Just published in Ireland and the UK THE TAOISEACH 16 essays on the 16 men who have held the office of Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland Order a signed copy https://t.co/har4gDAnXJ

NEW COLUMN: The Economics of the Madhouse "There is nothing moral about bankrupting the country. And there is nothing moral about encouraging people to have children they can't afford..." Read https://t.co/Ik8C3Dv6wd

And suddenly everything was all right with the world…

A clip from my interview with @AndrewGold_ok on the Heretics podcast where we talk about why @CampbellClaret was right about Keir Starmer, and my views on immigration. https://t.co/8PcTwP3LsK

Question: When debt is over 100% of GDP, how on earth can the government justify increasing it even further by spending £3 billion on abolishing the 2 child benefit cap, and now increasing the subsidy to railways by £600 million? They should be slashing public expenditure, not

Fantastic evening at the Frinton on Sea Literary Festival dinner last night. @thejamesmax interviewed me about my Thatcher biog after the meal. My last litfest of the year!

When I was tolf Tesco had stopped calling them Christmas Trees, I though, nah, someone's got the wrong end of the stick, surely. But here we are. The very thought that anyone could be offended by the word Christmas is risible.

Stranger and stranger, said Alice

Imagine Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski doing this! https://t.co/7WZX4EAYM2

ICYMI My hour on the phenomenon of Missing People last night is required watching/listening. I was joined by Jo and Helen from the @missingpeople charity. https://t.co/B7n8bz9r4x

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 74. One Way Streeting @TessaDunlop and I talk about Shabsy Moody's benefit reforms, the French Foreign Legion and, er, chocolate Listen https://t.co/VvWBK6qMA9

@IainDale @WherePolitics @Tessadunlop ok, I must confess, I was sceptical this pod would work (I think Iain wld throttle tessa and vice versa) but I really enjoy it now, one of fave podcasts. Tessa is an acquired taste - she's wild, unpredictable and creates 'edge' - but it makes great listening. Youtube plse

Watching an old episode of WOGAN on BBC4. What a superb interviewer he was.

'If you can't answer basic questions, why on earth are you talking about this?' @IainDale confronts migrant rights activist Aya Khedairi for not answering his questions.

A little taster of tomorrow’s @wherepolitics with ⁦@Tessadunlop⁩ !

At 7.45pm I will be talking to former Labour MP, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, who has today defected to a resurgent Green Party. I'll ask why he chose the Greens over "Your Party". @lloyd_rm

On my @LBC show... 7pm Is banning people with settled status from claiming benefits remotely justifiable? 8pm Why do so many children go missing? 9pm Is the Government right to restrict our right to trial by jury?

I don’t often agree with Iain Dale but his support of Ukraine and honesty abut russia is exemplary and it’s good to see a talk show host with the courage of his convictions.

FILMS: I've done a little feature on the @Daily_Express website on my Top 5 Favourite Films. I warn you now, it's not a very intellectual list... https://t.co/jeGrnUxDqf

With the Missing People charity.