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In a display of geographic ambition that has left constitutional lawyers scratching their heads and cartographers reaching for their compasses, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has unveiled the grand machinery of “Number 10 North.” The objective, we are told, is to break the iron grip of London centralism by creating a shiny new hub of governance…
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Breakfast television has long been a place where mild morning pleasantries mask a ruthless, subterranean battle for sofa supremacy. The latest report of friction between veteran broadcaster Susanna Reid and her presumed heir-apparent, Tilly, reveals the classic ITV formula at work: take a routine workplace transition, add a dash of generational insecurity, and spin it…
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In a bid to turn school dining halls into bastions of culinary refinement, Whitehall mandarins have launched a crusade against the humble chicken nugget. Under the latest grand vision for child health, processed beige delicacies are to be purged from the lunch hatch, replaced by artisanal, high-end gastronomy—truffles, steamed micro-greens, and complex, bitter foliage. The…

