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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…
Labour is following in the doomed footsteps of the French left
The left no longer exists as a coherent political force in France. Embarrassed in the 2017 presidential election, the Socialist…
Revealed: The SNP’s plan to back Corbyn as temporary PM
The Scottish National Party has come round to the idea that Jeremy Corbyn may shortly have to become temporary caretaker…
Jacques Chirac leaves behind a limited legacy
The death today of the Fifth Republic’s fifth president, at the age of 86, is also the passing of its…
Has the Supreme Court handed Boris Johnson a Brexit escape route?
The Supreme Court’s judgement is the latest constitutional perversion after the Benn act. But ironically it may assist the Government…
Brexit voters do feel betrayed. So why can’t Boris say so?
Rarely has there been such a flagrant display of hypocrisy and cant as there was in the House of Commons…
Has Boris Johnson ruined his chances of passing a Brexit deal?
Boris Johnson’s behaviour in the Commons last night was clearly part of his strategy to set up a ‘people vs…
Two flaws in the Supreme Court’s verdict
Now that more experts have had time to study the ruling, the legal validity of the Supreme Court decision on…
Trump is banking on Democrats overreaching on ‘Ukraine-Gate’
If President Donald Trump hoped the release of a memo detailing his July 25 telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Why Boris Johnson should request a Brexit delay from the EU
Boris Johnson wants a general election now. Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon both say they want an election but not…
An open letter to the Democratic party
This article is in The Spectator’s inaugural US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. Dear Democrats, I’m mad at you. I was raised…
Is this the beginning of the end for Jeremy Corbyn?
Did Labour’s conference help or hinder Jeremy Corbyn’s chances of becoming prime minister? For some, Corbyn ended up stronger than…
Impeachment is a bad bet for everyone
Is Donald Trump going to be impeached? Nancy Pelosi is not giving herself much room to maneuver: once a Democratic-led…
Impeachment shows the Democrats are addicted to chaos
Democrats have long criticized Donald Trump’s addiction to Twitter, his limited rolling-news attention span and the narcissism of his reality…
Corbyn takes aim at Labour’s favourite bogeymen in conference speech
Jeremy Corbyn has just delivered one of his better party conference speeches. It wasn’t just because it was much shorter…
