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Martin Amis 1949-2023: How The Spectator covered his life
Martin Amis died in Florida on Friday, of oesophageal cancer at the age of 73. Some of The Spectator’s best…
When will the Tories face up to Britain’s benefits scandal?
When researching The Spectator cover story last week, we came across a figure so shocking that I felt it had…
Fentanyl is being laced to become even more deadly
In February on a snowy Wednesday, I met a homeless man named David standing outside a Safeway panhandling for money.…
Will India ever get back the Koh-i-Noor diamond?
India has not yet got its hands on the Koh-i-Noor, despite the county’s many efforts to retrieve the diamond from…
Rishi Sunak is a hit on the world stage
Voters will have learned several things about Rishi Sunak in recent days: that he thinks he can win the next…
The myth of New World genocide
Shortly before the coronation of Charles III, a group of indigenous leaders from around the commonwealth released a statement. They…
Russia’s fake news machine has a fresh target
There is a certain perverse cachet in one’s words being wilfully distorted by someone who thinks it gives their argument…
Martin Amis: 1949-2023
Over the next few days, people will be reaching for certain set phrases about Martin Amis. That he was ‘era-defining’…
Did Suella Braverman break the ministerial code?
Fresh from claiming the scalp of Dominic Raab, is the civil service now after Suella Braverman? The Sunday Times reports…
Will DeSantis lose if he runs to the right of Trump?
“Negative partisanship” is a notorious feature of American politics. In presidential elections especially, voters don’t vote for the party and…
The rise of the golf rebels
Golf wasn’t supposed to be this much fun. Now in its second season, LIV Golf keeps upping the stakes in…
The Tories would be lost in opposition
It is widely observed that many Conservatives are preparing to lose power at the next general election. The Conservative Democratic…
There’s one way to avoid repeating the horrors of Hiroshima
This weekend the leaders of the G7 countries meet in Hiroshima to discuss the most urgent issues facing the world…
Confessions of a royal paparazzo
I can still remember the shock of watching the news on Sunday, 31 August 1997 and learning that Lady Diana…
Is Jill Biden calling the Nato leadership shots?
Ben Wallace has confirmed the worst-kept secret in Westminster: he’s the likely UK candidate for the Secretary General of Nato.…
Britain’s rivers are filthy
The name Chris Whitty will forever be associated in people’s minds with Covid-19. But in a recent cri de coeur…
The sad decline of BBC Radio 4
Radio 4 is in trouble. Listening figures for the station have dipped to their lowest level since 2007. The Today programme,…
How Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse gamble backfired
Less than two years ago, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg bet the house on the metaverse. Zuckerberg believed that his virtual…
State Department offers counseling to staff it misgendered
The State Department sent an all-staff email Friday apologizing for misgendering people with its new pronoun system and offered counseling…
New European’s Will Self destructs in Guardian feud
‘Think without borders,’ declares the masthead of the New European. But while the pro-EU paper claims to be an advocate…
What’s the truth about Harry and Meghan’s car chase story?
Recollections may vary when it comes to Meghan and Harry’s car chase. The Sussexes’ statement this week supplied fodder for…
Why has Ukraine admitted that it assassinates people in Russia?
After months of flat denials, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence has admitted that Kyiv is carrying out a campaign…
Rishi Sunak’s Confucius Institute muddle
Rishi Sunak’s promise to close down the Confucius Institutes in UK universities when he pitched for the Tory leadership sounded…
The last days of Splash Mountain
Crowds lined up to say au revoir to a Southern California landmark — not Route 66, or the elementary school…
Britain should get out of the electric vehicle business
A frantic round of last-minute lobbying is already underway. Officials are trying to stitch together a deal. And the Prime…
