Why is Britain acting like a mini-EU?
The collapse of talks to renew a trade deal between Britain and Canada is a reminder that there is nothing…
Putin’s Kaliningrad visit wasn’t a threat to Nato
President visits part of his own country. Shock. Vladimir Putin’s visit yesterday to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, perched precariously…
Australia Day will be deleted
On Australia Day at Sydney Cove, January 26, 1988, people surrounded the foreshores and land in packed groups to see…
Israel shows why conscription works
Take a step back and it’s a no-brainer: If you want a healthy society, you need a spirit of unity.…
Novak Djokovic: a hero for freedom
Many would have relished Novak Djokovic’s loss today in the semi-final of the Australian Open. I’ve never understood the hate…
European voters are rebelling against the elites
A friend of mine intends to vote for the National Rally in June’s European Elections. That in itself is nothing…
Andrew Neil: it would be absurd for the UAE to own The Spectator
Last night The Spectator’s chairman, Andrew Neil, spoke for the first time about the sale of this magazine and the…
The great shame of Australia Day
Captain James Cook has fallen. Not on the shore of Hawaii’s Kealakekua Bay on Valentine’s Day 1779, but in the…
Can Javier Milei win his fight against Argentina’s strikers?
An alliance with the trade union movements helped catapult Juan Peron, the icon of Argentine politics, to the presidency in…
Why are doctors being threatened for reporting late-term abortions?
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) this week threatened to use punitive measures against doctors who report late-term abortions…
Australia Day is not about land
While statistical anomalies are present in all demographic reports back to 1788, Australia was almost entirely a nation born of…
NHS consultants have created another headache for the Tories
The government has just lost one of its bargaining chips in the long-running junior doctors’ strikes: hospital consultants have narrowly…
The end of Woke is nigh
People used to refer to Paul Keating as the best Liberal Prime Minister we ever had. When Malcolm Turnbull became…
The Covid Inquiry is finally hearing some enlightening evidence
The Scottish leg of the Covid-19 inquiry has, like the hearings in London, become bogged down in matters such as…
UnAustralian Australian of the Year Awards 2024
The unAustralian Australian of the Year Awards provide an opportunity on Australia Day to recognise members of the Australian community…
10 reasons to celebrate Australia Day on January 26
Despite what the cynics and activists might say, Australia is a nation worth celebrating – and January 26 is the…
Why Sunak’s critics won’t stop plotting
Simon Clarke’s call this week for Rishi Sunak to go didn’t exactly inspire others to follow. Instead, it’s had a…
Sturgeon’s foul-mouthed Boris-bashing revealed
If there’s one thing that both Covid Inquiries have reliably provided, it’s expletives. Use of foul-mouthed language was popular among…
Barbie’s Oscars snub isn’t sexist
Not for the first time, Hillary Clinton is outraged. Reacting to the news that Barbie star, Margot Robbie, and the…
Airstrikes won’t stop the Houthis’ Red Sea attacks
It was less than two weeks ago that the US and UK introduced a new element to the multi-faceted conflict…
The hubris of Harry and Meghan’s Jamaican photoshoot
What is it like to be Prince Harry? Spare gave us a peerless insight into the unhappy, loveless life of…
Is Saudi Arabia softening its booze ban?
Saudi Arabia, an Islamic nation where drinking alcohol is strictly forbidden, is to get its first official liquor store. There’s…
It’s time for a new era in Australian politics
The political landscape is set to undergo another significant shift with the announcement of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s departure…
Downing Street aide defects to the dark side
So, who is the Conservative Britain Alliance? Westminster is virtually swamped these days with an alphabet-spaghetti-esque collection of different acronyms,…
A bad primary makes for a worse general election
The US primaries are over. Trump whacked Nikki Haley in New Hampshire; if she could win anywhere it was there,…
