Labour: my part in its downfall
A few weeks ago, I took part in a debate at the Cambridge Union about the future of the Labour…
Labour: my part in its downfall
A few weeks ago, I took part in a debate at the Cambridge Union about the future of the Labour…
A new home for Old Labour
On the eve of last year’s general election result, many pundits predicted the demise of Britain’s two-party system. The likeliest…
A new home for Old Labour
On the eve of last year’s general election result, many pundits predicted the demise of Britain’s two-party system. The likeliest…
A new home for Old Labour
On the eve of last year’s general election result, many pundits predicted the demise of Britain’s two-party system. The likeliest…
Who’s sabotaging my Leave campaign?
I’ve never been a great believer in karma. After all, in the absence of some kind of cosmic enforcer of…
Who’s sabotaging my Leave campaign?
I’ve never been a great believer in karma. After all, in the absence of some kind of cosmic enforcer of…
Who’s sabotaging my Leave campaign?
I’ve never been a great believer in karma. After all, in the absence of some kind of cosmic enforcer of…
Confessions of an England fan
Listen http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/268140526-the-spectator-podcast-brexit-strategy-what-would-the.mp3 If you’re a proper football supporter, getting excited about England on the eve of a major tournament is…
Confessions of an England fan
Listen http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/268140526-the-spectator-podcast-brexit-strategy-what-would-the.mp3 If you’re a proper football supporter, getting excited about England on the eve of a major tournament is…
Confessions of an England fan
Listen http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/268140526-the-spectator-podcast-brexit-strategy-what-would-the.mp3 If you’re a proper football supporter, getting excited about England on the eve of a major tournament is…
Call yourself a friend?
Should we be surprised that friendship isn’t always mutual? That is one of the findings of a team of researchers…
Call yourself a friend?
Should we be surprised that friendship isn’t always mutual? That is one of the findings of a team of researchers…
The only Eurosceptic in the room
I was in Paris last week to take part in an EU referendum debate at Sciences Po, a French university…
The only Eurosceptic in the room
I was in Paris last week to take part in an EU referendum debate at Sciences Po, a French university…
My soppy, dopey, deadly predator
Leo, the Hungarian Vizsla my wife brought home unexpectedly last year, is approaching his first birthday and not getting any…
My soppy, dopey, deadly predator
Leo, the Hungarian Vizsla my wife brought home unexpectedly last year, is approaching his first birthday and not getting any…
These heartless Europhile snobs
One of the interesting features of the Brexit debate is that it has laid bare a schism in British society…
These heartless Europhile snobs
One of the interesting features of the Brexit debate is that it has laid bare a schism in British society…
Middle-class warriors
Tuesday’s protest against Key Stage 1 Sats was moronic on so many levels that it’s hard to know where to…
Middle-class warriors
Tuesday’s protest against Key Stage 1 Sats was moronic on so many levels that it’s hard to know where to…
What if Murdoch owned the Beeb?
A new book published today by the Institute of Economic Affairs called In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC…
What if Murdoch owned the Beeb?
A new book published today by the Institute of Economic Affairs called In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC…
Long may we laugh at our absurd demagogues
In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke warned that ‘pure democracy’ was as dangerous as absolute monarchy. ‘Of…
Long may we laugh at our absurd demagogues
In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke warned that ‘pure democracy’ was as dangerous as absolute monarchy. ‘Of…
