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The Battle of the Boys Club is over; the War for Labour’s Soul begins • A resolution of the historic rivalry between left and right cannot be delayed any longer - there will be blood
The Battle of the Boys Club is over; the War for Labour’s Soul begins
A resolution of the historic rivalry between left and right cannot be delayed any longer - there will be blood
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The Battle of the Boys Club is over; the War for Labour’s Soul begins • A resolution of the historic rivalry between left and right cannot be delayed any longer - there will be blood
Has Anas Sarwar’s bombshell blown up Keir Starmer…or himself? • The Scottish Labour leader looks isolated after his call for a change of leadership in No 10
Has Anas Sarwar’s bombshell blown up Keir Starmer…or himself?
The Scottish Labour leader looks isolated after his call for a change of leadership in No 10
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Has Anas Sarwar’s bombshell blown up Keir Starmer…or himself? • The Scottish Labour leader looks isolated after his call for a change of leadership in No 10
The Invisible Rise of Peter Mandelson • As a Lobby hack in the 1990s, I witnessed him become the Prince of Darkness.
The Invisible Rise of Peter Mandelson
As a Lobby hack in the 1990s, I witnessed him become the Prince of Darkness.
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The Invisible Rise of Peter Mandelson • As a Lobby hack in the 1990s, I witnessed him become the Prince of Darkness.
Disgraced Peter Mandelson could hold the fate of Keir Starmer in his hands. • Epstein's "best pal" has intimate knowledge of all Labour's dirty secrets from thirty years at the very top of the party.
Disgraced Peter Mandelson could hold the fate of Keir Starmer in his hands.
Epstein's "best pal" has intimate knowledge of all Labour's dirty secrets from thirty years at the very top of the party.
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Disgraced Peter Mandelson could hold the fate of Keir Starmer in his hands. • Epstein's "best pal" has intimate knowledge of all Labour's dirty secrets from thirty years at the very top of the party.
The Great Fragmentation • Britain has embraced populism of left and right with the enthusiasm of the convert.
The Great Fragmentation
Britain has embraced populism of left and right with the enthusiasm of the convert.
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The Great Fragmentation • Britain has embraced populism of left and right with the enthusiasm of the convert.
A Back Passage to India • It may soon be the third biggest economy but India still has hygiene issues.
A Back Passage to India
It may soon be the third biggest economy but India still has hygiene issues.
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
A Back Passage to India • It may soon be the third biggest economy but India still has hygiene issues.
2026: the Greens and Reform Reshape Politics • The May elections will be all about the irresistible rise of populism.
2026: the Greens and Reform Reshape Politics
The May elections will be all about the irresistible rise of populism.
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
2026: the Greens and Reform Reshape Politics • The May elections will be all about the irresistible rise of populism.
2025: The Year of the Vibe Shift • The left began the long road back to reason - at least some did.
2025: The Year of the Vibe Shift
The left began the long road back to reason - at least some did.
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
2025: The Year of the Vibe Shift • The left began the long road back to reason - at least some did.
Terms of Service
Terms of Service
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Privacy Policy
It's time to repeal the Gender Recognition Act • Labour never thought through what it meant by allowing people to change legal sex.
It's time to repeal the Gender Recognition Act
Labour never thought through what it meant by allowing people to change legal sex.
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
It's time to repeal the Gender Recognition Act • Labour never thought through what it meant by allowing people to change legal sex.
John Swinney is riding back to Bute House on the back of Nigel Farage • The nationalists are way ahead in the polls for May's Holyrood elections largely because of the irresistible rise of Reform UK
John Swinney is riding back to Bute House on the back of Nigel Farage
The nationalists are way ahead in the polls for May's Holyrood elections largely because of the irresistible rise of Reform UK
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
John Swinney is riding back to Bute House on the back of Nigel Farage • The nationalists are way ahead in the polls for May's Holyrood elections largely because of the irresistible rise of Reform UK
It's one step forward two steps back for Peggie and sex-based rights • Her tribunal decides that a woman is defined by her"feminine" appearance not biology
It's one step forward two steps back for Peggie and sex-based rights
Her tribunal decides that a woman is defined by her"feminine" appearance not biology
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
It's one step forward two steps back for Peggie and sex-based rights • Her tribunal decides that a woman is defined by her"feminine" appearance not biology
Twilight of Misogyny? • Privileged female politicians can't complain about "mansplaining"
Twilight of Misogyny?
