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Does Boris Johnson’s partygate defence stand up to scrutiny?
This morning, Boris Johnson’s response to the accusations against him was published in a substantial dossier to the Privileges Committee.…
Prince Harry’s new project to challenge ‘gender norms’
What are Prince Harry’s pronouns? The obvious ones, of course, are ‘he/him’, but the mischievous might suggest that ‘heir/spare’ are…
Johnson makes his partygate defence
Boris Johnson has today published his long-awaited ‘partygate’ defence, ahead of his appearance before the Privileges Committee tomorrow afternoon. In…
The UN’s global net zero target isn’t realistic
Does UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres really have any hope of persuading rich countries to commit to achieving net zero…
Has government borrowing really been brought under control?
To what extent have the public finances really been brought under control? This morning’s update from the Office for National…
Beijing is already bankrolling Putin’s war
It hardly seems like the most propitious time for Xi Jinping to be visiting Moscow. There’s an international arrest warrant…
The Stormy Daniels case won’t stop Donald Trump
The 45th president of the United States of America — and the leading Republican contender to win back the White…
Has Emmanuel Macron become France’s ‘Caligula’?
The government of Emmanuel Macron won a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly on Monday by a mere…
Were Ukrainians behind the Nord Stream bombings?
Vladimir Putin has his story, and he’s sticking to it: the destruction of three of the four Gazprom-owned Nord Stream…
The Donald Trump Show’s arrest plot twist just isn’t convincing
When last we checked in on The Donald Trump Show, the absurdist political thriller that’s been airing nonstop on CNN…
How Russia’s neighbours are falling out of love with the Kremlin
Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine has united the West. Nato has been strengthened and there has been much support for…
Why is bitcoin surging following SVB’s collapse?
For more than a decade, bitcoin bores have been banging on about cryptocurrency as the future of money. The emergence…
Budget Poll: half of voters see Tories as a high tax party
It wasn’t so long ago that the Conservatives won a landslide on Boris Johnson’s pledge not to put up income…
Is Putin struggling to maintain his strongman image?
China’s president Xi Jinping has arrived in Russia for the start of a three day state visit. The aim of the trip, according…
In praise of the dashcam citizens policing our roads
Jeremy Bentham, thou shouldst be alive and doing a ton through the Mickleham Bends at this hour. Bentham’s great contribution to carceral theory,…
It’s no surprise the pandemic boom in cycling is over
In modern society, we live with a conundrum: there’s no need to endure physical discomfort of any kind, but unless…
Can the Liberal Democrats become relevant again?
With neither the Conservatives nor the Labour party keen to talk publicly at least about softening Brexit, is there a…
Credit Suisse’s takeover delivers a shock to bond investors
If the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS was supposed to calm markets, it is not looking that way…
Rishi Sunak faces judgment day on his Brexit deal
Rishi Sunak has received plaudits from MPs, foreign leaders and the media over the Windsor Framework. Yet the deal has…
The trials and triumphs of Jacqueline Gold
By all accounts, Jacqueline Gold, the executive chair of Ann Summers who has died aged 62, was a devoted family woman. This…
The last thing we need is more TV adaptations of Dickens
Allow me to introduce you to a fun game you can play in your own parlour. You take it in…
20 years on: How The Spectator covered the Iraq war
This morning, two decades ago, ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ began. A bombing campaign of ‘shock and awe’ was launched, with George…
J.D. Vance makes a big, bipartisan first impression
J.D. Vance gained prominence in 2016 for appealing to two camps. His critique of the roots of rural poverty, relayed…
Credit Suisse has been bought out – but at what cost?
Another Sunday, another banking takeover swiftly arranged before markets open on Monday morning. This time Credit Suisse has agreed to be…
Is the banking system on the brink?
Has a full-scale banking crisis been avoided? UBS has just swooped to take over its rival Credit Suisse, paying for…
