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What crisis? A tough week for Trussonomics
A tough week for Trussonomics
In defence of Warhammer
Warhammer is a tabletop battle game. Players build and paint little models of aliens, tanks and killer robots and then…
What does it mean when Giorgia Meloni quotes G.K. Chesterton?
Is it fascist or anti-fascist to quote G.K. Chesterton, or neither?
There’s a growing sense that tomorrow belongs to Sinn Fein
There’s a growing sense that tomorrow belongs to Sinn Fein
Red kites should never have been reintroduced to Britain
Red kites should never have been reintroduced to Britain
Why has Oxford killed off a much-loved Catholic college?
Why has Oxford killed off a much-loved Catholic college?
The ups and downs of driving a Tesla
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
Cautious optimism at the Labour party conference
Cornered: could Putin go nuclear?
Will Putin push the button to save himself?
‘Staying silent isn’t an option’: meet Putin’s new opposition
Meet Russia’s new opposition
There was no ‘hidden Unionist code’ in my Queen’s funeral anthem
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’
Is Wes Streeting Labour’s next leader?
The sad demise of the church pew
The sad demise of the church pew
The Energy Price Guarantee may cost much less than is feared
The Energy Price Guarantee may cost much less than is feared
Brace yourself for a coup in Brazil
What tricks will Bolsonaro play to win a second term?
The joy – and occasional pain – of a fountain pen
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
Putin’s most dangerous opposition comes from Russia’s ultra-nationalists
Charles III will reign in an age where feeling trumps duty
Charles III will reign in an age where feeling trumps duty
The Queen’s handbag was her secret weapon
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
How The Spectator reported the Queen’s life
Her Majesty’s enduring love of dogs and horses
Her Majesty’s love of dogs and horses
Elizabeth II’s devotion to the Commonwealth
The Queen’s devotion to the Commonwealth
Recollections of a Queen’s piper
Memories of a Queen’s piper
The Queen’s strength was that she did not change
Watchful, dutiful, serious but smiling — and with her personality kept skilfully hidden
A lifelong friendship: the Elizabeth I knew
A lifelong friendship
