Andrew Vine

Beware of fraudsters determined to hijack our online Christmas spending. PIC: Alamy/PA.

Why shoppers need to be vigilant this Christmas - Andrew Vine

South Bay beach in Scarborough takes a battering from Storm Babet last month. PIC: Richard Ponter

Issues affecting elderly people in coastal towns are overlooked - Andrew Vine

A general view of Market Place and Town Hall in Batley. PIC: Tony Johnson

Batley deserves credit for shoddy and mungo cloth - YP Letters

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer chairs a meeting of Labour Mayors during the party's conference in Liverpool. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer is yet to convince Yorkshire voters - Andrew Vine

A group of people thought to be migrants crossing the Channel in a small boat traveling from the coast of France and heading in the direction of Dover, Kent. PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

There is place for identity cards in a pragmatic society - YP Letters

'The importance of heritage to Dewsbury was recognised recently when 12 of the town’s buildings associated with the textile industry were listed for protection by Historic England to reflect their historical importance.'

Why Yorkshire needs to make more of its industrial heritage - Andrew Vine

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer leaving Europol in The Hague, Netherlands, following their meeting to discuss how Labour would tackle Channel crossings. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

How identity cards could help curb illegal migration - Andrew Vine

An early visualisation of an HS2 train. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

The axing of HS2 should come as no surprise - Andrew Vine

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Abbeydale Road South, Beauchief, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Pictured The Grinding Hull. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty.

How Sheffield rose to worldwide acclaim for manufacturing steel and cutlery

Britain's King Charles III looks on during his visit to Leeds Central Library and Art Gallery during an official visit to Yorkshire on November 8, 2022 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Andrew Vine looks back on King Charles III's first year as monarch

A taped off section inside Parks Primary School in Leicester which has been affected with sub standard reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac). More than 100 schools, nurseries and colleges in England have been told by the Government to close classrooms and other buildings that contain an aerated concrete that is prone to collapse. Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire

Shameful school safety scandal has been years in the making: Andrew Vine

Energy regulator Ofgem lowered the energy price cap but many households will likely see higher monthly bills this winter than last year. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Energy prices might be coming down but brace yourself for pain - Andrew Vine

'The people of South Yorkshire are being invited to express their frustration and demand a better service for passengers when a series of public meetings organised by the area’s mayor, Oliver Coppard, gets under way'. PIC: Jonathan Gawthorpe

The current model for running bus services isn’t working - Andrew Vine

The Conservative candidate in next year’s inaugural North Yorkshire mayoral election, Keane Duncan. PIC: Simon Hulme

The Tories need to show that they still care about North Yorkshire - Andrew Vine

A London bus passes an information sign for the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) in London. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

We’re all beginning to find that it’s expensive being green - Andrew Vine

Newly elected Labour MP Keir Mather (centre) with Labour’s shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting (right) and deputy leader, Angela Rayner (back left) at Selby football club, North Yorkshire, after winning the Selby and Ainsty by-election. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Tories have a problem convincing the North that they are listening - Andrew Vine

'The Government ought to be helping the railways do everything possible to get more passengers back on to trains after numbers fell so drastically during the pandemic'.

Closing rail ticket offices flies in the face of all common sense - Andrew Vine

Pictured is Hutton-le-Hole a very small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire. PIC: James Hardisty

Outdated planning approaches are hurting our villages - Yorkshire Post Letters

People relaxing on the South Bay beach. PIC: Richard Ponter

Tourist summer boom could be wrecked by sewage pollution - Andrew Vine

Boris Johnson makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, before resigning as Prime Minister on September 6, 2022. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire.

Sunak should boot Boris Johnson out of the Conservative Party - Andrew Vine

'Andy Cooke, the chief inspector of constabulary, condemned a failure to tackle “local problems that people see”.' PIC: PA

Police forces need to start tackling local crime - Andrew Vine
A couple of weeks ago, whilst queuing for the checkout at a supermarket in Leeds, I was taken aback by a theft carried out with startling suddenness. A man charged past me to the drinks aisle, shoved half-a-dozen bottles of spirits into a bag and sprinted for the exit, shouting that he had a knife.

'Boris Johnson's willingness to allow all his private communications during the Covid crisis to be put before the official inquiry into the pandemic does him credit'. PIC: PA

Blocking WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry harms PM's reputation - Andrew Vine

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. PIC: Phil Noble/PA Wire

Suella Braverman continues to undermine Rishi Sunak - Andrew Vine

'The long-suffering commuters and leisure travellers of our region have been the hapless victims of a failed 28-year experiment'.

Why we need to renationalise Britain’s railways - Andrew Vine

'What a dispiriting business house-hunting is for young people'. PIC: PA

Ditching house building targets is only hurting young buyers - Andrew Vine

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer meets shoppers, staff and local residents during a visit to a Co-op store in Ripley, Derbyshire where he was campaigning ahead of the local council elections on May 4. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Parties wrongly hijacking local elections with national politics: Andrew Vine

File photo dated 17-04-2023 of A Just Stop Oil protester after jumping on the table and throwing orange powder. Former World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn has called for tougher punishments for protesters after play was disrupted at the World Championship in Sheffield.

