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Harry and Meghan’s podcast of political correctness
Why is there not a single trans voice featured in Harry and Meghan’s first podcast? It’s a question that needs…
Johnson's Brexit deal sails through the Commons
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has passed the Commons with a majority of 448 at its third reading – with MPs voting…
Let’s bust some vaccine myths
Today is a great day for all of us. The licensing of the ChAdOx vaccine will mean a step change…
2020 was the year the tide turned in the trans wars
2020 will, of course, be remembered as the year in which Covid-19 was unleashed on the world. But it is…
Tory Brexiteers approve Boris Johnson's deal
When Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal comes to a vote in the Commons on Wednesday, expect a bigger rebellion on the…
Why the EU's vaccine strategy is failing
What a joy it would be still to be in the EU. We could, for example, be part of the bloc’s…
Is the new variant of COVID really more transmissible?
When the story of the new Covid-19 variant broke, my initial reaction was scepticism. I thought this new strain could…
A UK-India trade deal is needed now more than ever
Within a year of being elected leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron made clear the importance with which he…
The problem with Johnson's Brexit deal
Boris Johnson has delivered a deal that I must admit is miles better than I had anticipated. Mind you, I…
Seven Ohio counties show why Trump lost as Republicans won
At the end of the day, the votes cast and counted determine who wins and who loses. Though it might…
Britain should now brace itself for a barrage of Brussels red tape
Should we be worried that the UK didn’t get all that it wanted for financial services in the UK-EU Trade…
Where have all the lesbians gone?
I miss lesbians. It is true that most homosexual men don’t have too many integrated in our lives, but most…
A Priti poem: an ode to the Home Secretary
Priti Patel, Ms Priti Patel, Burnished by sunshine of far Israel, How we all cheered when on Marr you did…
The rise and fall of Netflix
In 2010, Jeff Bewkes, then CEO of Time Warner, was asked if he thought Netflix had any chance of taking…
What has happened to parenting?
During a recent webinar with British MPs, I learned that parents in Bradford were up in arms because their children…
The small print of Boris's Brexit deal makes for reassuring reading
The new UK/EU Treaty is needlessly long and turgid in its prose: this document was not drafted by people who…
Why 2020 was the fourth best year in history
The Spectator has a long and proud history of fact-based optimism, sometimes represented by an end-of-the-year article explaining that statistics…
Why a row about the rise of Hitler has erupted in the German press
A debate is playing out in the German-speaking media about whether inflation or deflation was behind the rise of Adolf…
A woke church is doomed to fail
My church attendance leaves something to be desired and I can’t cite Bible verses for every occasion. Yet for as…
How the Brexit deal demonstrates Boris Johnson’s genius
I have never cared for Boris Johnson as a politician. Despite that, I voted for him twice as London mayor.…
Why Brexiteers should support this deal
When Britain voted on whether to leave the EU or remain within it there were valid arguments on both sides.…
Confessions of a failed royal reporter
Half a lifetime ago, I was, briefly, an occasional royal reporter – and watching The Crown, season four has revived…
The moment the modern world went wrong
Spectator contributors were asked: Which moment from history seems most significant or interesting? Here is Jonathan Sumption’s answer: The Paris…
Why Christmas sends a shiver down my spine
Does Christmas send a shiver down your spine? It should. We seek at this time of year to reclaim the…
Full text: Boris Johnson's Brexit deal speech
It is four and a half years since the British people voted to take back control of their money, their…
