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What happens if Liz Truss designates China as a ‘threat’?
Early on in the Tory leadership campaign, Liz Truss was the only contender to say that she wanted to sit…
It’s time to kickstart North Sea oil
It is reported this morning that one of Liz Truss’s first acts as prime minister, assuming she wins the Conservative…
Can the next Tory leader avoid John Major's fate?
The wheels are coming off the Conservative party. In recent days, in the polls, the party averaged just 31 per…
Can Lord Frost save the Union?
Lord Frost is tipped to head up the Cabinet Office under Liz Truss, making him the Prime Minister’s point man…
The Tory party myth isn’t real
The Conservative party leadership contest (sometimes referred to as a ‘race’, which is pushing it) is nearing its end. It’ll…
The culture wars are coming to France
The infection of France by le wokisme continues apace. Last year, president Emmanuel Macron vowed to stand against intersectionality only…
Meghan’s Mandela moment
It seems that the last two years of interviews, podcasts and media briefings actually count as Meghan keeping shtum. Towards the…
Ukraine stuns Russia with a counter-offensive in Kherson region
The southern city of Kherson, which fell to Russian forces in the first few days of the war, is one…
Japan's cult of safetyism
The Japanese government has launched an initiative to encourage young people to drink more alcohol. Yes, really. The national tax…
We still love our failing NHS
A new poll about the NHS, the Sunday Times tells us, has discovered ‘a decline in support’ for the National…
One worldview has taken over the historical profession
Professor James H. Sweet is a temperate man. He seeks to avoid extremes. But he also seeks to be bold…
Why Crimea could be key to Ukraine winning the war
Over the six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the ambitions of President Zelensky and his compatriots have only grown. From…
Europe still hasn’t learned from its lockdown debacles
In his fascinating interview in the current issue of The Spectator, Rishi Sunak revealed the black hole at the centre…
Olaf Scholz needs to deal with the Putin appeasers in his party
‘The weapons have to fall silent,’ the left wing of Germany’s ruling Social Democratic party suggested this week, in their…
Does ‘BDE’ mean masculinity isn’t ‘toxic’ anymore?
There’s an expression that’s been mainstream for a couple years now that most people refer to in its abbreviated and…
Shane Gillis is going places
It is a hot summer night at the truck warehouse that is home to Magooby’s Joke House, and 2014’s Baltimore…
Why are lesbians no longer welcome at Pride?
The lesbian group Get The L Out UK, founded to protest gender ideology and the pressure on same-sex attracted women…
Los Angeles is in freefall
On August 9, a crazy homeless woman riled by community activists stormed a Los Angeles city council meeting, shouting obscenities…
Liz Truss has a Boris Johnson problem
Can a honeymoon be over before the Wedding March has even begun? Liz Truss might be about to find out.…
Would Russia change if Putin died tomorrow?
Suppose Vladimir Putin drops dead tomorrow – he has to drop dead one day, after all. Will a chastened Russian…
Abundance doesn’t end
Speaking to his ministers at the Élysée Palace last Thursday, the très sérieux Emmanuel Macron called for unity and sacrifice…
What Philip Larkin can teach us about depression
A couple of years ago I taught The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin to some A-level students. In the last class they summed…
Why I’ll never make it in stand-up
I’m an idiot. Because only an idiot decides to seriously pursue stand-up comedy at thirty, which is when I began.…
Is Joe Biden… winning?
Well, well, well – Joe Biden seems to be making something of a comeback. His approval rating, which dropped to…
Can Moldova resist Russia’s embrace?
At the Cathedral of the Nativity, in the middle of Moldova’s capital Chisinau, many of those bowed in prayer before…
