Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that if Britain left the European Union, France could stop allowing British officials…
Go back and get more from the EU, Prime Minister
Throughout his negotiations with the European Union, David Cameron was fatally undermined by his own lack of resolve. He was…
Portrait of the Week: David Cameron’s EU deal and the death of Terry Wogan
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, made a speech in Wiltshire about a letter from Donald Tusk, the president of…
What happens if a British election ends in a dead heat? Well, one did…
Ballots drawn Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tossed a coin to decide which of them was the winner in some…
What to do about Syria – the view from 1916
From ‘The future of Syria’, The Spectator, 5 February 1916: We say with all the emphasis at our command, and…
Cameron’s “deal” has backfired – badly. So what will he do now?
Throughout his negotiations with the European Union, David Cameron was fatally undermined by his own lack of resolve. He was…
Barometer
Ballots drawn Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tossed a coin to decide which of them was the winner in some…
What to do with Syria?
From ‘The future of Syria’, The Spectator, 5 February 1916: We say with all the emphasis at our command, and…
Letters
Leave those kids alone Sir: Melanie Phillips was right to raise serious concerns about the emerging practice of challenging children…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, made a speech in Wiltshire about a letter from Donald Tusk, the president of…
The ‘in’ side’s shockingly bad start in the EU referendum campaign
David Cameron wants to get the European Union referendum over with quickly — and understandably so. Things are still going…
