Brexit
Is a Brexit deal within reach?
Trade talks between the UK and the EU are in a better place than they have been at any point…
Could British farmers block a UK-US trade deal – and what does it mean for Oz?
Will the UK agree a trade deal with the US? Such an agreement has long been cited by Leave campaigners…
The European Union may never have its ‘Hamilton moment’
The European Union has always been quintessentially risk averse. What a surprise therefore to see it jeopardising its very existence…
'Global Britain' should learn from New Zealand's mistakes
One of the greatest prizes from Brexit is the opportunity to make the Global Britain aspiration a reality. Included is…
An 11-year-old’s birthday party was hijacked by Brexit
Saturday night we ate outside next to the floodlit rock face. Four adult guests came puffing up the path and…
Inside the final act of the Brexit drama
The fourth round of official Brexit negotiations resumed on Tuesday, screen-to-screen. They will determine whether the stalemate can be broken…
The lethal combination of Brexit and Covid
The combination of Covid-19 and Brexit is a double whammy. The first was a haymaker that hit Britain from nowhere.…
The German Courts have just made Brexit talks easier
The old division of leaver and remainer will not serve the best interests of the country as we go forward.…
Britain’s strange aversion to seafood
Britain’s strange aversion to seafood
The chasm between the UK and EU’s Brexit positions
David Frost briefed the Cabinet yesterday on the state of the Brexit negotiations and he has now issued a very…
The radical history of The Spectator
A newspaper – it would be more than 100 years before it became a magazine – calling itself a spectator…
Biden is the American Boris
We all know which American politician Boris Johnson is supposed to most closely resemble. Comparisons between the prime minister and…
Could the Covid crisis be an economic opportunity for Brexit Britain?
Could the Covid crisis be an economic opportunity for Brexit Britain?
Our Easter lamb reveals the miracle of free trade
Easter is heavily associated with lamb. The paschal lamb’s sacrifice is a gift to all but that is not the…
A Brexit delay could last longer than you think
Here’s something Brexiteers might want to keep an eye on. While the country’s attention is welded to the Tesco delivery…
Coronavirus will be a test of trust
We are in a make-or-break moment for trust, not just in this government but in the British state itself. The…
Revealed: Michel Barnier and France's Brexit stitch-up
The glaring difference between the EU and British negotiating goals has been brought into plain sight. In readiness for the…
How British science can flourish after Brexit
How British science can flourish after Brexit
Britain must fight the EU’s nanny state urges
The UK government has given the EU a Brexit deadline of four months. No. 10 is threatening to walk away from the negotiating table…
Le crunch: are the Brexit talks doomed before they begin?
Two irreconcilable versions of Brexit are about to collide
Marina Lewycka’s The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid is completely bonkers
Faced with Marina Lewycka’s new novel, it’s tempting to say that The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid…
Are we heading for a no-deal Brexit in January 2021?
There is a recurring and important phrase in the 36-page document published this morning setting out “the UK’s approach to…
Trade talks between the UK and the EU are heading for a blow-up
‘The reality is the talks will blow up shortly’. As I say in the Sun this morning, this is the…
Britain is booming – despite Brexit
After the vote for Brexit, it was often said that our departure from the EU was most likely to harm…
The Brexit reshuffle: Every great office of state is now held by a Leaver
One of the Tories’ tactical successes has been to push Brexit down the news agenda. But even if it no…
