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What would Margaret Thatcher do about Brexit?
‘What would Margaret Thatcher do about Brexit?’ people keep asking me. Why do they think I would know? If I…
An invitation to carry on insulting me and my fellow Brexiteers
After appearing on Newsnight last week, an #FBPE-monikered keyboard warrior wrote a much liked comment above my picture that read:…
Is not believing in transgenderism incompatible with human dignity?
Judges, like comedians, seem ever more convinced that their role in society is to broadcast their political opinions. As Jonathan…
Is Boris really going to ask for a Brexit extension?
Boris Johnson will seek an extension to Article 50 if there is no Brexit deal by 19 October, documents read…
Whistleblowers give Trump a taxing time
Oops. Donald Trump has another nettlesome whistleblower on his hands that he’s going to have to try and drown out. …
Brexit rebels warm to Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan
The European reaction to Boris Johnson’s plan has been getting cooler today. But in parliament it has been a different…
Watch: Extinction Rebellion ‘fake blood’ protest backfires
Extinction Rebellion protestors have just sprayed 1800 litres of fake blood over the Treasury using an old fire engine. Unfortunately their…
Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan could soon be dead
Boris Johnson’s Brexit offer to the EU is not dead on arrival – but it may well be dead within the…
Is Boris the fluker about to stumble his way to a Brexit victory?
The prime minister usually spends several weeks fine-tuning his conference speech. Today Boris gave an address that felt as it…
Tony Abbott: My heart leapt when Boris Johnson became prime minister
If Britain is to be a free country, the difficulties of leaving simply have to be faced. Now, I know…
Impeachment is regime suicide
The Democratic party and the chattering classes are playing a dangerous game with impeachment. Their are two modern precedents —…
Boris has five days to make a Brexit deal
The prime minister is about to launch himself on the most important and arduous challenge of his time in office,…
Why is the EU obsessed with forcing regulatory alignment on Britain?
I still don’t quite understand the position of some ardent Remain supporters. I do not understand why allowing the UK…
Why senior Conservatives are talking about a Brexit extension
Will the UK have left the EU by October 31st? At the Conservative party conference, ministers, MPs and activists are…
Donald Trump’s blunderful presidency
There’s a story about Donald Trump during the 2016 election campaign that, apocryphal or not, explains why he’s now facing…
It’s now or never for Boris Johnson if he wants a Brexit breakthrough
There is only one speech that matters this week, here in Manchester at Tory party conference. It will be Boris Johnson’s on…
The age of LOLitics
This article is in The Spectator’s inaugural US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. One thing is now as obvious as a brick…
It’s unfair for Britain to take Tooba Gondal and other Isis brides back
I am sure that Tooba Gondal, the latest Isis bride to beg for a return to Britain, would, as she…
Don’t write off Joey Salads
Freshman Democrat Rep. Max Rose must steel himself for a tough re-election scrum in his Republican-leaning district. An unconventional, Trumpian…
Watch: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s revealing summary of the state of British politics
Jacob Rees-Mogg has just given a pretty accurate summary of the state of British politics. The leader of the House…
Sunday shows round-up: Boris insists no-deal Brexit still possible
Boris Johnson – Death threats against MPs are not ‘humbug’ With the Conservatives gathering in Manchester for their party conference,…
Hillary Clinton 2020?
She’s back. Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump, lashes into him in a CBS News interview…
We will find out in a few days whether Brexit will happen
There is probably now just a week or so from the end of the Tory conference for Boris Johnson to…
Why Boris Johnson resembles Samwise Gamgee
So what should Boris Johnson do now? Obviously the law officers are twitchy. They defer to judges and their later…
Brace yourselves for the impeachment frenzy
We’re told over and over by fairweather Constitutional scholars that impeachment is a ‘political process.’ Which is to say: it’s not…
