Garbage, the free press, and the war over apostrophes
The business of liberating free speech
It’s rich of the French to call Trump ‘vulgar’
There has always been a touch of snobbery in the way the French elite regard American politics. The word one…
Why Kemi was the right choice
A version of this article was originally published in last week’s issue of The Spectator. What set Margaret Thatcher apart…
How Kemi Badenoch’s Tories can rebuild Britain
The Conservatives finally have a new leader. But Kemi Badenoch must be under no illusions: after the disastrous July election,…
The Ron Paul masterstroke
In what’s shaping up to be the most audacious political upheaval since Argentina’s very own libertarian lion, Javier Milei, exclaimed…
Labour’s embarrassing Badenoch blunder
So Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the opposition. How best should Labour respond? One person who has shown…
My unsolicited advice to Kemi Badenoch
If there are two things new leaders of political parties dread, it’s unsolicited advice and Scotland. The advice because, even…
Badenoch must explain why the Tories deserve power
Kemi Badenoch’s victory was not overwhelming. Her margin of victory was smaller than of any of her Tory predecessors since…
Has the Trump campaign stalled?
The ‘Trumpmentum’ of the last few weeks couldn’t last forever. Now, with less than four days to go until election…
Revealed: Tory membership falls by almost a quarter in two years
Will the last person to leave the Tory party please turn out the lights? After an exodus of Conservative MPs…
What Kemi Badenoch’s victory means for the Conservatives
The results of the Conservative leadership contest are in. Almost four months after the Tory party suffered its worst general…
The nuclear disconnect in Australia holds us back
As Australia’s nuclear debate heats up, the stark contrast between our approach and that of nations like Canada grows more…
Kemi Badenoch will face an exposed Keir Starmer
Kemi Badenoch could probably already have served a truncated term as prime minister had she made different choices. Back at…
Truss blasts ‘dishonest’ Sunak on his last day
Happy Tory leadership results day! Much like teenagers collecting their A-levels, there will be plenty of tears, cheers and multiple…
Twenty truths from the Rogan-Vance interview which show the Old Left is the New Right
We are currently living in a time where the old-Left are now the centre-Right. That’s because more and more people…
Can Republicans be trusted with the US economy?
When it comes to the economy, Americans typically trust the Republicans. They’re the party traditionally aligned with big capital; and…
Does Qatar still hold the key to a Hamas hostage deal?
Qatar is the Middle East’s mediator-in-chief. The assassination of Hamas’s senior leadership and Gaza War’s regionalisation to Lebanon have not…
History has been cruel to Wallis Simpson
If there is one thing that Paul French’s forthcoming book Her Lotus Year should put right about Wallis Simpson, the…
Whistleblower police
The feminists have it all sewn up. All it took was very effective bullying of politicians to have draconian legislation…
Academic elites and the status quo
Western universities have often prided themselves on being places of open debate, where all viewpoints could be heard, criticised, and…
Covid inquiry fails
The government’s Covid-19 inquiry, the results of which were announced this week, can be summed up in five words: ‘The…
A tale of two tactics
Conservative bravery will be rewarded
Our slowing and deformed economy
Blame it on the commissars of Canberra
A recce of the Hallowe’en decs
Where have all the children gone?
Hayek’s fine mind
We should learn from the best
