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Britain’s ‘drone gap’ makes us vulnerable
When John Healey was asked, on stage at the London Defence Conference, whether the armed forces were ‘ready’ for war,…
What we can learn from the Southport killer
It was a matter of some disappointment to me that Kanye West was barred entry to this country as a…
Trump’s goals in Iran have always been clear
The bombing of the Revolutionary government in Iran is drawing comparisons with the war in Iraq. But the comparisons are…
Tomorrow belongs to the vegetarians
Can there be any thinking person who has passed a lorry filled with live animals peering out through the slats…
What happened to Britain’s fighting spirit?
When war is in the air, young men traditionally sign up – and they traditionally sign up, disproportionately, from the…
The Tory-fication of Reform
Nigel Farage likes a gamble. Crypto bros and hedge-fund managers bankroll his enterprises; his social circle is filled with traders,…
Do you suffer from ‘excited delirium syndrome’?
Hadiza Atunse, a 25-year-old PA, smashed her Toyota Auris into a Mini Cooper, spun out of control and flipped into…
The dubious rise of Tariq Ramadan
There has been so much news of late that stories which might once have caused a splash have sailed by…
The conversion therapy we should really ban
In 2012, California was the first US state to ban ‘conversion therapy’ for minors, the better to stop the forcible…
What if the UK hadn’t voted for Brexit?
Someone in Brussels has a sense of humour. One of the euro elves let it be known this week that…
Where’s my free BMW?
My friend Will Clouston, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, dropped round with his wife for a bite to…
Can the chaps in chaps smash fascism?
I have spent a small portion of the past week wondering what I would do if I thought communists were…
Why I failed my Lent resolution
It’s the end of Lent as I write this and I’ve almost entirely failed to give up X, which is…
Iran’s secret weapon of self-sacrifice
Much has been made of the adjective ‘asymmetric’ when discussing warfare in recent years. The word enjoys a renewed currency…
‘We’re into 1973 territory now’: How bad could the energy price crisis get?
The energy price surge caused by war in the Middle East has sent shockwaves through Westminster. It has pushed up…
The real reason the left hates Israel
‘Listen to what the man on the left of the camera has to say about Israel, the man who is…
How to brainwash the British public
During the Cold War I am fairly certain that films, TV dramas and other popular entertainment did not remain silent…
We’ve already given up on novels
Late last year, I was notified that one or more of my novels might have been fed to an Anthropic…
Trump should ditch the faux concern for the people of Iran
Live long enough and all your cherished memories of childhood will end up besmirched somehow. For many of us Boomers…
Keir Starmer has surrendered to Ed Miliband – and we are all paying the price
Labour MPs who want Wes Streeting to be their leader have, apparently, one great fear. If their man triggers a…
The glaring flaw in Keir Starmer’s ‘cohesion plan’
On the way back home down Mile End Road, I stopped for a cup of tea in a nice-looking café.…
The latest Guardian attack on Nigel Farage is desperate stuff
Some years ago I was approached by someone from a platform called ‘Cameo’. Not all Spectator readers will have heard…
Can the special relationship survive Trump?
Since this calamitous Iran war began, there’s been endless talk in Britain about our ‘special relationship’ (often capitalised) with the…
David Lammy’s depraved new world
Beamish, the living history museum in County Durham, invites visitors to ‘step into the past’. It shows how people lived…
Has Reform peaked?
Murton is a rather frowsy former pit village in County Durham, about half a dozen miles down the A19 from…