Eco-zealots should drop guerilla warfare on public events: Andrew Vine

Dead and dying starfish that have been washed up on the beach at Saltburn-by-the-Sea in North Yorkshire. PIC: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Why it’s right to ask questions about dead shellfish - Andrew Vine

'A fresh-faced Tony Blair came to office in 1997 promising to be “tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime”. He wasn’t.' PIC: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The record of both parties on combating crime has been terrible - Andrew Vine

The cost of building HS2 has spiralled leaving doubts over its future. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

Spend HS2 money on improving Yorkshire’s transport - Andrew Vine

Handout photo issued by the House of Commons showing the then prime minister Boris Johnson (right) at a leaving gathering in the vestibule of the Press Office of 10 Downing Street, London, when rules were in force for the prevention of the spread of Covid, which was released in the Committee of Privileges report. PIC: PA

Boris Johnson shredded his own reputation and premiership - Andrew Vine

Empty fruit and vegetable shelves at an Asda. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Why did we let our food supply falter this badly? - Andrew Vine
The great salad shortage of 2023 is, beyond an inconvenience for shoppers, a tale of mismanagement, greed and complacency.

We need a degree of detail about what Sir Keir Starmer proposes to do about key issues facing Yorkshire. PIC: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Labour needs to convince that it will deliver for the region - Andrew Vine

Whitby Abbey is one the most historical sights of North Yorkshire. PIC: James Hardisty

We need to take advantage of increased appreciation of heritage - Andrew Vine

Former prime minister Liz Truss was forced to quit after her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's £45bn package of unfunded tax cuts panicked the markets and tanked the pound. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Liz Truss risks further damaging Tory chances at the ballot box - Andrew Vine

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired Conservative party chairman Nadhim Zahawi after an inquiry into Zahawi's tax affairs found a "serious breach" of ministerial rules. PIC: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

The Nadhim Zahawi scandal shows Tory contempt for voters - YP Letters

Nadhim Zahawi was sacked as Conservative Party chairman after an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs found a "serious breach" of the Ministerial Code.PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Sacking of Zahawi still leaves a sense of outrage - Andrew Vine

A bank closure sign at a Lloyds Bank, which has announced that further branches will be closing in April.

Where have all the high street banks gone? - Andrew Vine

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Why Tories must stop hankering for a Boris Johnson return - Andrew Vine

A person at home watching the Duke of Sussex being interviewed by ITV's Tom Bradby during Harry: The Interview, before his controversial autobiography Spare is published. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Prince Harry must relinquish his title as Duke of Sussex - Andrew Vine

Andrew Vine has his say

£2 bus fares one step forward - but two steps back lie ahead: Andrew Vine

A woman purchasing products in the pharmacy using contactless. PIC: Jacob Lund - stock.adobe.com

Why I'm ditching contactless next year and paying by cash instead - Andrew Vine

Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022. PIC: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

Rishi Sunak ought to regard the coming of 2023 with more optimism - Andrew Vine

A TransPennine Express train.

TransPennine Express needs to be taken to task over dismal service - Andrew Vine

RMT general secretary, Mick Lynch, on a picket line outside Euston station in London. Picture: PA

Starmer must challenge Mick Lynch over unjustified rail strikes - YP Letters

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Picture: Paul Ellis/PA Wire.

Amazon means we don't realise how vital real shops are - Yorkshire Post Letters

A a sign held by a postal worker from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on the picket line at the Royal Mail Whitechapel Delivery Office in east London. Picture: James Manning.

Union barons behind strikes live in a fantasy world - Andrew Vine

Closed shops on Scarborough High Street, highlighting the challenges traditional retail is facing. PIC: Richard Ponter

Why councils should offer free parking in the run-up to Christmas - Andrew Vine

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Autumn Statement on Thursday. PIC: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

Health and social care must be prioritised, whatever the cost - Andrew Vine

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will announce his Autumn Statement on Thursday. PIC: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Crisis is care needs addressing urgently despite financial cost - The YP says

'Suella Braverman is looking as clueless as her predecessor, Priti Patel, in doing anything about it.' PIC: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Why our immigration policy is a mess - Andrew Vine

Rishi Sunak. PIC: LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images

Sunak shouldn’t fool himself that sanity has broken out - Andrew Vine

Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

DSA closure shows levelling up is nothing more than a slogan - Andrew Vine

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng was forced into a humiliating U-turn. PIC: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are in office but not in power - Andrew Vine

File photo dated 5/7/2022 of former BBC local radio DJ Alex Belfield who has been found guilty at Nottingham Crown Court of four stalking charges against broadcasters including Jeremy Vine. Issue date: Friday August 5, 2022.

Alex Belfield case shows moral vacuum at heart of social media - Andrew Vine

The Royal Family at the Platinum jubilee celebrations earlier this year. (PIC: Roland Hoskins - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

How King Charles III can follow in the footsteps of his mother - Andrew Vine

Princess Diana on a visit to South Yorkshire in 1993.

How Princess Diana’s funeral was full of raw emotion - Andrew Vine

Liz Truss is the frontrunner in the Tory party leadership race and the current Foreign Secretary.

How Liz Truss has sold farmers down the river - Yorkshire Post Letters

'Last month’s Great Yorkshire Show was, as ever, the most magnificent showcase for agriculture and the farmers.'

Liz Truss's snub of the NFU hustings shows her priorities - Andrew Vine

More visible policing is the answer to crime.

More visible policing is needed to improve 'dire' performance - Andrew Vine