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What does it mean when Giorgia Meloni quotes G.K. Chesterton?

1 October 2022 9:00 am

Is it fascist or anti-fascist to quote G.K. Chesterton, or neither?

There’s a growing sense that tomorrow belongs to Sinn Fein

1 October 2022 9:00 am

There’s a growing sense that tomorrow belongs to Sinn Fein

Red kites should never have been reintroduced to Britain

1 October 2022 9:00 am

Red kites should never have been reintroduced to Britain

Why has Oxford killed off a much-loved Catholic college?

1 October 2022 9:00 am

Why has Oxford killed off a much-loved Catholic college?

The ups and downs of driving a Tesla

1 October 2022 9:00 am

I began the week in Miami, looking forward to what a friend of mine describes as ‘the finest sight in…

‘We’re so close’: there’s a cautious optimism at Labour conference

1 October 2022 9:00 am

Cautious optimism at the Labour party conference

Cornered: could Putin go nuclear?

24 September 2022 9:00 am

Will Putin push the button to save himself?

‘Staying silent isn’t an option’: meet Putin’s new opposition

24 September 2022 9:00 am

Meet Russia’s new opposition

There was no ‘hidden Unionist code’ in my Queen’s funeral anthem

24 September 2022 9:00 am

There were two world premieres during the Queen’s funeral on Monday. One was a beautiful setting of some verses from…

Wes Streeting: ‘Keir’s not Superman, he can’t do it all by himself’

24 September 2022 9:00 am

Is Wes Streeting Labour’s next leader?

The sad demise of the church pew

24 September 2022 9:00 am

The sad demise of the church pew

The Energy Price Guarantee may cost much less than is feared

24 September 2022 9:00 am

The Energy Price Guarantee may cost much less than is feared

Brace yourself for a coup in Brazil

24 September 2022 9:00 am

What tricks will Bolsonaro play to win a second term?

The joy – and occasional pain – of a fountain pen

24 September 2022 9:00 am

Our new King isn’t the only royal to have lost his rag over a leaky pen, as happened when he…

More mad than Vlad: Russia’s ultra-nationalist threat

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Putin’s most dangerous opposition comes from Russia’s ultra-nationalists

Charles III will reign in an age where feeling trumps duty

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Charles III will reign in an age where feeling trumps duty

The Queen’s handbag was her secret weapon

17 September 2022 9:00 am

In this period of national mourning, it may seem frivolous to comment on the late Queen’s handbag. After seven decades…

How The Spectator reported the Queen’s life

17 September 2022 9:00 am

How The Spectator reported the Queen’s life

Her Majesty’s enduring love of dogs and horses

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Her Majesty’s love of dogs and horses

Elizabeth II’s devotion to the Commonwealth

17 September 2022 9:00 am

The Queen’s devotion to the Commonwealth

Recollections of a Queen’s piper

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Memories of a Queen’s piper

The Queen’s strength was that she did not change

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Watchful, dutiful, serious but smiling — and with her personality kept skilfully hidden

A lifelong friendship: the Elizabeth I knew

17 September 2022 9:00 am

A lifelong friendship

The Queen’s life was anchored by Christianity

17 September 2022 9:00 am

The Queen’s life was anchored by Christianity

Sweden's new powerbrokers

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Why Sweden’s anti-immigration party is gaining ground