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The case for reopening the country now
More and more people, I suspect, are padding about muttering lines from Psalm 13: ‘How long, O Lord,…How long must I…
Boris Johnson moved out of intensive care
The Prime Minister has this evening been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital. After being moved on…
Coronavirus must not rob us of our liberties forever
The American economist and historian Robert Higgs noted long ago that during the 20th century the various wars, and the…
Covid-19 update: Six coronavirus patients survive after placental cell therapy
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Diane Abbott's most memorable shadow cabinet moments
This week Keir Starmer’s formed his new Shadow Cabinet replacing several Corbynista stalwarts with his own favoured MPs on the frontbenches. As a…
The Jewish Chronicle must be saved
The Jewish Chronicle must be saved. Take that as our starting point and there is all the more chance of…
New York Post and Washington Examiner fall for Tom Brady Twitter hoax
Cockburn doesn’t pay all much attention to football, but he was surprised to read on Wednesday that former New England…
Foreign policy is in a straitjacket
This article is in The Spectator’s April 2020 US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. Before the world went into quarantine, I…
Has the UK ignored its own expert advice on facemasks?
The use of facemasks in the fight against coronavirus has become a contentious topic in recent weeks, as different countries…
Bernie lost because he’d already won
So — it turns out there are no socialists in pandemic elections. Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign, which in…
The three reasons Bernie Sanders couldn't beat Joe Biden
He took nearly a month to assess the state of his campaign after a whopping 15-point defeat in the crucial…
How to find a safe way out of the coronavirus lockdown
We are in a big mess, there is no doubt. We’re battling a deadly virus, the Prime Minister is in…
Trump’s safari into the wilderness of the deep state
Grin and bear it. Teddy bears are popping up across America in living room windows as families seek to entertain…
Pompeo: China must be more transparent
While coronavirus ravages the world, a political battle is also being waged with China resisting suggestions that it’s to blame.…
Don't be fooled by China's coronavirus propaganda
As the world wages war on coronavirus, China is in full propaganda mode. Its foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has claimed the…
There is nothing 'tough' about beating coronavirus
‘Boris is a very tough, very resilient person. … I’m sure he’ll come through this.’ That was David Cameron on…
Covid-19 update: Boris ‘in good spirits’ – but still in ICU
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A note to fellow lockdown lethargics
Strange times, these. Dull and unsettling in equal measure. Much of life feels as though it is stuck in some…
Geopolitical jockeying in a time of pandemic
You might think a global pandemic and the worst crisis since World War Two would lead to a welcome, if…
Britain needs Boris, the extraordinary man I've known for 35 years
As I write, Boris Johnson is in intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital, battling with coronavirus. For someone with such…
The nerve-wracking task of governing without the PM
I had been puzzling about why for most of the past 12 days, until last night, the PM and his…
Japan's 'state of emergency' is anything but dramatic
The Japanese government has announced a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures in response to escalating…
Witch fight! The naked hypocrisy of Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano has rebranded herself as a Twitter activist and Democratic party booster since her acting career peaked with the…
Why is Trump being nice to China again?
China hawks watched with hope when Trump ascended to the presidency in 2016. He spoke on the campaign trail of…
Prime Minister taken into intensive care
In the past few minutes, Downing Street has announced that Boris Johnson is now in intensive care at St Thomas’…