Privileged female politicians can't complain about "mansplaining"
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Twilight of Misogyny? • Privileged female politicians can't complain about "mansplaining"
Trump the Peacemaker Strikes Again • His Ukraine deal is a capitulation to Russia but unavoidable unless Europe decides to fight
Trump the Peacemaker Strikes Again
His Ukraine deal is a capitulation to Russia but unavoidable unless Europe decides to fight
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Trump the Peacemaker Strikes Again • His Ukraine deal is a capitulation to Russia but unavoidable unless Europe decides to fight
The BBC: My Part In Its Downfall • It's always been run by the left but never used to let it show
The BBC: My Part In Its Downfall
It's always been run by the left but never used to let it show
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The BBC: My Part In Its Downfall • It's always been run by the left but never used to let it show
So what did Trump actually say at the Capitol Rally? • A dodgy edit by Panorama led to the BBC's worst crisis since the Iraq WMD dossier
So what did Trump actually say at the Capitol Rally?
A dodgy edit by Panorama led to the BBC's worst crisis since the Iraq WMD dossier
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
So what did Trump actually say at the Capitol Rally? • A dodgy edit by Panorama led to the BBC's worst crisis since the Iraq WMD dossier
Arguing with AI • I asked Chat GPT to test the claims of anti-immigrant Substacker Matt Goodwin. The result was not good.
Arguing with AI
I asked Chat GPT to test the claims of anti-immigrant Substacker Matt Goodwin. The result was not good.
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Arguing with AI • I asked Chat GPT to test the claims of anti-immigrant Substacker Matt Goodwin. The result was not good.
Why so many black faces on TV? Because there used to be so few. • Regulators and broadcasters may have overdone demographic positive discrimination and provoked a populist backlash.
Why so many black faces on TV? Because there used to be so few.
Regulators and broadcasters may have overdone demographic positive discrimination and provoked a populist backlash.
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Why so many black faces on TV? Because there used to be so few. • Regulators and broadcasters may have overdone demographic positive discrimination and provoked a populist backlash.
All he is saying is give peace a chance • Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine is laughably naive, but that could be its strength
All he is saying is give peace a chance
Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine is laughably naive, but that could be its strength
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
All he is saying is give peace a chance • Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine is laughably naive, but that could be its strength
Orange Man Good • Trump may indeed have ended the 80-year Arab-Israeli dispute if not the Palestinian problem
Orange Man Good
Trump may indeed have ended the 80-year Arab-Israeli dispute if not the Palestinian problem
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Orange Man Good • Trump may indeed have ended the 80-year Arab-Israeli dispute if not the Palestinian problem
Psst - you may deserve a peace prize but you won’t get it • Progressives aren’t ready to make nice with the “fascist misogynist”
Psst - you may deserve a peace prize but you won’t get it
Progressives aren’t ready to make nice with the “fascist misogynist”
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Psst - you may deserve a peace prize but you won’t get it • Progressives aren’t ready to make nice with the “fascist misogynist”
Enoch Powell is Alive and Well and Living in our Heads • UK parties are turning against immigration in a way he would surely approve
Enoch Powell is Alive and Well and Living in our Heads
UK parties are turning against immigration in a way he would surely approve
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Enoch Powell is Alive and Well and Living in our Heads • UK parties are turning against immigration in a way he would surely approve
The Boris Wave is the new Breaking Point • Farage's incoherent attack on indefinite leave to remain is really about endorsing nativism
The Boris Wave is the new Breaking Point
Farage's incoherent attack on indefinite leave to remain is really about endorsing nativism
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The Boris Wave is the new Breaking Point • Farage's incoherent attack on indefinite leave to remain is really about endorsing nativism
Nah, it wasn't the frog that done it • Left celebration turned Charlie Kirk into a free speech martyr and made his views seem more humane than theirs
Nah, it wasn't the frog that done it
Left celebration turned Charlie Kirk into a free speech martyr and made his views seem more humane than theirs
iainmacwhirter.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Nah, it wasn't the frog that done it • Left celebration turned Charlie Kirk into a free speech martyr and made his views seem more humane than theirs