Who exactly can wear a face covering?
I’m trying to work out what the new rules are in this country. I think I’m getting there, though any…
Would Sadiq Khan back a rave in a mosque?
I must return, regrettably, to the subject of the Church of England. Readers with long memories may recall the year…
Who will remember Keir Starmer?
I am starting to think that Keir Starmer might have been in it for himself. In saying that, I am…
Harry and Meghan deserve a second chance
A little while back I came across a copy of Ted Hughes’s Laureate poems which had an inscription to some…
Middle England is finally waking up to the migrant crisis
I don’t know how familiar readers are with the term ‘accelerationism’. It is generally used to describe a tendency on…
The mawkish madness of Dobby’s ‘grave’
I don’t know how many readers have visited the grave of Dobby the house-elf, but any who have should immediately…
Rod’s bravery made others brave too
How do you produce the type of person who cares deeply while seemingly not giving a damn? With great difficulty,…
I wish more people had imposter syndrome
I have spent part of the past week thinking about imposter syndrome, and how we might be able to give…
The problem with the Widdecombe suspect’s ‘fair trial’
It’s hard to hold anyone responsible for anything today in British politics. That’s because no sooner have the facts emerged…
The hijacking of Ann Widdecombe’s death
I don’t know if you remember that old saw: ‘Always speak ill of the dead.’ I don’t recall being brought…
What Farage can learn from the anti-Trump playbook
In January this year Dominic Cummings – once of this parish – warned The Spectator’s editor and assistant editor that…
The confessions of J.D. Vance
There were many reasons why 2016 was a strange year. One of them was the halfhearted effort by people on…
Burnham’s worryingly vague vision for Britain
Once again the question occurs: ‘Why do they want it?’ Keir Starmer held a very important role in the legal…
The radical left will regret embracing political violence
What are the circumstances in which it is right to smash up a building? When might one justifiably destroy an…
Are we allowed to feel angry yet?
I get the sense that the political and media class badly miss Katie Hopkins. Back when the reality TV star…
The lessons from Henry Nowak’s murder
I wonder how many readers have ever heard of the name Kriss Donald? The young Glaswegian was just 15 years…
When did Sturgeon first notice her husband’s kleptomania?
What would you say if your spouse bought a luxury campervan? I know what I would say – something along…
My encounters with Wes Streeting
The Labour party seems to have ignored the advice I gave it in last week’s column, and so we are…
Things can always get worse
I have spent the past week marvelling at the behaviour of our commentating class. They seem to have whipped themselves…
The obvious truth about anti-Semitism
There are many ways to do nothing. One is to sit on your hands; another is to call for ‘a…
My night under fire at the White House correspondents’ dinner
Last Saturday evening, the American media class descended for its annual jamboree of back-slapping at the Washington Hilton. Protestors outside…
For progressives, ‘ageing’ is the one acceptable slur
Willie Donaldson, who died in 2005, has a claim to having had the best obituary sub-heading of any writer I…
Trump’s goals in Iran have always been clear
The bombing of the Revolutionary government in Iran is drawing comparisons with the war in Iraq. But the comparisons are…
The dubious rise of Tariq Ramadan
There has been so much news of late that stories which might once have caused a splash have sailed by…
Can the chaps in chaps smash fascism?
I have spent a small portion of the past week wondering what I would do if I thought communists were…
