Nigel Nelson
29 articles on New Dispatch
What a group of teenagers taught me about Reform UK's migrant policy
Nine aspiring politicians took part in a mock Commons debate on Nigel Farage's flagship migration policy, GB News's Senior Political Commentator Nigel Nelson
Andy Burnham is prepared to be an unpopular prime minister
The Prime Minister is trying to achieve social care reforms his predecessors ducked, writes GB News commentator Nigel Nelson
Andy Burnham should learn from David Cameron or his big plans are doomed to fail
Mr Burnham should consider whether making No10 officials take a hike up north is really big enough an idea to capture the public imagination, writes GB News' senior political commentator
Andy Burnham would be mad to listen to Nigel Farage's call for a snap general election
GB News's senior political commentator Nigel Nelson explains why it would be bonkers to have a snap election
Social media is 'like digital crack cocaine' but hasty reactions put children in danger
Nigel Nelson spoke to sixth formers about the social media ban, and the reaction might surprise you
Downing Street should call out JD Vance for the ignoramus he is
'Don’t whine about the US Vice-President poking his nose into our business: give him a proper bucketful for the vacuous froth coming out of his mouth'
This week's bombshells prove Nicola Sturgeon and Keir Starmer share a common trait
Fleet Street's longest serving political editor says a lack of curiosity as hurt both the Prime Minister and the former SNP leader
Business needs a kick up the backside to end the youth unemployment scandal
Employers must be more willing to give young people a chance in their workplaces instead of ignoring them, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
We've had two outstanding PMs in the last 40 years. Both explain the mess we are in
Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher both swept to power with a set of foundational beliefs, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
It's Makerfield or break for Andy Burnham as puts the most surreal pitch to voters
The Greater Manchester mayor is effectively telling the people of Makerfield to “Vote Labour to bin the Labour leader”.
I remember what Wes Streeting told me about Keir Starmer long before this sorry saga
Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor reflects on his former conversations with the ambitious Labour politician
A fresh Mandelson headache is on the horizon - and it could hand the PM his P45
A large tranche of the Peter Mandelson files yet to come could shed a less-than-glowing light on the PM, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
Labour’s popularity is now akin to an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
The party is all at sea while enemies keep firing rockets at them, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
Voters are at maximum Mandelson, but it's next Friday that could cook the PM’s goose
Keir Starmer has far bigger problems heading towards his breakfast plate, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
Olly Robbins dropped bombs all over Westminster, but the real villain has not been unmasked
The person who leaked it to The Guardian needs to be prosecuted, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
Undercover cops are smashing gangs. Why is the media ignoring the shattered crockery?
Do not trust any politician who besmirches undercover officers doing a dangerous and difficult job, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
From the White House to our house, Donald Trump's rule-breaking is all the rage
A rules-based order not thought through goes wonky, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
Donald Trump has shown either ignorance or plain mischief-making
We could build the 40 new hospitals Boris Johnson promised us for that amount, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
The winners and losers of the Iran war may surprise you
There is one outright winner this war has been good for: Vladimir Putin, writes Fleet Street's longest-serving political editor
Is Britain a Christian country? It is not a question we have always taken seriously
GB News Senior Political Commentator Nigel Nelson gives his verdict on the row engulfing Westminster
Net zero rubbishers are starting to sound a lot like Just Stop Oil without the superglue
OPINION: I can’t pretend to understand all the science behind climate change, but I know what I see with my own eyes
Nigel Farage always the bridesmaid never the bride
OPINION: GB News commentator Nigel Nelson outlines how Reform could be heading the same way as the Social Democrats did in the 1980s
Israel and Iran could lead us to World War 3 - Starmer must do his damndest to prevent it
Nigel Nelson is a regular GB News commentator and columnist
How Rachel Reeves could avoid scrapping Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners
Nigel Nelson is Senior Political Commentator at GB News
Free speech is a precious right - but not an absolute one
Nigel Nelson is a GB News commentator and political pundit
‘The election should not provoke Nigel Farage into being provocative,’ writes Nigel Nelson
Farage recently sparked outrage over his Ukraine war comments
'David Cameron is back... and even if Starmer becomes PM he won't be going anywhere'
'David Cameron once suggested an elected element of the House of Lords before deciding it was best to leave well alone'
'Evidence of life in space is tough to uncover as there may be only one in each galaxy' says Nigel Nelson
Nigel Nelson speculates about life like us elsewhere amid America's UFO probe
Nigel Nelson warns MPs to watch their mouths: 'The wrong words in the wrong place can cost lives'
Nigel Nelson reveals how he was 'taught to take care with language'