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Sally Rooney is talking nonsense about climate change
Two years ago, Time magazine named novelist Sally Rooney as one of its 100 most influential people in the world. In that…
No, Keir Starmer: Brits don’t want ‘change’
Change. If one word can embody the political philosophy of Keir Starmer, it’s this one. The Prime Minister is ever…
Does David Beckham really deserve a knighthood?
Sir David Beckham. Sir Goldenballs. Once upon a time, when Beckham was in his sarong-wearing Nineties heyday, the idea of…
I was censored from talking about Chinese influence in Latin America
I represented the United States at the sixth Youth and Democracy in the Americas Summit at the Organization of American States,…
40% of Keir’s No. 10 staff appointed uncontested
It’s not been a good week for Sir Keir’s lefty lot. In the last few days alone, Starmer’s army has…
Muhammad has been a popular name for ages
Muhammad topped the list of most popular boy’s baby names in England and Wales last year, knocking Noah from first…
What the ‘experts’ got wrong about Syria
Provincial capitals falling before an unexpected advance. Military units allegedly defecting, deserting or switching sides. Talk of a coup in…
Justin Welby says goodbye
Justin Welby has given his valedictory speech in the House of Lords, his first public remarks since his resignation. It…
MoJ fail to stop theft on their own doorstep
‘More bobbies on the beat’, cried Keir Starmer in his definitely-not-a-reset speech earlier today. But even when there are coppers…
How much will the Chagos deal cost?
It’s a simple question: how much is the Chagos Islands’ handover going to cost British taxpayers? Yet for weeks now,…
Reform polls ahead of Labour for first time
When it rains for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour lot, it pours. In the same week an Ipsos poll revealed that…
How Britain should navigate the new nuclear age
The dawn of a third nuclear age demands a ‘national and collective sense of purpose… leadership and a willingness to…
The problem with Keir Starmer’s pledges
Keir Starmer still clearly misses opposition. He spent almost as much of his reset speech complaining about the Tories and…
Prevent data reveals ‘Islamist’ referrals on the rise
While all eyes were on the Prime Minister’s big ‘plan for change’ announcement today, the government also chose this morning…
Macron’s disastrous legacy of failure
Robert Tombs joined John Keiger and Will Kingston on Spectator TV to discuss the political turmoil in France and what…
The pundits’ attacks on farmers would make Alan Partridge blush
In the weeks since Rachel Reeves’s Budget and its shock attack on agricultural property relief, we’ve seen various armchair pundits…
Are we in for a ‘Nigel’ revival?
Once the popularity of politicians was judged by how many babies they were asked to kiss – now it’s by…
Half of Brits disappointed by Labour so far
Another day, another round of bad news for Sir Keir Starmer’s government. Now a new Ipsos poll has revealed that…
Weight loss drugs won’t solve the obesity crisis
The NHS is about to start doling out ‘the King Kong of weight loss drugs’ to obese patients – the…
Macron’s France is no longer fit for purpose
Emmanuel Macron will address the French people this evening, 24 hours after parliament passed a vote of no confidence in…
Angela Merkel regrets nothing
Last night, nearly three years to the day since she handed over the reins of power to Olaf Scholz, Angela…
Will Trump finally stop America funding the Taliban?
For more than three years, democratic governments have been trying to pretend that Afghanistan does not exist. The embarrassed silence…
Michel Barnier’s government has fallen
France was plunged into another political crisis on Wednesday evening when the government of Michel Barnier lost a vote of…
Devolution is shortchanging England
The English taxpayer is not the primary audience for the Scottish government’s annual Budget, but one wonders what they might…
The triumph of England’s maths lessons
Hold your hats, but Britain is doing rather well in something – or at least England is. Our children are…
