World
Sunak can’t afford to lose Braverman
Back in the early days of the Blair governments, Alastair Campbell was reputed to have a rule for resignations: once…
Has Ukraine launched a ‘special military operation’ in Russia?
While the world is waiting for Ukraine’s spring offensive, something very different happened this morning: an incursion into Russian territory.…
Who is really to blame for Italy’s devastating floods?
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni cut short her presence at the G7 summit in Hiroshima this weekend to visit the…
The fascinating obsession with Phillip Schofield’s downfall
The rift between Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, long-standing sobbing/giggling presenters of This Morning, has been one of the big…
Sunak holds Braverman’s fate in his hands
Suella Braverman is in the firing line, following reports the Home Secretary asked civil servants for advice on arranging a…
The best of Low Life: Jeremy Clarke remembered
Jeremy Clarke, The Spectator’s Low Life columnist, died this morning at his home in France. He was 66. For 23…
Jeremy Clarke, 1957-2023
Jeremy Clarke, one of the most loved columnists in the history of The Spectator, died this morning at his home…
The confrontational genius of Martin Amis
Martin Amis had impeccable timing, as anyone who looks at his sentences, paragraphs, chapters, books ought to admit. He died…
The sad truth about Phillip Schofield
You hear a lot about Artificial Intelligence (AI) taking over professions in the near future – and I think television…
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…
