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Will the speculative vaccine shopping spree ever end?
Somewhere, possibly in the land of big sheds, just off the M1 in Leicestershire, must be a burgeoning NHS surplus…
San Francisco in decay
District Attorney Chesa Boudin personifies everything that’s wrong with San Francisco: weak on drugs, weak on crime, weak on racist…
Jamie Oliver and the mad ad ban
There have been a great many political betrayals of late, but there is nothing worse than seeing the government propose…
Covid doesn’t care about your political theories
The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, took some time out from presiding over the worst collapse in…
Olivia de Havilland’s Red Scare
Olivia de Havilland, who has died aged 104, will forever be remembered for the role of Melanie Hamilton in Gone…
The mock revolution of the elites
‘Protesters in California set fire to a courthouse, damaged a police station and assaulted officers after a peaceful demonstration intensified,’…
Get ready for Trump’s second term
President Trump’s adversaries are running Joe Biden, a fallback Beltway lifer who is credibly accused of selling his office, leaking…
The lunacy of the ‘largely peaceful protest’
The great conundrum facing the anti-American left at the moment is how to react to the violent protest ripping up…
This is what $1,200 looks like in campaign merch
Is your stimulus check on its way? New reports suggest the Republican-run Senate planning to include another $1,200 check in…
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,…
