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Britain sees world’s sharpest fall in Covid cases
At the Spectator’s data hub, updated daily, we keep track of the situation here and around the world. There have…
Salmond and Galloway are the worst of both worlds
The death of the Duke of Edinburgh has paused campaigning in the Scottish Parliament election, which provides an opportunity to…
Can Spain's Europhilism last?
‘Suppose a man be carried, whilst fast asleep, into a room where there is a person he longs to see…
Why I’m worried about the teenage cancer generation
As I sit here writing this, it’s just over one year ago since the first lockdown was imposed, without which…
Momentum's cunning plan would keep the Tories in power forever
Momentum, the Labour campaign group dedicated to keeping Corbynism alive, this week demanded that Keir Starmer commit to introducing a…
The truth about Prince Philip's 'gaffes'
However impressive Prince Philip was in photographs, it didn’t compare to his imposing bearing in the flesh. When I met…
The wit and wisdom of Prince Philip
After 74 years of marriage to the Queen, Prince Philip has today died at the age of 99. During his…
Is Welsh devo-scepticism beginning to unravel?
Calls to abolish the Welsh parliament are nothing new: Wales rejected devolution in 1979 and voted only by the smallest…
The economic cost of the EU’s vaccine catastrophe
It didn’t order enough vaccines, spent too little money, dithered over authorisation and then lashed out at the companies making…
Prince Philip epitomised a very British stoicism
So, Prince Philip has died, at home in Windsor Castle, thank goodness, and the Queen could be near him at…
Europe's human rights judges are right not to ban compulsory vaccines
If you think public health authorities in England are overbearing, spare a thought for the Czechs. Parents who fail to…
Prince Philip: a round up of tributes
After a long life of public service, Prince Philip has died at the age of 99. Below is Steerpike’s rolling…
A tribute to Prince Philip, 1921-2021
Prince Philip played a pivotal, yet often underestimated, role in ensuring the survival of the modern British monarchy. His self-confidence…
Starmer's Labour is following the French Socialists into oblivion
Why does Keir Starmer seem set on following the example of the French Socialist party, and leading Labour into electoral…
Biden's backhanded bid to kill Nord Stream 2
Washington, D.C. is universally known as a town divided, a place where compromise and dialogue are often sacrificed at the…
The Northern Independence Party’s Hartlepool woes
Oh dear, it all seemed to be going so well for the ‘Northern Independence Party’, a Corbynite breakaway outfit standing…
What China wants from Britain
What are we to do about China? To turn a phrase beloved by the Chinese Communist party (CCP) on its…
A handy guide to vaccine passports
Soon, we will have to show vaccine passports to pass through covid checkpoints placed outside workplaces, football grounds, theatres and…
A windfall tax would only hurt our weakened economy
The calls for tax hikes is ramping up. Last December the Wealth Tax Commission recommended a ‘one-off’ 5 per cent…
The relentless campaign to smear Ron DeSantis
Say what you want about the media in 2021, they never let a dream die. For over a year now,…
Could Holyrood ever be abolished?
Although Alex Salmond and his Alba party have understandably been getting most of the attention, the separatists aren’t the only…
Boris will need Labour support for vaccine passports
No prime minister wants to be dependent on the opposition to get the government’s business through the House of Commons.…
Is the writing on the wall for the AstraZeneca vaccine?
It was the great British scientific triumph: an example of how big pharma can work altruistically for the good of…
The real problem with Macron’s elite school
President Emmanuel Macron announced today the closure of the notorious École Nationale d’Administration, the elite finishing school for the senior…
Northern Ireland's sink estates are fertile ground for fundamentalists
Northern Ireland is routinely voted one of the happiest places to live in the UK. A few weeks ago, a…
