Alex Deane

#Deanehistory 216. In this time of amber heat alerts, which in the ignorant olden days might have been called “summer,” the thoughts of some amongst us turn to the soothing bliss of ice cream. So it was with Howard Hughes, the late multimillionaire of Spruce Goose plane fame.…

If what he is saying is true - and it seems to be - Essex police needs a complete clear out. It is extraordinary

I rather enjoyed the John McEnroe-esque crashing of the pips @BBCr4today

“Our research reveals the shocking truth of the matter – over 1,900 women have come in second place to men who claim to be women,” said Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America. concernedwomen.org/new-research-r…

People’s Front of Your Party

But the Mayor of London demonstrated in London Assembly Q&A that he didn’t recognise what a grooming gang was. Perhaps as the Mayor London he should focus on that first.

OFCOM et al

Excellent if all too familiar story about the decline in London's bus journey times 🐢 🚍 Includes research from our recent report - The next stop: Making London's buses better 📊📉📈 Check it out ⬇️ #BetterLondonBuses #FreeTheBus the-londoner.co.uk/feel-like-your…

This story confirms what witnesses said. The police bussed left-wing campaigners - some apparently masked - to the Bell Hotel. Thus facilitating a confrontation with locals angry about an alleged sex attack on a child by a migrant. We need answers. 🧵 telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…

I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again. Best cartoonist in the U.K.

This crime was not committed by a woman. — “Woman killed husband by ‘stabbing and slicing’ over 50 times with samurai sword” | The Standard standard.co.uk/news/crime/bri…

Return of the Mak (to the backbenches)

Conservative Commentator Alex Deane argues that lowering the UK voting age to 16 wouldn’t just benefit the Labour Party or the mainstream parties, but would help both sides of political extremes.

The police now won’t prosecute this case, even though Palestine Action claimed responsibility, and even though the vandal filmed herself committing the crime. Britain used to be a uniquely orderly place, but this constant asymmetry in policing is destroying our social fabric.

What's on Saturday's front pages? 📰 Sky's @KamaliMelbourne is joined by PR consultant @ajcdeane and Guardian columnist @zoesqwilliams for a first look at tomorrow's top stories. #PressPreview ➡️ trib.al/nh4t15x 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

I’ll be taking a look at tonight’s headlines with @KamaliMelbourne & the Guardian’s Zoe Williams from 10.30pm - hope you can join us ! #SkyPapers

When we find out that this is all a guerrilla marketing campaign for Astronomer the Internet is going to be *cross*

The UK government wants to introduce legislation to lower the voting age, saying it aims to modernise UK democracy.  But will the reform make any difference? 🎧 #InsideStory spoke with @AfzalKhanMCR, @YanniKouts and @ajcdeane: aj.audio/InsideStory

Labour backed raising the age of consent from 16 to 18 for getting a tattoo, buying alcohol, watching porn, opening a bank account, purchasing cigarettes, using a sunbed or being tried as an adult. Now they tell us they are acting from principle.