Can we see the vaccine effect?
Britain’s Covid data is moving in the right direction. Today’s update from the Office for National Statistics confirms this on…
Vaccines should mean more freedom – not less
Do vaccines lead to freedom – or to more lockdown rules? That very question would have seemed bizarre a few…
Will Covid cost less than expected?
It’s no surprise that the bill for Covid-19 keeps racking up. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest forecast predicts borrowing will…
The UK economy is suffering worse than most
Last week The Spectator highlighted new data from the OECD that offers a weekly update comparing a country’s current GDP…
Rishi’s nightmare: will inflation crush the recovery?
Fear of inflation is stalking the Treasury
Will Rishi Sunak's Budget give Britain the boost it needs?
For a man who has only delivered two Budgets, Rishi Sunak is no stranger to fiscal announcements. Last March’s £30bn spending…
Donald Trump tightens his grip on the Republican party
‘Do you miss me yet,’ Donald Trump asked the crowd in his opening remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference…
Are the Tories about to ditch one of their biggest policy achievements?
We already know much of what will be in Rishi Sunak’s Budget next week. Another £30bn for Covid-relief measures: furlough…
Kamalamania: prepare for President Harris
Kamala Harris was always going to be a most prominent Vice President. When Joe Biden’s campaign called a midmorning ‘lid’…
What Trump's acquittal means for the future of American politics
Former President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate today, in what has turned out to be the shortest impeachment…
Hancock launches his quarantine crackdown
The search for the right balance on border policy continues, as Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced this afternoon a host…
How serious is No. 10 about immunity passports?
How seriously is the government considering immunity passports? It seemed we had a definitive answer in December when vaccines minister…
Capital punishment: why wealth taxes don’t work
Why wealth taxes don’t work
The EU's vaccine opportunism will not be forgotten
At first, it sounded like empty rage. The European Union had spent all week making wild statements about controlling vaccine…
The Johnson & Johnson jab is a game changer
Good vaccine news has been pouring in today — this afternoon it was the turn of the Janssen vaccine, made by US…
Germany has just undermined the EU's vaccine argument
Germany’s vaccine committee has advised the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine only be given to under-65s. The announcement marks a major twist in a…
Can Joe Biden heal America?
The challenges ahead for President Biden go beyond governing
Donald Trump is impeached again – now what?
Today Donald Trump became the first president in United States history to be impeached twice. He was first impeached in…
Trump’s social media ban sets a dangerous precedent
Facebook and Twitter’s decision to suspend Donald Trump is, legally speaking, fairly clear-cut. Both are private companies which set the…
Wealth taxes are not the answer to our financial woes
Today the Wealth Tax Commission, an initiative involving the LSE, has recommended a ‘one-off’ 5 per cent levy on the…
Boris’s clash over masks
‘Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government programme,’ the free market economist Milton Friedman famously noted. So just how…
Denmark is creating a roadmap for mandatory vaccination
Could British residents be forced to have a Covid-19 vaccine? Yesterday Health Secretary Matt Hancock refused to rule out mandatory…
Britain's economy has been bouncing back – but there's a major caveat
Britain’s economy rebounded by a record 15.5 per cent between July and September, reflecting the relaxation of lockdown measures and increased consumer…
Joe Biden wins the election
Four days after a (much closer than predicted) election, American networks have called the race for Joe Biden, who has secured more…
The Trump riddle is still unsolved
American expats have a conundrum on election night: do you stay up to watch the results come in or do…
