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Yasmin’s Eye on … A fearless fightback against Farage is now under way – Most Britons are not populists. They remain humane in this hostile environment

             Nigel Farage is dominating the Tory conference, just as he did the Labour conference. Both parties quiver before him because polls indicate he could be the next prime minister. Hence the unseemly Tory defections to his party, Robert Jenrick’s antics and Kemi Badenoch’s increasingly desperate, hyper-Reform policy announcements. Millions of voters see Farage as a saviour. I see an unpleasant, ruthless, egotisticalContinue reading “Yasmin’s Eye on … A fearless fightback against Farage is now under way – Most Britons are not populists. They remain humane in this hostile environment”

Yasmin Alibhai Brown shortlisted for Columnist of the Year

             As Yasmin says: – “At my age. With my politics. Truly surprised. And elated.” Photo by Andrew Seaman on Unsplash Subscribe to Yasmin’s Substack By subscribing, I agree to Substack’s Terms of Use, and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy. Loading…

I never thought I’d say this, but I actually feel sorry for Sarah Vine

             I’m sure many of you can’t wait to read How Not to be a Political Wife by Sarah Vine, ex-spouse of the Rt Hon Michael Gove, now editor of The Spectator. It is out on 19 June. So to help you through this nerve-racking time, I’m sharing some thoughts on the excerpts that have been published in the Daily Mail, where she’s beenContinue reading “I never thought I’d say this, but I actually feel sorry for Sarah Vine”

I have been a BBC junkie since I was ten. Now it feels like a bad marriage, I must leave.

             The questions the BBC must answer on impartiality The institution I have loved all my life has let me down – here’s why My father took no interest in his kids. My brother and sister were 11 and 10 when I showed up, adding more strain to my mum’s already over-burdened life. She didContinue reading “I have been a BBC junkie since I was ten. Now it feels like a bad marriage, I must leave.”

Yasmin’s Eye on … Virginia Giuffre’s plight has a parallel here in the UK

Grooming circles have destroyed young lives in this country – an abuse that ‘feels like a cancer’, eating its victims up Virginia Giuffre, 17, slim, pretty; Prince Andrew, 41, his arm round her bare midriff; a grinning Ghislaine Maxwell behind them. An unforgettable image. Guiffre has killed herself, aged 41. Giuffre accused Andrew of sexuallyContinue reading “Yasmin’s Eye on … Virginia Giuffre’s plight has a parallel here in the UK”