Farewell 2024. It’s certainly been an eventful year. Elections across the globe have taken up much of the newscycle, leaving Britain with a new Labour Prime Minister and the US seeing President Trump return for a second term. The Russian invasion of Ukraine surpassed its 1000th day, while conflict in Gaza continues to rage. Scotland saw her third First Minister in the space of 18 months, while former Dear Leader Nicola Sturgeon’s husband was charged with embezzlement of SNP funds. Quelle surprise, the Nats have had a pretty poor year yet again – with their iPad scandal, taxpayer-funded limo trips and ongoing police probe all making headlines. And the BBC hasn’t emerged from 2024 unscathed either, with Masterchef host Gregg Wallace under fire over allegations of inappropriate behaviour while former newsreader Huw Edwards pled guilty to making indecent images of children.
Below is a round-up of Steerpike’s most read articles from 2024, touching on some of those stories. There’s a varied selection as gaffes from most political parties featuring on the list – with Labour in pole position – while the culture wars also feature heavily. Mr S thanks his unfortunate victims for providing such great material this year and looks forward to much more of the same in 2025.
- Downing Street’s Diwali debacle
- Will Michelle Obama run? The runners and riders to replace Joe Biden
- JK Rowling won’t forgive Harry Potter for trans stance
- Could these be the online comments of young Kemi Badenoch?
- When will the BBC apologise to Toby Young?
- Channel 4 hit back at Reform over ‘actor’ activist claims
- Starmer’s special advisers: a complete guide
- How many stars got the Huw Edwards case wrong?
- iPad scandal MSP accepts £12,000 ‘golden goodbye’
- Full timeline: Rachel Reeves’s CV claims
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