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Justin Welby says goodbye
Justin Welby has given his valedictory speech in the House of Lords, his first public remarks since his resignation. It…
MoJ fail to stop theft on their own doorstep
‘More bobbies on the beat’, cried Keir Starmer in his definitely-not-a-reset speech earlier today. But even when there are coppers…
How much will the Chagos deal cost?
It’s a simple question: how much is the Chagos Islands’ handover going to cost British taxpayers? Yet for weeks now,…
Reform polls ahead of Labour for first time
When it rains for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour lot, it pours. In the same week an Ipsos poll revealed that…
How Britain should navigate the new nuclear age
The dawn of a third nuclear age demands a ‘national and collective sense of purpose… leadership and a willingness to…
The problem with Keir Starmer’s pledges
Keir Starmer still clearly misses opposition. He spent almost as much of his reset speech complaining about the Tories and…
Prevent data reveals ‘Islamist’ referrals on the rise
While all eyes were on the Prime Minister’s big ‘plan for change’ announcement today, the government also chose this morning…
Macron’s disastrous legacy of failure
Robert Tombs joined John Keiger and Will Kingston on Spectator TV to discuss the political turmoil in France and what…
The pundits’ attacks on farmers would make Alan Partridge blush
In the weeks since Rachel Reeves’s Budget and its shock attack on agricultural property relief, we’ve seen various armchair pundits…
Are we in for a ‘Nigel’ revival?
Once the popularity of politicians was judged by how many babies they were asked to kiss – now it’s by…
Half of Brits disappointed by Labour so far
Another day, another round of bad news for Sir Keir Starmer’s government. Now a new Ipsos poll has revealed that…
Weight loss drugs won’t solve the obesity crisis
The NHS is about to start doling out ‘the King Kong of weight loss drugs’ to obese patients – the…
Macron’s France is no longer fit for purpose
Emmanuel Macron will address the French people this evening, 24 hours after parliament passed a vote of no confidence in…
Angela Merkel regrets nothing
Last night, nearly three years to the day since she handed over the reins of power to Olaf Scholz, Angela…
Will Trump finally stop America funding the Taliban?
For more than three years, democratic governments have been trying to pretend that Afghanistan does not exist. The embarrassed silence…
Michel Barnier’s government has fallen
France was plunged into another political crisis on Wednesday evening when the government of Michel Barnier lost a vote of…
Devolution is shortchanging England
The English taxpayer is not the primary audience for the Scottish government’s annual Budget, but one wonders what they might…
The triumph of England’s maths lessons
Hold your hats, but Britain is doing rather well in something – or at least England is. Our children are…
Why won’t the jokes about Rachel Reeves’s CV go away?
Why do jokes about Rachel Reeves’s CV persist? One explanation is simple: it’s funny. The Chancellor’s public persona is strait-laced and…
Named and shamed: the PMQs time wasters
You’re an ambitious backbench Labour MP with a weighty constituency caseload, legislation that you’re interested in improving, and a few…
South Korea’s political chaos is far from over
Had you have taken a direct flight from London to Seoul yesterday afternoon, by the time you would have landed…
Kemi let Starmer off the hook again
Labour thinks it can win on immigration. Their new strategy was road-tested today at PMQs as backbencher Olivia Bailey opened…
BBC presenter under fire over failure to declare extra work
Another day, another drama at the BBC. Now it transpires that one of the corporation’s top newsreaders Clive Myrie failed…
Marc Guehi has exposed the flaw in football’s Rainbow Laces campaign
Is the Football Association’s Rainbow Laces campaign about inclusivity or not? The FA doesn’t seem to be able to make…
I’m A Celebrity has been enjoyably dull
The current series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! has been a big contrast to the previous…
