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Cameron must show he’s not too posh to push

16 April 2015 1:00 pm

At 5.45 a.m. Lynton Crosby holds the first meeting of the day at Conservative campaign HQ. The aim is to…

Call me insane, but I’m voting Labour

16 April 2015 1:00 pm

Quite often when I deliver myself of an opinion to a friend or colleague, the reply will come back: ‘Are…

A Scottish revolution is coming, and everyone’s losing their heads

11 April 2015 9:00 am

Normally, if a candidate whose party came fourth in a constituency last time tells you they’re going to win, you…

Whose fault is the jihadi bride? Certainly not her astonishing dad

11 April 2015 9:00 am

Like you, I suspect, I have been terribly worried these last few weeks over the plight of 15-year-old Amira Abase.…

Original sin makes us better people. I wish Muslims believed in it

11 April 2015 9:00 am

These days, on the subject of Islam, non-Muslims have mostly divided into two camps — though there’s a little wandering…

I went looking for a used car – and found my inner boy racer

11 April 2015 9:00 am

A bit late, I know, to put in a bid for Jeremy Clarkson’s old job. But I think I might…

A Greek default is coming – as soon as next month

11 April 2015 9:00 am

Bored with the election? Switch over to the Greek debt drama. In this week’s cliffhanger, silver-tongued finance minister Yanis Varoufakis…

Switch over to the Greek debt drama: the final episode must be coming shortly

9 April 2015 1:00 pm

Bored with the election? Switch over to the Greek debt drama. In this week’s cliffhanger, silver-tongued finance minister Yanis Varoufakis…

I went looking for a used car – and found my inner boy racer

9 April 2015 1:00 pm

A bit late, I know, to put in a bid for Jeremy Clarkson’s old job. But I think I might…

Original sin makes us better people. I wish Muslims believed in it

9 April 2015 1:00 pm

These days, on the subject of Islam, non-Muslims have mostly divided into two camps — though there’s a little wandering…

A Scottish revolution is coming, and everyone’s losing their heads

9 April 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/edcouldstillwin/media.mp3 Normally, if a candidate whose party came fourth in a constituency last time tells you they’re going to…

The jihadi bride and her astonishing dad

9 April 2015 1:00 pm

Like you, I suspect, I have been terribly worried these last few weeks over the plight of 15-year-old Amira Abase.…

The election result that everyone expects – and no one wants

4 April 2015 9:00 am

To form a coalition, David Cameron had to give up the Prime Ministerial prerogative to determine when the election was…

Peru's Indians are repressed with more efficiency than blacks ever were in South Africa

4 April 2015 9:00 am

In The Spectator of 21 March a column by Toby Young caught my eye. Discussing the pros and cons of…

Airport wars: why I'm betting on Gatwick

4 April 2015 9:00 am

Easter is a good time to talk about airports — or perhaps a bad time, if you bought your Spectator…

Why are so many men on diets? I blame feminists

4 April 2015 8:00 am

According to Jenni Russell, my colleague at the Times, David Cameron has lost 13lb since Christmas, mainly by giving up…

A view from the departure lounge: why Heathrow expansion may never happen

2 April 2015 2:00 pm

Easter is a good time to talk about airports — or perhaps a bad time, if you bought your Spectator…

Why are so many men dieting? I blame feminism

2 April 2015 2:00 pm

According to Jenni Russell, my colleague at the Times, David Cameron has lost 13lb since Christmas, mainly by giving up…

South America’s silent apartheid

2 April 2015 2:00 pm

In The Spectator of 21 March a column by Toby Young caught my eye. Discussing the pros and cons of…

The election result that everyone expects – and no one wants

2 April 2015 2:00 pm

To form a coalition, David Cameron had to give up the Prime Ministerial prerogative to determine when the election was…

How Ukip became the incredible disappearing party

28 March 2015 9:00 am

The establishment drive to marginalise Ukip has been under way for three months now, and it has having its effect.…

From teapots to rare meat, my Britain is becoming a lost country

28 March 2015 9:00 am

There was a letter to the Daily Telegraph last weekend which depressed me more than anything I’ve read in ages.…

So the FTSE100 has finally broken its record – it’s still not doing nearly as well as executive pay

28 March 2015 9:00 am

The FTSE100 index has at last breached 7,000, surpassing its peak of 30 December 1999 and provoking moderate celebration among…

Why this long-awaited FTSE100 peak deserves only a small cheer

26 March 2015 3:00 pm

The FTSE100 index has at last breached 7,000, surpassing its peak of 30 December 1999 and provoking moderate celebration among…

If you’re my age, the present is a foreign country

26 March 2015 3:00 pm

There was a letter to the Daily Telegraph last weekend which depressed me more than anything I’ve read in ages.…