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How Boris Johnson survives
When the Conservative party looks in the mirror what does it see? Beyond the bruising, what face peers back from…
Is the EU heading for a booster crisis?
The Omicron variant spreads far more quickly. It infects far more people. And it is already rampant around the world,…
The joy of Boris’s bungled by-election
By any reasonable standard the result in the North Shropshire by-election must be reckoned the funniest in years. Perhaps even…
Boris Johnson is now in political purgatory
We have just witnessed one of the most dramatic defeats in the history of British by-elections. A 38 per cent swing…
It's time to take the Lib Dems seriously again
As far as seismic by-election results go, North Shropshire is one for the ages. The Tories had held onto the…
I took Hillary Clinton’s Masterclass in ‘resilience’
At some point near the one-hour mark, wooziness strikes. It’s that voice, that shrill drone. You can only take so much before the…
John Cleese’s cancel culture hypocrisy
‘Always look on the bright side of life’ sang Monty Python. But it seems that for at least one of the…
The war on Christmas comes home
America’s longest war has just come home. Last week, Fox News’s All-American Christmas Tree, standing merrily outside the channel’s headquarters…
The attacks on J.K. Rowling only prove her point
It is often said that J.K. Rowling is uncancellable. So rich and bankable is the Harry Potter author — now…
Ben Wallace takes aim at the misuse of the military
On this week’s Spectator TV, Andrew Neil interviews the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. The pair discuss Ukraine, Taiwan, Iran and…
The truth about my sister, Ghislaine Maxwell
The mainstream media’s pronunciation of my sister’s name has been about as accurate as their coverage of her. No, it’s…
Macron’s British travel ban is entirely political
Emmanuel Macron subjected France to a two-hour primetime television interview on Wednesday evening which must have been a pre-Christmas treat…
Revealed: Durham students’ chilling demands over 'Rod gate'
The spirit of the Stepford students is back with a vengeance at our top universities, judging by the hysteria which…
Unbowed Boris has put his Tory rivals in their places
Boris was resurgent at PMQs today. He sprinkled scorn, merriment and mischief in all directions. He even boasted that last…
Democrats whistle past a crime wave
This past weekend, twenty CEOs from big box retailers sent a letter to Congress, asking for help in combatting the…
A Christmas prayer
Dear God, Please help me to keep it together this Christmas. For it is a testing time as well as…
Remainers: Brexit led to Covid deaths
Oh dear. For four years, Best for Britain have fought the most ferocious rearguard action since Dunkirk, desperately seeking to overturn…
Can the Bank of England get a grip on soaring inflation?
Yet again, inflation has surged past expectations – this time hitting 5.1 per cent in November, a ten-year high, up…
Why Omicron may overwhelm our health service
What we know from the imperfect data we have is that Omicron is vastly more infectious but less virulent than…
Boris is in deep trouble
This evening feels eerily familiar to anyone who remembers the meaningful votes of Theresa May’s premiership. The Tory rebellion on…
Boris suffers huge Tory revolt over vaccine passports
Boris Johnson has just suffered a large majority-busting revolt in the House of Commons over vaccine passports, with 98 Conservatives…
The sex work divide in British politics
They seem like completely unrelated questions: ‘Is sex work real work?, and ‘Who will replace Yvette Cooper as chair of…
Liz Cheney’s high noon
Last night was Liz Cheney’s breakout moment. As Cheney read the various text messages from various Fox News luminaries and…
Labour is the real winner of tonight's vote
Sajid Javid found himself wading through treacle as he tried to make the case for the government’s ‘Plan B’ to…
What Chris Wallace does next
Chris Wallace stunned the world of news media this weekend by announcing his resignation from Fox News and its staple…
