In defence of Gareth Roberts
Readers need to be able to trust The Spectator. Every fact you read in the magazine must be true. And every…
My plans for The Spectator
Shortly after Boris Johnson was selected as the Conservative candidate for Henley, he invited me to lunch at The Spectator.…
Politics as Ripping Yarns: the breathless brio of Boris Johnson’s memoir
Like a cross between Aeneas and Biggles, our intrepid hero travels the world, endures a thousand ordeals and makes himself father of the world’s greatest city
How the Tories should address Britain’s future
Michael Gove gave a speech at the thinktank Onward for the launch of its Future of Conservatism project today. Here…
My Ibiza diary
You wait 11 years for a Tory leadership election and then three come along in quick succession. The first in…
How I could get a better Brexit deal
There are things that we can do which will change the way in which we leave the European Union. I…
'The tide is turning': Justin Welby interviewed by Michael Gove
An interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby
In defence of Christianity
Churchgoers face a tidal wave of negativity in modern Britain