests Matthew Steeples   This week Jeremy Corbyn, quite possibly the worst Leader of the Opposition ever, appointed quite possibly the worst ever Shadow Defence Secretary ever.     In...

Ivanka’s crucible

Ivanka Trump admits to disagreeing with her father just as sources claim she fears for the damage his toxic Presidential campaign is doing to her own business activities; she now faces a personal crucible   Ivanka...

Happy New Year 2016

The Steeple Times wishes readers a prosperous 2016 and reviews some of our favourite stories from 2015   Many of you will have woken with sore heads after a night of celebration, but today The Steeple...

Merry Christmas 2015

The Steeple Times wishes readers a very Merry Christmas 2015   Today, as readers celebrate with family and friends, we hope that you have a wonderful day filled with joy and laughter.     Those of you in the...

Video of the Week: Sophisticated Trump

British comedian dubs Donald Trump and attempts to make him sound sophisticated   Peter Serafinowicz (pronounced ‘sair-uh-finnow-itch’), a British comedian and voice artist, has achieved the impossible: He took a video of Donald Trump and dubbed...

Wally of the Week: Martin Shkreli

Exploitative pharmaceutical price gouger Martin Shkreli arrested on suspicion of running a Ponzi scheme   Yesterday, Martin Shkreli (whose name is pronounced ‘SHKRELL-ee’), the son of Albanian immigrants and a former pupil of the “elite Manhattan...

Two into one

Low-built £11.95 million Belgravia residence created by merging two properties into one is illustrative of how the total housing stock in the city’s most elite areas is being depleted   Despite there being more and more...

The lessons for Labour

If Hilary Benn wants to become an electable Labour leader, he ought to learn the lessons of William Hague and Iain Duncan Smith   This summer, Jeremy Corbyn declared his victory would be accompanied by the...

Video of the Week: Islamist Scumbags

Andrew Neil rightly references “IS” for what it truly is: A bunch of “Islamist Scumbags”   In a 1:46 minute denunciation of the terrorists who killed 132 innocent people in Paris on the BBC’s This Week...

Wally of the Week: Jeremy Corbyn MP

Labour’s leader Jeremy Corbyn should have behaved better on Remembrance Sunday; and now he should now retract his nonsensical remarks about Trident   It started off well for Jeremy Corbyn. He put on a red poppy...

Picture of the Week: The anachronism of anarchy

Anarchists achieved little in London on Bonfire Night (other than making a bit of a mess and taking the cowardly action of spooking a few horses)   The police lined the streets and business owners looked...