It’s All Too Much

A review of John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie, 432 pages, Faber & Faber (March 2025) For a four-piece rock ‘n’ roll outfit that formed in provincial England in 1960 and disbanded just ten years later, the Beatles have had a remarkable afterlife. Their records …

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Queen Elizabeth was a REMAINER: Monarch ‘wanted Britain to remain in the EU as “it’s better to stick with the devil you know”‘, royal book claims

Queen Elizabeth II was a Remainer opposed to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, a new book has sensationally claimed. In one of the few major insights into the late monarch’s political leanings, it is alleged the Queen told a senior minister three months before the 2016 Brexit referendum: …

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How ending de minimis tariff exemptions will affect online shopping

President Donald Trump’s tariff regime is making everything from American-made steel weights, imported yarn, and Amazon’s “everyday essentials” more expensive while his immigration crackdown is causing worker shortages in key industries. These policies will work in tandem to slow down already expensive deliveries of your favorite goods.  I personally experienced …

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