Anne McElvoy
Evening Standard
United Kingdom
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Anne McElvoy: Wages rise, GDP falls, and the Tories are looking lost at sea
The difficulty in figuring out if Britain’s economic performance is sluggish or worse depends on whether we are in search of clouds or inspired by silver linings. → Read More
Prince William’s fight against homelessness could benefit all London
It’s a sight that’s too familiar — the homeless person slumped in a shop door or stretched out in a dirty sleeping bag. Some of the begging signs are worn by familarity, though one enterprising example I saw in Washington read simply “I also take Venmo” (the US payments app). But the message is the same — rough sleepers are a sign of failure in our cities. More than 3,000 people are now recorded… → Read More
Ageing Joe Biden is a safe bet, but America faces a dangerous generation gap
Last night’s Met Gala in New York fielded a feast of celebrities from Rihanna to Margot Robbie to Kim Kardashian and Bill Nighy. America’s political version of the Big Night Out took place at the Washington White House Correspondents’ dinner — with a tide of cocktail events and policy chinwags washing around it for several days. This week in Washington feels like the recovery zone from an event… → Read More
Doddery, gaffetastic and ageing fast, but Biden is the Democrats’ best hope
Roll up for Joe Biden’s fourth run at the White House and his second as President. The pitch is simple: Biden at 80 is the man to stop Donald Trump, 76. Two battles are therefore underway at once — for control of the 2024 White House race and how to win it. → Read More
It’s not popular and it’s not fashionable, but Rishi is dead right about maths
No one much likes a swot — a financially successful, privately educated one, who is the Prime Minister at that — telling us that we all need to get better at maths. The ferocity of the “whataboutery” outburst ran along familiar lines after the PM delivered a speech on one of his personal preoccupations. → Read More
In Germany, the times are changing. But many would rather turn back the clock
The conflict in Ukraine has jolted people out of their affluent ease and forced them to take sides → Read More
Inside the internecine battle between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer
With a new viral campaign accusing the Prime Minister of weakness over sex offenders, the Opposition are getting rough. Anne McElvoy on the key players and tensions within the two camps → Read More
The SNP are learning exactly where arrogance and leadership cults lead
Bankcrupties, as Ernest Hemingway put it, happen “in two ways — gradually and then suddenly”. That quip captures the tragi-farce playing out in the SNP. The party which rode the high horse of Scottish nationalism as the governing party at Holyrood since 2007 also captured support south of the border. Those southeners enjoyed seeing a punchy Nicola Sturgeon give the Tory government a bloody nose… → Read More
As Donald Trump faces his day in court, don’t bet against a 2024 rematch with Joe Biden
Donald Trump is back where he most aspires to be — in the headlines, to the satisfaction of those who relish the idea of the destructive Shrek facing indictment for alleged sleazy behaviour and cover-up. The Republican leadership and Trumpian base, meanwhile, obsess with equal vigour about a plot to use the law against a former president. Tonight, Trump faces arrested and a call to court in… → Read More
With Tories stealing some of Labour’s best clothes, Starmer needs a change of gear
Being dull but safe won’t help Keir Starmer pull off a big win over the Conservatives. He needs to offer meatier fare than that → Read More
The rise of Rishi — is he more popular than his party?
After endless Tory turmoil, the PM and his team have been working on key issues and new strategies in an attempt to move on from ‘Truss-ageddon’ and Partygate, reports Anne McElvoy → Read More
Charles driving into a minefield with his slimmed down monarchy plans
When the King marks his first state visit as monarch in Berlin today the setting will not be the the bland residence of the German head of state at Bellevue. Instead, the accommodation will be at the bustling Adlon hotel, with the walkabout and “meeting with citizens” staged at the Brandenburg Gate, symbol of power and defeat and the backdrop to the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989. → Read More
The Boris show is back — and he has no intention of going quietly
Guess who’s back — the Boris Johnson charabanc rolls into town once again as the former prime minister unveils the defence he will offer to the Commons Privileges Committee. Their televised hearing tomorrow will see him defending himself against the charge that he knowingly misled Parliament about the scale and frequency of Number 10 parties in lockdown. → Read More
The understated power of Queen Consort Camilla
The coronation of King Charles III will also cap Camilla’s remarkable journey from the sidelines to Queen Consort, Anne McElvoy examines her rise → Read More
Harry and Meghan learn the hard way that grace and favour means just that
Marie Antoinette had the “Petit Trianon” at Versailles as her go-to escape, Tolstoy had Yasnaya Polyana in the Russian countryside and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had the 10-bedroom Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor Estate. At least they did have it. The couple, who fled the courtly environment for Canada in a door-slamming “Megxit” and have since made their home in LA, will be required to… → Read More
Harry and Meghan have been taught a harsh lesson about grace-and-favour Frogmore Cottage
Marie Antoinette had the “Petit Trianon” at Versailles as her go-to escape, Tolstoy had Yasnaya Polyana in the Russian countryside and the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes had the ten-bedroom rustic haven of Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate. At least they did have it. The couple, who fled the courtly environment for Canada in a door-slamming “Megxit” and have since made their home in LA will… → Read More
Boris the Undead is only just getting started in his political troublemaking
The most dangerous time to ignore Boris Johnson is when he looks like he has gone away. → Read More
Chaos and conspiracy — inside the secret Brexit summit
Was the Ditchley meeting an innocent case of cross-party co-operation or something more sinister? Either way, a whiff of Bregret is in the air, says Anne McElvoy → Read More
The awkward truth is that Liz Truss isn’t wrong about everything
It is a truth acknowledged by everyone who is not Liz Truss that her defence of a firefly era as prime minister has more flaws than selling points. Her essay in the Sunday Telegraph and a spirited interview by Spectator editors last night yield the conclusion that Truss blames systemic resistance to her fatal mini-Budget for market paroxysms and her rapid ousting from office. It made Happy… → Read More
Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days — Raab, Zahawi and the ‘anti-tax loons’
Personnel dramas, infighting and growing fissures caused by the ‘anti-tax loons’ are threatening to de-rail Sunak. Amidst intimidating new statistics from the IMF, can the PM prove his naysayers wrong, asks Anne McElvoy → Read More