Brexit
Why Nato is more important than the EU for Britain
The Leave campaign was right to pour scorn on David Cameron’s warning this week that Brexit could threaten Europe’s military…
Brexit is already hurting growth – and George Osborne won’t mind a bit
Has the shadow of Brexit already cost us a slice of GDP — and if so, is it a blip…
Boris Johnson: Yes, I'd debate Cameron. I'd be a wimp if I didn't
The former mayor of London makes his case for Brexit
Voting Remain is an act of heartless snobbery
One of the interesting features of the Brexit debate is that it has laid bare a schism in British society…
Enter Boris Johnson, eyes on the prize
After an eight-year detour into municipal government, Boris Johnson has now returned to national politics. The former mayor of London…
Let’s vote ‘in’ to renew the EU, says Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor
There is more to the idea of Europe than narrow economic considerations. The Remain side needs to say so
Leave campaigners aren’t being disrespected. They’re being paranoid
There are moments when one wonders whether one is seeing and hearing the same things as others. For me such…
It’s not just Donald Trump, the right is tearing itself apart everywhere
Conservatism is having a nervous breakdown
Algy Cluff on Margaret Thatcher, Robert Mugabe and Brexit
Former Spectator owner Algy Cluff on Margaret Thatcher, Robert Mugabe and Brexit
I swear this is the last Marvel film I see: Captain America reviewed
Captain America: Civil War is the 897th instalment — or something like it — in the Marvel comic franchise. This…
We want an EU referendum, not a scare-story contest
So far the campaign for the EU referendum has resembled a contest as to which side can spin the most…
David Cameron is heading for a hollow victory in the EU referendum
‘Nothing except a battle lost can be half as melancholy as a battle won,’ wrote the Duke of Wellington after…
Warning: the FTSE100 isn’t out of the woods just yet
When the FTSE100 fell close to 5,500 in February, we all said ‘Mr Bear is back’. On Tuesday the index…
Obama’s Brexit overreach is typical of his arrogance
The US President is in no position to lecture the British about foreign policy
I'm no fan of Obama. But on Brexit, he does speak for America
Don’t fool yourself about the anti-Brexit consensus in the US – or the excellent reasons for it
Iain Duncan Smith on how to save Conservatism
Iain Duncan Smith on the fallout from his shock resignation
David Cameron’s plan for a graceful exit all hinges on the EU referendum
The year 2019 seems a long way away. Whether or not David Cameron can stay in office until then is…
Let’s leave the EU and join Germany
It’s the only part of the EU that’s really worth our while
My day as a radio tarot reader
It’s 8.57 on a Friday evening and I’m at home, waiting for an obscure American radio talk show to come…
The great and good urging us to vote ‘in’ have been bought off by Brussels
Many of the worthies urging us to stay 'in' are on the EU payroll
Who is the Tories’ ‘Stop Boris’ candidate?
Most MPs greet the parliamentary recess with a sense of relief. But Conservatives are welcoming this Easter break like the…
Among people I meet, the ‘remain’ campaign is edging the Brexit debate
In every gathering, someone — often me — calls for a show of hands on Brexit. And I have to…
The EU is a feminist issue. I’m voting to leave
Britain is trapped in a bad marriage with the EU. It’s time to leave
Always obey your satnav? Then you can vote rationally on the EU
In many ways a satnav is a miraculous device. A network of US military satellites more than 10,000 miles above…
Dear Mary: Should my widowed mother and her boyfriend get separate beds?
Q. I was interested in the advice given to the niece who owed £30 (12 March). A more direct option,…
