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Why won’t the Palestinian ambassador condemn the Jerusalem massacre?
Husam Zomlot is head of the Palestinian mission to London and an adviser to the country’s president Mahmoud Abbas, currently…
Why after Covid does everyone drive like maniacs?
I’m cruising on an uncongested stretch of Interstate 80 when I see an eighteen-wheeler plodding up the hill ahead. I…
Trump forfeits his vaccine success to attack DeSantis
Why would a candidate for the presidency purposefully undermine his greatest achievement in government — one that required the movement…
Democracy in Peru is under attack
For over a month, Peru has been in a state of near-constant unrest. In December, as the legislature threatened to…
Why is Australia’s bank snubbing King Charles?
Traditionally, the reigning monarch has appeared on the lowest denomination of Australia’s banknotes. It is a practice that harks back…
Why is the British Medical Journal investigating the Beano?
One of the regular characters in Viz is an old woman called Meddlesome Ratbag who goes to great lengths to…
Have interest rates finally peaked?
Markets expected another interest rate rise today of 50 basis points. That’s exactly what they got. This afternoon the Bank…
Shame on the Cardinal Pell funeral protesters
In Sydney today, the LGBT movement had its Westboro Baptist Church moment. It protested at someone’s funeral. Like that cranky…
Don’t condemn Shell over its bumper profits
It is ‘obscene’ and ‘an insult to working families’, according to the TUC. If there was one thing more predictable…
From the archive, 1943: The Germans have suffered a humiliation at Stalingrad
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the German defeat at Stalingrad. Below is The Spectator’s piece from February 1943, available…
When the moon brought America together
The Artemis rocket is back from the moon. Within a couple of years, if all goes to plan, it will…
The tragedy of corporate America’s anti-child messaging
My brothers and I grew up in a very active household. We were always busy with sports, schoolwork, and chores,…
The FBI descends on Biden’s beach house
Search’s up at the Biden beach house. President Biden’s personal attorney Bob Bauer explains, “Today, with the President’s full support…
What is the point of another Trump campaign?
It was always assumed that the moment Donald Trump walked out of the White House on the morning of Joe…
Joe Biden puts America First on electric vehicles
A trade war is brewing between the United States and its closest allies. When Thierry Breton, the EU’s internal markets…
Why should under-productive civil servants get a pay rise?
We all know about the teachers and train drivers, but apparently there are 100,000 civil servants in 124 government departments…
Is it surprising that dog attacks are on the rise?
Love of dogs is hardly new in Britain. There is a growing strand of research exploring the shared history we…
The UK is right to keep faith in crypto
It will be a charter for fraudsters. It will usher in an open-season mindset for money launderers and criminals. And…
Could Boris Johnson run for president? ‘I don’t rule it out’
The 2024 race for the White House is on. Donald Trump is in, Nikki Haley is getting ready, Joe Biden…
Why are the Tories dragging their feet over public sector pay?
Why haven’t ministers sent their submissions to the independent pay review bodies for their sectors? That’s the question being asked…
The French have rejected Macron’s love for the EU
Another 1.2 million people took to the streets in France yesterday to protest against Emmanuel Macron’s plan to push back…
Steven Spielberg and the truth about divorce
Steven Spielberg has suggested that The Fabelmans, his latest film, is a $40 million therapy project. The Fabelmans focuses on divorce and in doing so holds a mirror…
Putin can’t keep Russians in the dark forever about the Ukraine death toll
Nearly 188,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine eleven months…
Inside the Republican plan to ax Covid vax mandates
House Republicans have launched an all-out war on the remaining Covid vaccine mandates being enforced by the Biden administration. So…
Three years on, is Brexit worth celebrating?
Today, if you feel so inclined to celebrate it, is Brexit Day: the date on which, three years ago, Britain…
