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The Democrats after Biden
There’s been lots of speculation, even in The Spectator, about the direction of the Republican party after Trump. But less…
Pompeo: Biden will give ‘hundreds of billions of dollars to a theocratic, corrupt regime’
Washington DC Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Monday that if Joe Biden wins the November elections, an incoming…
Has Boris done enough to halt the Tory rebellion?
Boris Johnson has just been speaking in the Commons as the government tries to quell the Tory revolt over the…
What David Attenborough's 'Extinction: The Facts' didn't tell you
It was only a matter of time before Covid-19 got swept up into the wider narrative of humans facing impending…
Why didn't the EU punish Germany when it broke international law?
Boris Johnson’s proposal to break international law ‘in a specific and limited way’ has sparked uproar. But do you remember…
Meet Japan's new PM – installed by a grey coup of party insiders
There’s a good chance that nothing that occurs in the new Japanese PM’s tenure will be nearly as interesting as how…
Does Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize?
Should Donald Trump be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? So far the President has notched up two nominations in a…
Je Suis Charlie and the legacy of jihadism
‘You have insulted the prophet – we are al-Qaida Yemen.’ These words, terrifying yet clichéd, were spat at a female…
Geoffrey Cox: I’m a Brexiteer to my core but can’t support Boris’s Bill.
When Geoffrey Cox was Theresa May’s Attorney General it was his refusal to go give his blessing to her Brexit…
Why I’m not predicting a Biden blowout
In 2016, I was one of the very few people who publicly stated the night before the election that, despite…
Delayed football season could cost Big Ten, says Ohio AG
Are you ready for some football? The Big Ten college football conference may be gearing up soon — according to…
What I learnt as an Oxford vaccine guinea pig
Was the Oxford vaccine trial paused? Mine wasn’t. I signed up for it last week, in the 55 to 69-year-old…
The BBC has given up properly reporting on China
Totalitarian powers mostly want foreign journalists to go, but sometimes they want them to stay. China recently detained Michael Smith…
Boris will regret a no-deal Brexit
Much has been said about the prospect of no deal over the past few days – the economics, arguments over…
What Bahrain’s deal with Israel really means
On September 15, representatives from the oil-rich Kingdom of Bahrain will meet Israeli leaders at the White House to sign…
Antifa for Biden
Hey folks, it’s me, your friendly neighborhood antifa ringleader. You may recognize me from such news clips as ‘Small group…
Inside Boris Johnson's Brexit call with Tory MPs
This evening Boris Johnson used a video call to address Conservative MPs following unease over No. 10’s Brexit tactics. With…
Leading vs lying
At his short Thursday news briefing, President Trump laid out the many successes that the United States has enjoyed in…
Why a Covid vaccine won't be a ‘get out of jail’ card
When Covid-19 vaccines arrive, are people going to agree to have them? Most of the world’s advanced economies have chosen…
What the hell happened to Bob Woodward?
Famed reporter Bob Woodward is dropping his new book about President Trump, Rage, next week. Woodward has already leaked the…
Boris Johnson can't afford many more weeks like this one
Boris Johnson will address his MPs tonight – and they are in need of some soothing. This week has strained relations…
Want to 'save the Earth'? Buy the Guardian
Nothing like a bit of alarmism to flog a few newspapers. In an apparent bid to capitalise off the Extinction…
What will happen in the debates?
From late September through to mid-October, Americans will get to watch Donald Trump and Joe Biden debate three times. Mike…
UK agrees 'historic' trade deal with Japan
The UK and Japan have this morning agreed a new free trade deal between the two countries. With International Trade Secretary…
Is the British Library really a 'great symbol of British imperialism'?
Architects are taught during training of the ‘looks like’ trap: just because a building resembles another building – or indeed…
