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Thomas Pynchon rides again
Thomas Pynchon is so well known for being out of the public eye that he often seems to be hiding…
Why the French are dreaming of a Donald Trump à la française
A year ago Donald J Trump was still roundly disliked by the French commentariat. Even the conservative Le Figaro newspaper held its…
Banning Israeli football fans from Villa Park is a disgrace
The message could not be clearer: Israeli football fans are not welcome in Birmingham. I am no lover of football,…
Keep an eye on Joani Reid
If you’d like to know whether the Labour MP Joani Reid is any good, canvass the opinions of some of…
The harrying of a Met firearms officer
‘No case to answer’. Those were the four words that finally ended an outrageously protracted legal and disciplinary case against a…
What an overpriced glass of champagne taught me about Trump’s tariffs
An American in London, I frequently have occasion to return to my hometown of Los Angeles. In my latest trip…
Has Trump fallen into Putin’s trap – again?
Sorry, Volodymyr. There won’t be any Tomahawk missiles headed to Ukraine now that president Vladimir Putin of Russia has talked on…
China really is a threat to Britain
When Dominic Cummings claimed this week that China had hacked into Britain’s most secret systems, the government rushed to deny…
Trump has a new European target in his crosshairs
There was a time not so long ago when Germany was US president Donald Trump’s favourite punching bag in Europe.…
US politicians: Dropping China spy case undermines Five Eyes
As I revealed in the Spectator cover story this week, the US House of Representatives select committee on the Chinese…
Who deserves credit for the Gaza ceasefire?
Since the Gaza ceasefire was announced last week, two distinct narratives have emerged. The first gives President Donald Trump the…
Trump inherited a weaponized justice system
Has Donald Trump “weaponized” the justice system to go after his political enemies? The answer is no. “What about former…
The UN’s ‘climate crisis’ tax
In between votes to legitimize the world’s worst regimes and condemn the world’s only Jewish state, the United Nations has…
Macron survives again – but at what cost?
Sébastien Lecornu’s government has survived a no-confidence vote – but only because Emmanuel Macron shelved the pension reform that once…
Hamas is taking revenge on the gangs of Gaza
As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force, perhaps Gazans thought they might finally get some brief moment…
Why woke doesn’t work
Many conservatives will have long suspected that “woke” language – the cocktail of victimhood narratives and group identity – alienates…
Who’s to blame for Britain’s slowing economy?
The economy is slowing down. GDP grew 0.3 per cent in the three months to August. As ever, services propped…
Nato is far too complacent about Russian drones
Something is afoot in Nato’s airspace – but the alliance’s complacent response to the various incursions is rather troubling. In…
Zelensky’s attack on Odesa is a step too far
In a single week, Kyiv has launched a triple attack on Odesa: on its language, history, and elected government. The…
Zohran Mamdani pledges free everything on Fox News
Ahead of tomorrow night’s debate with Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, Democratic socialist and future mayor of New York City…
Chat, how cooked are the Young Republicans leaders?
An unsavory chat thread containing leaders of Young Republican groups nationwide has gone viral. These young (meaning under 40) fellas…
The Chair Company is the workplace comedy we need right now
If you watched The Paper and, like most of its viewers, remained unimpressed by its comparatively limp updating of The…
Oxford Union president-elect’s latest own goal
Something of a nightmare is gripping the city of dreaming spires. Over at the Oxford Union – the supposed nursery…
Keir Starmer is the king of porkies
Samworth Brothers are the biggest producers of pork pies in Britain. Or so they claim. I suspect they will find…
Justin Trudeau kisses Canada goodbye
Justin Trudeau has finally found something he can’t bankrupt – a washed-up pop star. The former prime minister, now liberated…
