5 h. ago TOM UTLEY: The old lie that private schools are stuffed with posh, rich kids may turn into reality when Labour's VAT raid drives away strivers like the Utleys

ON the day 19 years ago when I accepted a job offer from the Daily Mail I took the youngest of our four sons aside and told him that I could at last afford to send him to Dulwich College

Politics

3 d. ago Reeves says protections remain for ‘working people’ amid wealth tax speculation

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the manifesto commitment not to increase income tax, national insurance and VAT still stood.

Economics

7 d. ago TOM UTLEY: I no longer have the slightest wish to 'save' the decaying NHS. But, for the sake of our mental health, please leave our pubs alone

Every day this year, we are told, yet another pub in Great Britain will close its doors for the last time, so says the British Beer and Pub Association.

Politics

9 d. ago Labour's pledge of 6,500 teachers funded by private school VAT 'lacks coherent plan'

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it is 'unclear' how meeting this pledge will ensure there are enough teachers in the right areas.

Society

1 week ago Raise taxes or this government will fail, Rachel Reeves’s former top adviser warns

Exclusive: Ex-Treasury minister Jim O’Neill has warned Reeves will have to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT to fill the £5bn black hole left by the welfare climbdown

Events

2 w. ago TOM UTLEY: I like an honest pint, the Isle of Wight and Tim Henman. Am I next for a Lifetime Achievement Award in Dullness?

Raise a glass with me today to Peter Hansen, 85, worthy winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by The Dull Man's Podcast for that most admirable of qualities, dullness.

Events

3 w. ago TOM UTLEY: Please don't ask me to rate my Airbnb hostess whose house was full of anti

Aren't you heartily fed up with those constant demands to 'rate and review your experience' every time you buy anything on the internet, book tickets for a theatre or read a book on Kindle?

Society

3 w. ago TOM UTLEY: At 71, I'm mortified when people offer me a seat on the train... but I'm furious when they don't. That's growing old for you!

One of nine signs that we're growing old, I read somewhere this week, is a feeling of embarrassment when people start offering us their seats on buses and trains.

Politics

4 w. ago Kids taught in cupboards as brutal school reality laid bare after neglect

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was appalled at the lack of investment in schools as she vowed a huge cash injection would finally turn things around

Politics