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Why Neil Young’s Spotify boycott is a mistake
When Neil Young issued his threat to Spotify – get rid of Joe Rogan’s podcast or remove my music from…
5,000 helmets and Germany’s dark history in Ukraine
If anyone produces a ‘history in 100 objects’ for the first half of the 21st century, one of those objects…
Eric Zemmour isn’t to blame for France’s anti-Semitism crisis
Emmanuel Macron sees anti-Semitism everywhere except where it really lurks. Earlier this month his government accused protesters opposed to the…
Could this kitty swing the midterms for the Demo-cats?
President Biden must not be feline optimistic about his paltry poll numbers, particularly after his landmark Build Back Better Act…
Does Keir Starmer really want Boris Johnson to step down?
It’s time for Boris Johnson to go, says Keir Starmer. Angela Rayner agrees: ‘Fundamentally the British public are starting to see that…
Why the Met’s partygate redaction makes legal sense
Having said just days ago that they had no objection to Sue Gray’s report being published, the Met have now…
How long can the SNP ignore Scotland's looming fiscal timebomb?
A new report from Holyrood’s finance and public administration committee is unusually blunt in its assessment. But is the SNP…
Has Cressida bailed out Boris?
‘Wait for Sue Gray’ was the ministerial mantra last week. And wait, we all have, as the days have ticked…
The Met calls for the redaction of Sue Gray’s report
After a week of speculation about the release of Sue Gray’s report into partygate, its publication has now been complicated…
The dangerous alliance between Russia and China
The growing alliance between Russia and China is something we shouldn’t lose sleep over, their long history of mutual suspicion…
Ukraine isn't the West
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis. Just 90 miles from the American mainland, the attempt…
Read: Tucker Carlson on Ukraine, ethno-nationalism and M&Ms
This week, Tucker Carlson spoke to Freddy Gray on the latest episode of Spectator TV. You can watch their conversation…
Prince Andrew's high-risk sex case strategy could easily backfire
Prince Andrew isn’t known for his shy and retiring nature. That much has been clear, at least, from the saga of…
Asking about male inmates in women’s jails isn’t transphobic
One of the joys of living through a period of cultural revolution is watching all the new moralities arrive and…
Playboy's shameless bid to distance itself from Hugh Hefner
‘Get woke, go broke’ is the rule that explains the collapse of so many powerful institutions which profess social justice…
Has MI5 learned its lesson from the Manchester Arena bombing?
The Manchester Arena Inquiry has adjourned for three weeks as its chairman Sir John Saunders considers the last, and most secret, part…
Why Denmark has called for the end of Covid restrictions
England has been described by some as an outlier in that the government is lifting Plan B restrictions in spite…
How can we keep the memory of the Holocaust alive?
‘If people like me do not proclaim their experiences for others to hear, then future generations will not learn the…
No one should celebrate the decline of America
Where is America? Like an old friend who hasn’t been in touch for years, you wonder if its silence is…
Boris's Brexit bonanza
Tory whips are working overtime to win round waverers as Boris Johnson struggles to rescue his flailing premiership. Among the arguments being…
Life after Plan B: are we ready for the 'new normal'?
Is Covid over? With Plan B restrictions finally lifted, there’ll be no more working from home. Masks will no longer…
Don’t bet on interest rates rising
So is this really it: the end of the era of virtually zero interest rates? There was a marked pullback…
‘Kamala for SCOTUS’ is a distraction Biden wants
No, Kamala Harris will not be Joe Biden’s nominee to replace Justice Steven Breyer when he retires from the Supreme Court later this…
Mario Draghi and the murky quest to find Italy’s next president
In ancient Rome, a diviner called a haruspex would observe the entrails of sacrificed sheep and poultry, especially their livers,…
Get ready for a brutal Supreme Court fight
During the recent Supreme Court arguments in the school choice case Carson v. Makin (full disclosure: my wife does paralegal work…
