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The right way to do Brexit: positive – but tough

21 January 2017 9:00 am

From the start of the European Union referendum campaign, competing visions of Brexit have been advocated. To Nigel Farage, the…

Doing Brexit right

19 January 2017 3:00 pm

From the start of the European Union referendum campaign, competing visions of Brexit have been advocated. To Nigel Farage, the…

Doing Brexit right

19 January 2017 3:00 pm

From the start of the European Union referendum campaign, competing visions of Brexit have been advocated. To Nigel Farage, the…

No, he didn’t

14 January 2017 9:00 am

The irony of Barack Obama’s presidency is that while it began at a time when it seemed America’s fortunes could……

No, he didn’t

12 January 2017 3:00 pm

The irony of Barack Obama’s presidency is that while it began at a time when it seemed America’s fortunes could…

Sir Ivan’s exit

7 January 2017 9:00 am

The wonder about Sir Ivan Rogers’s resignation as Britain’s ambassador to the EU is that he was still in the…

Sir Ivan’s exit

5 January 2017 3:00 pm

The wonder about Sir Ivan Rogers’s resignation as Britain’s ambassador to the EU is that he was still in the…

Keep the press free

29 December 2016 3:00 pm

It is said that the case for freedom of expression needs to be restated in every generation, but things move…

Keep the press free

29 December 2016 3:00 pm

It is said that the case for freedom of expression needs to be restated in every generation, but things move…

Power and the people

10 December 2016 9:00 am

When The Spectator was founded 188 years ago, it became part of what would now be described as a populist…

Power and the people

8 December 2016 3:00 pm

When The Spectator was founded 188 years ago, it became part of what would now be described as a populist…

Brexit strategy

3 December 2016 9:00 am

For months, now, a hunt has been on for the government’s Brexit strategy. Theresa May has quite rightly refused to…

Brexit strategy

1 December 2016 3:00 pm

For months, now, a hunt has been on for the government’s Brexit strategy. Theresa May has quite rightly refused to…

Just managing

26 November 2016 9:00 am

From the moment she arrived in 10 Downing Street, Theresa May has been commendably clear about her economic priorities for…

Just managing

24 November 2016 3:00 pm

From the moment she arrived in 10 Downing Street, Theresa May has been commendably clear about her economic priorities for…

Jail break

19 November 2016 9:00 am

One of the stated objectives of this week’s brief strike by prison officers was to publicise the dire conditions in…

Jail break

17 November 2016 3:00 pm

One of the stated objectives of this week’s brief strike by prison officers was to publicise the dire conditions in…

America’s retreat

12 November 2016 9:00 am

Donald Trump predicted that his election would be ‘Brexit times ten’ — which, as far as the stockmarket reaction was…

America’s retreat

10 November 2016 3:00 pm

Donald Trump predicted that his election would be ‘Brexit times ten’ — which, as far as the stockmarket reaction was…

A passage to India

5 November 2016 9:00 am

When a Prime Minister flies off abroad with a few business-leaders it is seldom worthy of comment. Such trade missions…

A passage to India

3 November 2016 3:00 pm

When a Prime Minister flies off abroad with a few business-leaders it is seldom worthy of comment. Such trade missions…

Flights of fancy

27 October 2016 2:00 pm

An extra runway for Heathrow was first proposed by a Labour government — not Gordon Brown’s, or Tony Blair’s, but…

Flights of fancy

27 October 2016 2:00 pm

An extra runway for Heathrow was first proposed by a Labour government — not Gordon Brown’s, or Tony Blair’s, but…

When Isis comes home

22 October 2016 9:00 am

The Islamic State’s pretence to nationhood was based on the holding of territory. With the battle for Mosul this week,…

When Isis comes home

20 October 2016 2:00 pm

The Islamic State’s pretence to nationhood was based on the holding of territory. With the battle for Mosul this week,…