Liz Kendall promises a game-changer on welfare
Seven Labour MPs had the whip suspended after voting against the two-child benefit cap, but this is a small taste…
Evan Vucci’s Trump photo will define (and perhaps shape) history
History was made in Pennsylvania last night as much by the attempted assassination of Donald Trump as by Evan Vucci…
Britain is still the world’s most successful multi-faith democracy
The swearing-in ceremonies in parliament this week have been rare in that more of them are filmed, posted on social…
Can Wes Streeting and Alan Milburn fix the ‘broken’ NHS?
For years, Wes Streeting has spoken about the need for NHS reform but it was never clear if he had…
Will James Timpson be a radical prisons minister?
The most interesting and unexpected appointment in Keir Starmer’s government is that of James Timpson, the CEO of Timpson, who…
Sunak’s perfect resignation
Rishi Sunak’s resignation speech was classy, generous and a model of the British system at its best. He started by…
Labour’s Potemkin landslide
So far, something pretty big is missing from Labour’s historic landslide: voters. Keir Starmer is set to win 64 per…
Boris and Gove give the perfect Tory requiem
The high point of the Tory rally last night were the superb speeches from Michael Gove and Boris Johnson. ‘Is…
How Nigel Farage became the left’s greatest weapon
Nigel Farage is about to turn British politics upside-down for a third time. His Ukip insurgency forced the Tories to…
Joe Biden’s debate disaster
The Democrats wanted and needed a compelling performance from Joe Biden last night: a rebuttal to the concerns about his…
The most important metric for judging the Tories
‘Handouts from the state do not nurture the same sense of self-reliant dignity as a fair wage,’ says Keir Starmer…
The Washington Post has missed out on a great editor
When Robert Winnett was named the new editor of the Washington Post, it made a lot of sense to me.…
Will Keir Starmer really hire 6,500 more teachers?
Perhaps Keir Starmer’s only solid election pledge is to use the money from VAT on private school fees to ‘hire…
The truth about the rise of the ‘far right’ in Europe
‘The rise of nationalists and demagogues is a danger for our nation but also for Europe,’ said Emmanuel Macron as…
Nigel Farage’s Tory manifesto
I’d say that Nigel Farage gave the best performance in last night’s debate. You might expect that: he’s a full-time…
Farage has taken his D-Day attack on Sunak too far
It didn’t take long for Nigel Farage to record the inevitable attack video. ‘Rishi Sunak pops into Normandy but omits…
On Sunak’s maths, Tories will lift taxes by £3,000 per household
My colleague Ross Clark has shown how the Tories cooked up that £2,000 figure. They worked out the total cost of what…
Sunak’s scrappy style worked, but he fought on a false premise
‘Gentlemen, please’, said Julie Etchingham, over and over again, as she chaired this ITV debate. She had given Rishi Sunak and…
Are the Tories telling the truth? A look at the data
A quirk of the UK system is that the requirement to tell the truth in adverts does not apply to…
The glories and blunders of Michael Gove
On the way to work, I pass a Lidl supermarket that has a new school built on top of it.…
Why Israel is crucial to Eurovision
Eden Golan has qualified for the final of tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest and will represent Israel in the world’s most-watched…
Iran says no more attacks, as drone strike fails
Not a single drone or cruise missile sent from Iran made it to Israel last night. The combined air forces…
Iran has struck back – but is it war?
When Israel assassinated a top commander in Iran’s Quds Force in Damascus a fortnight ago, it knew that Tehran would…
There’s nothing conservative about the Tories’ free childcare rollout
On Monday, the UK welfare state will expand to cover 15 hours of free childcare for working parents with two-year-olds.…
The UAE bid for The Spectator is over
In the end, it was watertight. A new law has been just voted through the Lords banning foreign governments from…
