Peter Barnes
Peter Barnes is a Westminster strategist and commentator known for his cutting insight, relentless sarcasm, and an exasperated refusal to let hypocrisy slide. He appears on GB News, Talk, Times Radio and beyond, and is currently developing his own series of shows across multiple platforms.
The month formerly known as October
8 NOVEMBER 2025 | OPINION
The Month That Defies Words
From grooming gangs betrayal to sectarian fear and royal disgrace, governance became improv.
It would be easy...
September 2025: The month the dystopias came true
6 OCTOBER 2025 | OPINION
Orwell warned of surveillance, Huxley of control through comfort, Kafka of faceless justice, Bradbury of thought turned into crime. In...
Collaborator: How Starmer, in your name, made you an accomplice to...
23 SEPTEMBER 2025 | OPINION
I. The Betrayal
I was on GB News the morning Britain recognised Palestine, and by accident I went viral. That in...
ROUND-UP: From Pol Roger to White Lightning – how migrant hotels...
26 AUGUST 2025 | OPINION
August was sold as a vintage for Westminster: migrant hotels closing, Lucy Connolly finally silenced, and Trump’s Alaska summit setting...
July wasn’t a dream – that happened
7 AUGUST 2025 | OPINION
Votes for kids. Trains to Berlin. Corbyn’s comeback. Trump outshining Starmer. If you thought you were hallucinating, you weren’t. July...
You wanted rage – Glastonbury was the punchline
2 JULY 2025 | OPINION
A Glastonbury performer shouted: “death to the IDF” — and the nation collapsed into outrage, denial, and hypocrisy. But this...
Waiting for Starmer: matinee politics in a failing state
30 JUNE 2025 | OPINION
The Prime Minister acts like he’s in charge. Parliament delivers its lines. But no-one believes the script anymore. From rebellion...