China's 'useful idiots' keep their honours
Ministers like to talk a good game on China. But, as the Commons witnessed just two weeks ago, all too…
Has Cressida bailed out Boris?
‘Wait for Sue Gray’ was the ministerial mantra last week. And wait, we all have, as the days have ticked…
Boris's Brexit bonanza
Tory whips are working overtime to win round waverers as Boris Johnson struggles to rescue his flailing premiership. Among the arguments being…
Six of the silliest 'cakegate' defences
Polls might show that two in three voters think Boris Johnson should quit over No. 10’s parties but crucially less…
Did Boris lie about the Afghan dog evacuation?
With Sue Gray keeping the lobby on tenterhooks, it’s a good day to bury bad news. Earlier today, the Foreign…
The Daily Mail's curious partygate U-turn
The Daily Mail has long been the favoured mid-market newspaper of the masses, as the self-styled champion of Middle England.…
Boris Johnson's lockdown birthday
‘Wait for Sue Gray’ has been the mantra on every ministers’ lips these past few weeks. But with just days…
Where next for 'party Marty'?
Westminster is gearing up for ‘Sue Gray week’ as the top civil servant is due to finally release her long-awaited…
Science Museum axes slavery exhibits
An iconoclastic spirit has swept much of Britain’s institutions over the past two years. Just last month Mr S revealed that…
Harry and Meghan's tax wheeze
Money is very important to Harry and Meghan – as evidenced by their multi-million dollar deals with a string of top…
The Met Office’s bizarre forecasts
Now that the government has stuck its neck out and frozen the BBC licence fee, will its next target be…
Is this the BBC's best defence?
Proposals by Nadine Dorries to scrap the BBC licence fee have produced something of a meltdown over at Broadcasting House.…
Fresh fears over parliamentary police
It’s been a pretty dreadful week for security at the Palace of Westminster. First, there was the admission that a…
Will anyone stand by Prince Andrew now?
Well, at least someone’s having a worse week than Boris Johnson. For the Queen has announced this afternoon that Prince Andrew has…
Chinese spy suspect infiltrates parliament
As if there wasn’t enough drama in parliament today. Peers and MPs have just been warned that a suspected agent working for the…
Will the Queen get her just desserts?
Victoria sponge, cherries jubilee and coronation chicken: a trio of Britain’s best loved foods, all of which share a monarchical theme. Each of…
Will universities declare their China funding?
Britain’s leading universities are just one sector having to grapple with the recent decline in UK-China relations. Barely six years…
Guardian pulls poll after JK Rowling wins
Oh dear. There seems to be something of an ongoing campaign against JK Rowling at the moment. The Harry Potter writer…
Revealed: Huawei's Oxbridge millions
British universities have received twice as much funding from Huawei as previous estimates suggest, according to new figures obtained by The Spectator.…
David Cameron winds his office up
In 2021 we bid many things farewell: Philip Green’s retail empire, England’s Euro chances and Donald Trump’s presidency. And now, joining them…
Labour MP demands 'free movement for all'
New year, old Labour. As 2021 draws to a close and Keir Starmer’s managers seek to establish Labour as A…
Labour in limbo over Covid curbs
Wes Streeting has enjoyed something of a dream start since his promotion to shadow health secretary a month ago. Confident…
Diane Abbott’s Zero Covid crusade
With Christmas over, the turkey consumed and Maughamtide been and gone, the eyes of an anxious nation have turned once…
Braverman's brush with the law
Ah student politics: is there anything quite like it? The strange creatures it attracts, the passions it unleashes, the adolescent…
Liverpool's painting purge
Merseyside – the home of Roger McGough, Willy Russell and the Beatles. But it seems that despite the area’s reputation as…
