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Understanding Covid needs open minds – and vigorous debate
After a career as a scientist and clinical academic, I have been struck by how often they (we!) have very…
Boris Johnson leaves hospital – and heads to Chequers to recover
Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital. After being moved out of intensive care on Thursday, the Prime Minister is…
Confessions of a Covid-19 truther
According to psychologists, denial is a common defence mechanism. We humans reject truths which we find too uncomfortable to bear.…
Over-zealous police put the entire lockdown strategy at risk
Coronavirus is bringing out the best in some public services and the worst in others. I’m still being a snob…
It's time for Obama's revenge on Trump
With Joe Biden now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, there is one president Americans will be seeing a lot more…
Does Germany need China more than Europe?
‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’ is the expression of the moment when it comes to summing up how countries…
A simple way for Keir Starmer to help Labour reject Corbynism
It’s over then. After almost five years, Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure as Labour leader has come to a close. Corbyn ended…
No, the coronavirus isn’t racist
It was just a matter of time before the coronavirus was leveraged as a tool of race politics. With the…
When will my father wake from his coronavirus delirium?
Spring is my father’s favourite season. After the wet and dark winter we’ve had I imagine it will be the…
Let's dispel the myth that coronavirus victims were all at death's door
There has been a bit of an unpleasant and inaccurate narrative over recent days that the majority of Covid-19 deaths…
French Hill: Congress should conduct ‘full oversight’ of WHO funding
Rep. French Hill is on board with President Trump’s threat to withhold funding from the World Health Organization because of…
Italy’s family unity could be its biggest weakness against coronavirus
Italy still currently has the highest reported fatality rate in the world, at 12.7 per cent. And that death toll…
There might be a way to avoid higher taxes after coronavirus. Here's how
‘Let us never forget this fundamental truth: the state has no source of money other than money which people earn…
A hard Frexit needn't be a disaster for France
With European solidarity impaled on the coronavirus epidemic, talk of Frexit is surfacing again. But how could Frexit be organised?…
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
The Spectator brings you the latest insight, news and research from the front line. Sign up here to receive this…
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…
