How many people undergo security vetting?
Balls to that Why are elections called ‘ballots’? — The word ballot comes from the Italian, pallotta, meaning a small…
Portrait of the week: Olly Robbins is sacked, inflation rises and the Strait of Hormuz is (briefly) opened
Home Sir Keir Starmer tried to explain himself to parliament after Sir Olly Robbins was sacked as permanent under-secretary of…
It’s time for Starmer to go
The Book of Common Prayer asks that those who ‘suffer for the sake of conscience’ might be strengthened. Those prayers…
Letters: what vegetarians get wrong
Flat broke Sir: John Power’s article on the property squeeze (‘Flatlined’, 18 April) identifies a symptom of a deeper problem,…
The Spectator won’t give up on Gentleman’s Relish
Last week our cookery writer Olivia Potts scooped the world by revealing that AB World Foods was to cease production…
We can’t afford to keep the pension triple lock
When Britons go to the polls next month, the results will likely reveal just how un-United the Kingdom has become.…
Portrait of the week: Trump attacks the Pope, Trump praises the King and Melania goes public
Home Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, the former secretary general of Nato, said: ‘We are under attack. We are not…
Which racecourses have seen the most deaths?
Hero worship Peter Magyar, the new PM of Hungary, has the unique distinction among world leaders of bearing the name…
Letters: No, pensioners don’t ‘‘have it easy’
Same old Sir: In Michael Simmons’s otherwise excellent yet alarming essay on ‘Benefits treats’ (11 April), one sentence spoiled the…
Portrait of the week: Trump threatens Iran, Kanye is banned and Artemis II heads to the Moon
Home The government withdrew an offer to create 1,000 more training posts for doctors in England after the British Medical…
How many humans have landed on the Moon?
Moonstruck Four astronauts aboard the Artemis II spacecraft achieved the distinction of travelling further from the Earth than any humans…
Trump: the boy who cried war
Did Donald Trump ever intend to obliterate Iranian civilisation? Some will see the past week as one in which the…
Letters: The uncomfortable truth about Gen Z churchgoers
Clerical errors Sir: Glad though I am that The Spectator bucks the trend in its conviction that the C of…
A Ukrainian win is more important than ever
On 3 April we mark 1,500 days since Russia invaded Ukraine; on 11 June, the conflict will have lasted longer…
Portrait of the week: Oil prices surge, Scott Mills is sacked and the Houthis join the war
Home Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, said: ‘We are working on a viable plan for the Strait of Hormuz.’…
Who trusts their savings with the government?
Working out the Kinks American singer and vegan activist Moby called the Kinks’ song ‘Lola’ ‘transphobic’ and ‘unevolved’. According to…
Letters: Ban PPE graduates from public office
Dark Greens Sir: Both your leading article and Angus Colwell’s cover piece (‘Zacked Off’, 28 March) are bang-on. Although I…
The Tories are the real green party
You might describe it as the Polanski paradox. The party which calls itself Green, which has concern for the environment…
Portrait of the week: More migrants cross, government borrowing rises and Trump warns Iran
Home Iran fired two missiles at the British-American military base at Diego Garcia, 2,400 miles away, one being intercepted by…
Why is crude oil measured in barrels?
Crude estimates Why is crude oil measured in barrels? — From medieval times onwards, all sorts of commodities were measured…
