Fear and loathing
Strange as it may seem, there are still people around David Cameron who regard the Scottish referendum campaign as a…
Barometer
Getting a head Barack Obama dismissed Boris Johnson’s accusations that he shown disdain for Sir Winston Churchill by removing a bust…
The Easter rising
From ‘The Dublin Revolt’, The Spectator, 29 April 1916: If we are to do what will most disappoint the Germans, and that…
Letters
Green reasons to stay in Sir: As Conservatives we are clear that the European Union has been central to improving…
Portrait of the week
Home Junior doctors went on strike for two days, refusing to provide even emergency treatment. The 96 Liverpool fans who…
We want an EU referendum, not a scare-story contest
So far the campaign for the EU referendum has resembled a contest as to which side can spin the most…
Portrait of the week
Home George Osborne, the Chancellor, said that if Britain left the European Union, households would be on average £4,300 a…
Michael Gove and the bogeymen of Europe
European bogeymen Michael Gove said ‘remain’ campaigners were spreading tales of bogeymen. But what is a bogeyman? Appropriately enough, the…
From the archives: why every fit man must volunteeer
From ‘The Volunteer Training Corps’, The Spectator, 8 April 1916: If we were the Government, we would state plainly that in the…
Cut the claptrap
So far the campaign for the EU referendum has resembled a contest as to which side can spin the most…
Barometer
European bogeymen Michael Gove said ‘remain’ campaigners were spreading tales of bogeymen. But what is a bogeyman? Appropriately enough, the…
Duty calls
From ‘The Volunteer Training Corps’, The Spectator, 8 April 1916: If we were the Government, we would state plainly that in the…
Letters
Safe keeping? Sir: James Delingpole will be relieved to hear that not everyone follows the fashion for demanding repatriation of…
Portrait of the week
Home George Osborne, the Chancellor, said that if Britain left the European Union, households would be on average £4,300 a…
