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Hero of the Hour: Christoph Waltz on the selfie generation

In sharing his views on Facebook and the dangers of the Internet, Bond villain Christoph Waltz speaks utter sense   Despite being the star of the moment given his role in the latest Bond film, SPECTRE,...

Wallies of the Week: Simon Danczuk MP and his estranged wife Karen

Simon Danczuk MP needs to reassess his approach to dealing with the media; his estranged wife, meanwhile, would do well to ditch Louise Clifford and find a new PR   The Labour Member of Parliament for...

The hydrant has burst

Newly released figures relating to prominent figures under investigation as part of Operation Hydrant are truly shocking as is the £1 billion yearly cost of policing allegations of sexual assault   Yesterday, the leading investigative news...

Labouring electability

In highlighting that Labour has become irrelevant, Lord Warner made a valid observation but the point he misses is that democracy requires a strong opposition also   In his resignation letter to Jeremy Corbyn this week,...

Saluting Exaro

Matthew Steeples suggests that despite standing accused of “mistake making”, Exaro is still an invaluable investigative news source and one that the public should continue to take seriously   On Sunday, the economist and investor Dr Jerome Booth...

Flatlining

Have the markets for fine art, classic cars and super-prime property peaked?   Property prices in super-prime areas such as Kensington and Chelsea are reported to be down some 15% compared to 2014 and this...

Binning democracy

Image of shabbily dressed Jeremy Corbyn sums up where democracy in Britain is headed   On Saturday, Labour committed political suicide and elected Jeremy Corbyn its leader. A picture of him, taken earlier in the week,...

Taking refuge with The Telegraph

Letter to ‘The Telegraph’ illustrates a sensible perspective on how England should behave towards “foreigners flying for refuge against oppression and tyranny”   Given the about-turn by many elements of the British press with regard to...

Where have all the gentlemen gone?

Matthew Steeples laments the loss of one of what once set London apart: Manners and gentlemen   In September in London, “normality” – if such ever exists – is meant to resume. The ‘Silly Season’ is...

The problem of Proctor

Harvey Proctor’s press conference was nothing but a one-sided stunt   It’s all very well for the disgraced former MP Harvey Proctor to have cried and claimed that his life had been ruined at a press...

Video of the Week: It’s The Benny Brown Show

Gordon Brown and Michelle Mone in parody accompanied by the music of The Benny Hill Show   As Labour’s elite desperately try to derail Jeremy Corbyn’s efforts to become leader of their party,our Video of the...

Scrap the toothless poodle

Matthew Steeples suggests the disgrace of Camila Batmanghelidjh should signal the death knell for the “do-nothing” organisation that is the Charity Commission   News on Sunday that the controversial Kids Company boss Camila Batmanghelidjh had a...

Birds of a feather – Julian Assange and Lord Janner

Julian Assange and Lord Janner are very similar sorts   Julian Assange and Lord Janner are both well-known individuals. They both face charges relating to alleged sexual assaults and they both think they’re above the law.     On...

Off the page

Why did ‘The Spectator’ give the convicted paedophile Jonathan King the space to gush about Edward Heath?   In a week when the “(not) so saintly” Camilla Batmanghelidjh claimed “I am being suppressed because I know...

Linking Heath and Savile

The links between Edward Heath and Jimmy Savile potentially run deeper than has been previously suggested; it is now time such claims were properly examined   When it was revealed that several police forces had begun investigations...

Palmer’s got that sinking feeling

Have the billionaire Clive Palmer’s ridiculous plans to recreate the Titanic sunk without a trace?   As the larger than life Australian billionaire and federal member for Fairfax Clive Palmer announced he is bizarrely set to headline a...

August shockers

Isn’t it time we saved “being shocked” for times when it is really required? Not in August it seems   Yesterday, many reacted in horror when the motor mouth Katie Hopkins mocked so-called “celebrities” for paying...

Second claim against Clarke

Investigative news website ‘Exaro’ go it alone and report that Kenneth Clarke is under investigation for a second claim of indecent assault   Last Thursday, Ben Fellows was cleared of attempting to pervert the course of...

Back Zac

The Steeple Times backs Zac Goldsmith as the Conservative candidate to be Mayor of London   London needs a strong mayor and a worthy successor to Boris Johnson. With Sol Campbell sadly out of the running,...

It’s not Alwight

As Michael Barrymore announces he is to sue the police who arrested him for an alleged murder, it is time he instead took responsibility for his actions   Disgraced entertainer Michael Barrymore is a man incapable...

From Russia with Cash

Anyone who watches Channel 4’s ‘From Russia With Cash’ will agree that it is now time for estate agents to be regulated suggests Matthew Steeples   On Wednesday, Channel 4 showed a 45-minute documentary in which an actor...

Wally of the Week: Amy Roberts

Moaning Tube driver Amy Roberts sums up all that is wrong about the mentality of London Underground workers   Aside from the serious disruption caused by this week’s London Undergound Tube drivers’ strike, whinging ASLEF, RMT,...

The end of freedom

Britain takes a turn for the worse   Yesterday, I received two rather shocking missives. One came from a lady I’ve never met who had been sent hate mail by the Rolf Harris apologist Lizzie Cornish...

Trouncing Trump

Donald Trump’s campaign to become President of the United States of America goes awry   Not content with having described all Mexicans as “rapists”, wannabe President of the United States of America Donald Trump has now...

A tweet too far

Her Majesty’s Prison Services ought to revoke fraudster Ben Fiberesima’s ability to use such sites as Twitter   Despite being jailed on 6th May for three years and eight months, an arrogant rapper and model turned...

Donald’s disaster

As Donald Trump’s campaign to become President descends into chaos, it would make sense for him to quit whilst he’s still ahead   On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that he is to seek the Republican nomination...

Change and Harris

As a Rolf Harris supporter blames everyone but the paedophile himself for the publication of his vile views on his victims, it is time that Change.org closed down the inappropriate petition that seeks to...

Wally of the Week: Richard Littlejohn

Richard Littlejohn’s attack on the memory of the late Jean-Charles de Menezes is an utter disgrace   Richard Littlejohn has the misfortune to look like the convicted criminal Thomas McLoughlin. He also has the distinctly disagreeable...

Supporting Sol

‘The Steeple Times’ backs Sol Campbell for Mayor of London   On Monday, Sol Campbell threw his hat into the ring and announced he is standing as a potential Conservative candidate to be Mayor of London....

Tatiana Giraud

Matthew Steeples highlights a fantasist and party crasher who should be banished from polite society   Tatiana Giraud can best be described as two things: A fantasist and a party crasher. Yesterday, this horror took to...

Tatiana Giraud

Matthew Steeples highlights a fantasist and party crasher who should be banished from polite society   Tatiana Giraud can best be described as two things: A fantasist and a party crasher. Yesterday, this horror took to...

Boating with a Birka

Boat shrouded with a veil provides a reminder that it is again time to debate banning burkas in Britain   A photograph of a boat named BIRKA II covered with a black shroud provides a somewhat...