SCOOP — THE HARDEST JOB IN SW1: Tom Wells will be the prime minister’s official spokesperson on a permanent basis, Playbook PM hears. The former Sun hack has acted up since October in the civil service job, being questioned on-record by the ravenous lobby... See more
MATTERS OF THE CROWN: The Crown Prosecution Service is providing “early investigative advice” to police in the separate investigations into Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a spokesperson said in the last hour. Neither of the two men have b... See more
LandWISE Conference 2026 Havelock North Function Centre 27 – 28 May 2026 Our “Soil Health for Profit” theme in 2026 is, in some ways, a return to the past. LandWISE arose out of work to combat soil erosion through use of minimum tillage and we’re returnin... See more
Josh Wing is a Senior Agronomist with Harvest Moon in Tasmania , bringing more than 30 years of agricultural experience to vegetable production. Raised on a mixed family farm conducting dairy, beef, potatoes and raspberry production, Josh developed a deep... See more
Good Monday morning. This is Dan Bloom, recovered from my food coma and raring to bring you this year’s Playbook awards. But first, there’s some news to get through. DRIVING THE DAY 2025 IN A NUTSHELL: No. 10 was probably hoping to spend today talking abo... See more
