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Campus free speech is a thing of the past
Not that long ago, the sorts of views that were verboten on a university campus were genuinely out-there and nasty:…
Only one thing is certain in this general election
No one has much certainty about what sort of government we will end up with after this election. Even when…
Nigel Farage has given Tories the perfect campaign message
It would obviously have been better for the Tories if Nigel Farage had announced that the Brexit party was standing…
Nigel Farage’s Brexit party u-turn still isn’t enough
Nigel Farage says his party will stand aside in all 317 seats the Tories won in 2017. This drastic u-turn in…
Farage’s ‘unilateral’ Leave alliance doesn’t guarantee the Tories a majority
Will a Leave alliance lead the Tories to victory in the snap election? Nigel Farage has today announced that the…
Dear Nigel: Don’t become the man who reversed the referendum result
Dear Nigel Believe it or not, I’ve been your defender. I’ve often told Americans, ‘Sure, he comes across as a…
Boris Johnson is repeating Churchill’s campaign mistake
In one of Boris Johnson’s opening salvoes of the 2019 campaign he said of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party: ‘they detest…
What makes this election so unpredictable
Every election campaign has a wobble. But the Tories broke new ground in managing to wobble before they’d even launched…
Have we learned anything from the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Thirty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall, socialism is back in fashion. The anniversary is a good…
Why the Tories remain optimistic despite a shaky campaign start
The first official week of the Conservatives’ election campaign did not go as many inside CCHQ had hoped. A cabinet…
Is the Green party ‘rigging’ its presidential primary?
The Green party of the United States is selecting its 2020 presidential nominee. Its primary voters, however, may be denied…
Poppy-wearing politicians must do more to help war heroes
It will be a sight for sore eyes on Sunday when leaders of the two main parties lay their wreaths…
Is a vote for the SNP really a vote for prime minister Corbyn?
Nicola Sturgeon says she wants to form a “progressive alliance” after the election to evict Boris Johnson from 10 Downing…
For some reason, Michael Bloomberg thinks he should be president
Who would you like to see better represented in the already-crowded Democratic primary? Septuagenarians? Centrists? Or billionaires? For those of…
Will former Labour MPs help the Tories break the ‘red wall’?
Will former Labour MPs help the Tories break the red wall? A key plank of the Tory path to a majority…
Boris Johnson’s campaign launch will help calm Tory fears
When you ask those at CCHQ why this election isn’t going to be like 2017, one of the answers they…
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson quits parliament
In the past few minutes, Tom Watson has announced that he is stepping down at this election. In a surprise…
Labour’s four-day week pledge doesn’t add up
Would you like to be paid the same amount of money for working fewer hours? It sounds like it’s too…
The Lib Dems’ £50bn ‘Remain bonus’ is nonsense
The schools will all get new books. The hospitals will all be rebuilt. Long-suffering public sector workers will finally get…
Jo Swinson’s Corbyn problem
The Liberal Democrat election campaign launch was beset by technical difficulties which meant that Jo Swinson was at times hard…
Who’s listening? Civilized debate is dead
This article is in The Spectator’s November 2019 US edition. Subscribe here. Today nearly all real public discussion has become impossible. Which…
Trans rights, voter wrongs
This article is in The Spectator’s November 2019 US edition. Subscribe here. Donald Trump will probably be reelected in 2020 – not…
Can tactical voting apps help thwart Boris’s majority?
“Was Red Wedge pro-Labour, or did we just hate Tories?” asked musician Billy Bragg, when he launched his tactical vote…
The fall of the Wall and my years as The Spectator’s man behind the Iron Curtain
Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, but to be young was strictly optional. Most of the heroes…
Sunday shows round-up: Nigel Farage – I will not stand at this election
Boris Johnson – I’m ‘sorry’ we did not meet our Halloween deadline Sophy Ridge began her show with a pre-recorded…
