Sarah Vine

Zoe Strimpel - author, journalist, academic - has not had an easy few weeks of it. Her book has caused an inordinate amount of pearl-clutching, more among fellow female commentators.

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING. As the mother of a young daughter, I remember watching the events of October 7 with terror and rage in my heart. It made my blood boil.

As the mother of a young daughter, I remember watching the events of October 7 with terror and rage in my heart. It made my blood boil.

Continue reading As the mother of a young daughter, I remember watching the events of October 7 with terror and rage in my heart.

A week is a long time in politics, they say. This last week has been the longest. Like pulling teeth - only Keir Starmer is still sitting in No10, throbbing away like a bad root canal. Excruciating.

It's like some kind of sick joke, writes SARAH VINE. Britain's justice system has long been in decline, but it takes a special kind of stupid to reward criminal behaviour such as this.

Today was the final chance for parents, teachers, families and carers to respond to the government's consultation on social media restrictions for under-16s.

My father has been quite ill recently, and I've been thinking about redemption. Not everyone gets the opportunity to atone for their mistakes, of course. But to do so, you must at first acknowledge them.

Overwhelming sadness. Heartbreaking, gut-wrenching helplessness and rage. That is what I felt when I saw the footage of that poor boy, Henry Nowak. No one should perish like that.

The revelations last week that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been living rent-free for two decades in grace-and-favour homes in royal palaces have drawn considerable outrage.