HENRY DEEDES: Applause? Not at Matt Hancock’s perpetual one-man show

Droopy-eyed, theatrical hams are forever grumbling about the relentless grind. Six shows a week, plus matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays.  Non-stop, dears! Still, there’s always the adulation to look forward to. The applause, the whistles, the occasional late night supper at The Ivy, courtesy of a star-struck dowager. The Health Secretary’s now near-daily performances at … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: The Government’National Panic Service is being used to keep us in perpetual alarm

The most common symptom of Covid-19 is that you feel just fine. A huge number of those now being absurdly listed as ‘infected’ with this bogeyman disease are perfectly healthy. If the trained hunters of the Government’s National Panic Service had not tracked them down, most of them would never have known they were supposed … Read more

Neil Woodford’s former protege Mark Barnett fired from Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust

Neil Woodford’s former protege Mark Barnett fired from Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust for underpeformance Mark Barnett had been manager of the £418million trust since 1999 The trust has lost 40% of its value over the past two years, putting him under pressure The decision comes days after Invesco wrote down the value of the … Read more