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How to lose votes and bore people
This article is in The Spectator’s January 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. If we can’t be governed, we may as well be…
Harry and Meghan just can’t handle criticism
‘Is there any one of the royal family who wants to be king or queen? I don’t think so.’ Back…
Whatever happened to ‘Je Suis Charlie’?
Five years on from the horrific Charlie Hebdo massacre in which a dozen people lost their lives, politicians have been busy…
The downing of a civilian jet only adds to Tehran’s desperation
Drama and tragedy continue to envelop Iran. Just hours after the regime struck two US bases in Iraq on Wednesday,…
Eliminating Qasem Soleimani was Donald Trump’s Middle East farewell letter
In July 55 BC, in the midst of his campaigns to civilize Gaul, Julius Caesar was troubled by the Germans.…
Harry and Meghan have placed the Queen in an impossible position
In the Queen’s Christmas message, she observed that 2019 had “felt quite bumpy” at times. Her implication was that a…
The puzzling thing about Harry and Meghan’s big announcement
Let’s not get carried away. The Queen’s younger grandson may be decamping to North America with his lovely wife and…
My despair at those who weep for Quassem Soleimani
A few hours into the new year, pro-Assad forces targeted a school in southern Idlib with a cluster bomb. The bombing took…
Polls apart
This article is in The Spectator’s January 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. Galileo famously said that the book of nature is written…
How to end endless wars
This article is in The Spectator’s January 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. ‘Great nations do not fight endless wars,’ President Donald Trump…
Soleimani’s assassination has exposed the EU’s big weakness
What a difference a day makes. When I went to bed on 2 January what seemed to be the most…
Could Iran’s retaliation against the United States lead to war?
So it happened. Iran has just struck back against the United States for its killing of Quds force chief Qassem…
Trump’s Iran strategy has finally won over the ‘Never Trumpers’
As a general rule, neoconservatives and hawkish Republican foreign policy officials don’t respect President Donald Trump’s capacities as commander-in-chief. They…
Britain and the Royals must do more for Australians in their hour of need
In the Netflix series The Crown an entire episode is dedicated to the disaster at Aberfan. More than 100 people…
So much for de-escalation
‘We are not looking to start a war with Iran,’ said defense secretary Mark Esper today. ‘We are looking to…
The Democratic media hate Trump more than they love Iran — or America
If you need help talking with the children in your life about the aftermath of the ethical collapse of most…
The case for Genghis Trump
This article is in The Spectator’s January 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. America has a problem, and it’s not Donald Trump. Suicides…
Labour’s far left is a personality cult without the personality
The Labour left that has dominated radical culture since 2015 appears to have had a stroke. Its candidates for the…
It’s time to cut the terrorism red tape
What you see is not always what you get. When a judge hands down a 16-year terrorism sentence it’s really…
Ricky Gervais has given Hollywood the thrashing it richly deserves
Finally, Hollywood has received the thrashing it so richly deserves. The self-satisfied movie elites have been called out — to…
Islamists have opened a terrifying new front in their war with France
France has endured an appalling series of Islamist terror attacks in recent years. One might feel a sense of relief…
Full text: Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globes speech
Hello and welcome to the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards, live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel here in Los Angeles.…
Labour leadership contest: the state of the race so far
The candidates to replace Jeremy Corbyn have been busily launching their campaigns and giving political interviews this weekend, with the…
Iran’s generals are weeping for Qasem Soleimani. But soon they will prepare to fight
It has been 24 hours since America droned Qasem Soleimani near Baghdad airport. Now both Iran and the United States…
Qasem Soleimani’s demise is a gamechanger for Israel
The targeted assassination of Qasem Soleimani is a game changer for Israel in its simmering conflict with Tehran. This drone…
