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Why Trumpism won’t outlive Trump
Trumpism is, according to its adherents, meant to replace Reaganism, the political doctrine that has dominated the Republican party and…
The myth of a 'privacy loving' Harry and Meghan
Is there anything we do not know about Harry and Meghan? They might have ‘stepped back’ as senior royals in…
Is Covid immunity fading?
More data emerges on one of the central questions of the Covid-19 epidemic: just how many of us have had…
The woke war on religion
Though you wouldn’t know it from most American media outlets, the phenomenon of vandalizing and burning religious sites which is…
Is it time for the Lib Dems to merge with Labour?
Voting opens this week for Lib Dem members to choose the next leader of their party. One figure has overwhelmingly…
Trump’s suburban nightmare
Public opinion polls haven’t been particularly positive for President Trump or his Republican allies on Capitol Hill. This past weekend…
Same old same old
American politics is getting senile. Donald Trump and Barack Obama were both elected as agents of change, repudiations of an…
The War of the Waleses 2.0
In the Nineties, it was a husband and a wife who used supportive reporters, friendly biographers and the global reach…
The deliberate ambiguity over policing face masks
Today is the first day of the Covid-19 pandemic in England when you must wear a mask if you go shopping.…
Is the handshake ready to bow out?
Freemasons beware – the traditional handshake may be the latest victim of the coronavirus, cancelled in our post-pandemic quest for…
How Corbyn's toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour party
On Thursday the supposedly resurgent Labour party lost control of Brighton and Hove, one of its few centres of power…
Has France been naive in its handling of Huawei?
The controversy over the UK’s use of Huawei equipment in its 5G network has not abated, despite the government’s announcement…
Obama’s disappearing legacy
This article is in The Spectator’s August 2020 US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. The presidency of Barack Obama was heralded…
Predictions of Trump’s demise may yet again be premature
Throughout the summer, various polls from the key battleground states indicate Joe Biden is in a very strong position. He…
Games organiser's Olympic oversight
Given this year’s Tokyo games had to be called off because of the Covid pandemic, you would think those sitting…
Immune system regulation could be the key to fighting Covid
Over the last few months, the management of severe Covid-19 cases has effectively been turned on its head. At first,…
Boris Johnson's absurd nanny state crusade
If reports in today’s papers are to be believed, the government will propose a new raft of nanny state policies on…
The Wall Street Journal hits back at staff's 'cancel culture'
Last month, the New York Times published an opinion piece by the US senator, Tom Cotton, calling for the army…
How much do face masks actually help?
The increasingly polarised and politicised views on whether to wear masks in public during the current Covid-19 crisis hides a…
Kanye West is the sanest presidential candidate
Kanye West has again proven his ability to draw the attention, fascination and ire of the public — this time…
The Economist should be more like Walt Whitman
America is complicated. It’s hard to predict what it’ll do next, despite all the time and money spent observing it.…
Can Johnson save the Union?
‘UK Prime Minister visits Scotland’ shouldn’t really be a news story. But so infrequent have prime ministerial visits been in…
If a video is viral, who cares if it’s fake?
After two months, the ‘mostly peaceful’ label for the riots gripping American cities is wearing a touch thin. That’s not…
How Britain can tame China
Chinese leaders love to use the phrase ‘win-win’, but they actually hope to win twice and leave other nations in…
The problem with mandatory face masks
Last week the Prime Minister was photographed oafishly browsing in an Uxbridge shop, wearing a lurid blue mask. In the…
