Is Robert Jenrick in cahoots with Kemi Badenoch?
Back to Westminster and the looming Tory leadership contest. No one has officially announced their candidacy yet, but the rumour…
The CrowdStrike crash was an act of God
CrowdStrike. What a name. It sounds, doesn’t it, like exactly what it’s meant to prevent? And a cloudstrike, in the…
Why the punishment fits the ‘crime’ for Japan’s smoking gymnast
Japan’s Olympics have got off to the worst possible start. The captain of their women’s gymnastics team Shoko Miyata has…
Why can’t French progressives be more civil?
There was a muted reaction among the French political class to the attempt on Donald’s Trump’s life. Keir Starmer sent…
Can anything stop Kamala Harris?
‘There are two things that are important in American politics,’ said Mark Hanna. ‘The first is money and I can’t…
Joe Biden’s legacy is one of failure
He resisted as they tried to force him away. He showed his defiance. Then, after a struggle, he gave in…
Peter Dutton must take a stand against the eSafety Commission
A new video of a talk by eSafety csar Julie Inman Grant is circulating on social media, revealing what many…
The Coalition must follow Trump’s lead
Populists represent the forgotten people
Presidential puppets: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are finished
‘Inevitability’ – it should be the word for the week. It was inevitable that a tech crash would cripple our…
Joe Biden’s presidency in Spectator covers
Over the past four years, Joe Biden has featured on 18 covers of The Spectator. They range from the upbeat…
Republicans shouldn’t underestimate Kamala Harris
Joe Biden has bowed to the inevitable in withdrawing from the presidential race and endorsing his Vice President, Kamala Harris.…
Biden ushers in more uncertainty by stepping aside
It’s odd how things that have been widely predicted and even widely anticipated can nevertheless occur with an emotional thunderclap. I…
Does Kamala Harris poll better against Donald Trump?
Kamala Harris seems overwhelmingly likely to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, having been given the blessing of both…
After Biden: what the Democrats should do now
President Joe Biden – who has announced that he will not run for re-election – has served the United States…
Is this the letter that persuaded Biden to resign?
There are rare few quiet days in politics and today is not one of them. Tonight President Joe Biden has…
Seven key reactions to Biden dropping out
Well, it’s finally happened. After all the speculation, the spin and the denials, Joe Biden has today, finally, announced he…
Biden’s media sycophants are the biggest losers of him stepping aside
The speed at which politics moves in 2024 is enough to give the American citizenry a massive case of whiplash.…
Kamala Harris is a more formidable opponent for Trump
On Sunday Joe Biden bowed to the inevitable in withdrawing from the presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.…
Biden withdraws from the 2024 race
After weeks of pressure from Democratic party insiders, Joe Biden has finally said he won’t seek re-election. ‘I have decided…
Time for Republicans to run as if they could lose
It’s Joever. The president of the United States has announced that he is out of the race and thrown his…
Biden has ended his reelection bid. What comes next?
President Joe Biden finally announced Sunday that he would not seek reelection weeks after a disastrous debate performance against former…
Decolonisation destroys knowledge
In 1945, British author George Orwell said, ‘One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: no…
Victoria’s government is rotting away
Putrefaction anywhere is generally unwelcome, but when it occurs in government it’s particularly nauseating. We not only have to bear…
Labour won’t spend outside fiscal rules, says Reeves
Chancellor Reeves adamant she will ‘make sure the sums add up’ Rachel Reeves gave an interview with Laura Kuenssberg this…
Will Labour give in to Sinn Féin’s demands?
It’s not often that Irish republican party Sinn Féin hosts events in London, but the group included the UK capital…
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