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Covid second wave sparks European parliament bust-up

16 October 2020 1:50 am

The Covid second wave is hitting Europe, so the European parliament has decided not to up sticks from Brussels and decamp…

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If Biden wins, who will govern?

15 October 2020 8:56 pm

Joe Biden started spouting nonsense about his background again this week. Trying to sound all man of the people, he…

Boris's Covid policy is finally starting to make some sense

15 October 2020 6:08 pm

Boris Johnson probably thought he emerged from Prime Minister’s Questions this week having maximised his freedom of manoeuvre in the battle…

Brexiteers beware – a bad deal is still a real risk

15 October 2020 5:00 pm

The UK’s negotiating efforts with the EU this year have been dramatically better than under the May administration. But a…

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Hunter Biden and the Big Tech information coup

15 October 2020 8:00 am

There is nothing to see. In 2014, Hunter Biden joined the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma on a…

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Liberals don’t need their own QAnon

15 October 2020 7:27 am

A general rule of thumb: when something seems too good to be true, it typically is. That often doesn’t stop…

The arguments that will win or lose indyref2

15 October 2020 3:19 am

Our latest poll in Scotland makes grim reading for unionists and offers much to celebrate for supporters of Scottish independence.…

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Oh, there’s Hunter…

15 October 2020 2:38 am

Res ipse loquitur. What a card Joe Biden is. Here he is to Fox News a year ago: ‘I have…

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The Barrett hearings show the Democrats have wised up since Kavanaugh

15 October 2020 12:04 am

There was nothing original about Amy Coney Barrett’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee other than her incessant professions of…

How new Covid restrictions are stalling the economy

15 October 2020 12:03 am

The theory behind a V-shaped recovery relied on the assumption that the economy would open up almost as quickly as…

Donald Trump is running out of time

14 October 2020 11:29 pm

Donald Trump was bewildered, frustrated, and downright exasperated. Addressing a crowd of red-hatted, hard-core MAGA supporters last night in Johnstown,…

Tiphaine Auzière and the panic inside the Élysée

14 October 2020 6:00 pm

Will the presidency of Emmanuel Macron open the door to a political dynasty in France? He has no children, so…

A medic's case against another lockdown

14 October 2020 5:00 pm

‘Do no harm’ are three words all doctors must follow in the course of their work. These words make me…

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‘No fair basis’ for canceling presidential debate, says Scott Atlas

14 October 2020 9:35 am

White House coronavirus task force member Dr Scott Atlas said during a Tuesday interview with The Spectator there was ‘no…

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Donald Trump is a medieval king

14 October 2020 9:24 am

What the hell are we all going to talk about when he’s gone? That’s the barely disguised fear of wonks and analysts,…

Inside Boris Johnson's Zoom call with Tory MPs

14 October 2020 4:23 am

As Tory MPs vent over the government’s new three-tier coronavirus system, Boris Johnson appeared this evening before his party for an…

Germany's growing Covid revolt

14 October 2020 4:00 am

Germany is edging towards revolt. Twelve of the country’s 16 federal states have brought in ‘accommodation bans’, forbidding travellers in high-risk areas from…

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The GOP’s Faustian bargain with Trump pays off

14 October 2020 2:57 am

I don’t know who is going to win the election. I write this on the fourth anniversary of the Billy Bush Access…

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The curious case of the man who caught COVID twice

13 October 2020 11:35 pm

Does catching the SARS-CoV-2 virus give us immunity from further infection by the virus or can we catch it a…

Is Britain really a nation of lockdown-lovers?

13 October 2020 4:30 pm

A quick read of the polls, and you would be forgiven for thinking we are a nation of lockdown-lovers, clamouring…

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Do you want a Trump or Biden economy?

13 October 2020 5:06 am

It would be great if the President was an icon of virtue and goodness, but he isn’t. As much as…

Johnson tightens Covid rules

13 October 2020 3:19 am

After weeks of speculation over the government’s new Covid restrictions grading system, the Prime Minister today announced the details. Addressing…

Spain’s bureaucracy may not survive Covid

13 October 2020 2:47 am

Sancho Panza’s long-cherished ambition was to become a politician. He wanted to be installed as governor of an island; Don…

How likely are you to catch Covid on a plane?

12 October 2020 6:38 pm

It is little surprise to see the International Air Transport Association (IATA) claiming that the risk of catching Covid-19 on a…

How strict will the new Covid restrictions be?

12 October 2020 6:14 pm

I have a few points to make about the new three tier system to be announced today for restricting our…