During Lucy Letby's trial, her defence team failed to call a single expert witness, a decision which the authors of a new book call "inexplicable". Was there covert collusion in a guilty verdict, asks Guy de la Bédoyère.
Making Tax Digital is set to hit sole traders and landlords from 2026, promising more admin, costs and chaos than clarity, and Guy de la Bédoyère is already throwing in the towel rather than get swamped.
Why does almost nothing get done properly in Britain? It's because they follow one simple law, says Guy de la Bédoyère: every organisation, committee and project will inevitably degenerate into a scene from Dad's Army.
The young adults of 'Generation Snowflake' are notorious for their inability to cope with life and employment. Could this have anything to do with the 'gentle parenting' they received, wonders Guy de la Bédoyère.
From ancient Egypt to the Lucy Letby trial, 'experts' have a habit of dressing up guesswork as certainty, says Guy de la Bédoyère – and when lives are at stake, that's a dangerous game.
Have you noticed how over the last few decades we're expected to do more and more for ourselves, while paying ever more for the privilege? Guy de la Bédoyère takes a satirical look at this unwelcome trend.
The reckless rush to cover prime Lincolnshire farmland with solar farms is destroying valuable land, wrecking local communities and saddling future generations with a costly, unstable legacy, warns Guy de la Bédoyère.
Manipulated, inflated and weaponised – Guy de la Bédoyère exposes how numbers, from ancient pharaohs to pandemic modellers, have long served as tools of propaganda rather than pillars of truth.
Forget Adolescence, says Guy de la Bédoyère. Try The Colditz Story. What teenage boys really need if they’re going to become men are the thrilling adventure stories he devoured as a teenager.
Guy de la Bedoyere says drop what you're doing and have a full English. What better way is there to celebrate Boxing Day?
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