Ed Miliband must go
Economic forecasting was created, J.K. Galbraith said, to make astrology look respectable. It is not difficult to imagine what the…
Letters: There’s no defending Robert Maxwell
Bring back wisdom Sir: Douglas Murray is right that reducing the educational attainment of politicians is not the answer to…
Is it still worth going to university?
When self-styled ‘Money Saving Expert’ Martin Lewis gate-crashed Kemi Badenoch’s Good Morning Britain interview to reprimand the Conservative leader over…
Portrait of the week: Andrew arrested, tariff rulings and Boris in Ukraine
Home Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on his 66th birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and released under investigation.…
Letters: Why I love my Jellycats
Defence agreement Sir: If (a big ‘if’, I know) our politicians really would like to address the parlous state of…
Who has been removed from the line of succession?
Out of line Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may be removed from the line of succession. When was the last time this happened?…
Portrait of the week: Gender in schools, election U-turns and the ‘truth’ about Navalny
Home Pupils will be allowed to change gender at school, according to guidance issued by Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary;…
Can Keir Starmer keep us safe?
‘Shape without form, shade without colour. Paralysed force, gesture without motion.’ T.S Eliot’s lines from ‘The Hollow Men’ sum up…
Letters: Nicky Haslam should fix the Palace of Westminster
Growing pains Sir: It was reassuring to learn that Wes Streeting is a reader of The Spectator and also shares…
How much do graduates owe in student loans?
Toxic legacy Analysis by scientists at Porton Down suggested that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had been killed using epibatidine,…
Keir Starmer can only delay the inevitable for so long
Wes Streeting is known to be a Spectator reader. Pinned on the Health Secretary’s office wall, as he revealed in…
Portrait of the week: McSweeney resigns, Starmer hangs on and Streeting plots
Home Morgan McSweeney, the helmsman of Labour, walked the plank by resigning as chief of staff to Sir Keir Starmer,…
Letters: AI won’t save the army
Brute force Sir: General Sir Nick Carter is correct to point out the fragility of the UK’s armed forces today…
How teetotal is Britain?
Royal removals The King has had more success in stripping Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his royal titles than George IV had…
Portrait of the week: Peter Mandelson resigns, Keir Starmer returns and gold rallies
Home Lord Mandelson resigned his membership of the Labour party and then retired from the House of Lords; some of…
How to fight the AI revolution
Ask ChatGPT to write a Spectator leader about the risks of AI and it begins like this: ‘There are two…
Letters: Let children drink
Chagos stupidity Sir: To British Establishment watchers, Michael Gove’s dissection of the dubious and devious machinations of Jonathan Powell, Richard…
Portrait of the week: Burnham blocked, Braverman bails and Starmer clashes with Trump
Home Labour’s National Executive Committee refused permission for Andy Burnham, currently Mayor of Greater Manchester, to stand in a by-election…
