Katy Balls

Katy Balls is Diary Editor at The Spectator.

Notes from Jerusalem: Everyone is in love with Donald Trump

19 May 2018 9:00 am

‘Trump Make Israel Great’ reads the banner on the deserted hotel next to the new American embassy in Jerusalem. Unlike…

The phoney Tory leadership war

19 August 2017 9:00 am

When a new MP is offered a job as a parliamentary private secretary for a cabinet member, it’s often a…

Now with relatively little witchcraft: North Berwick

North Berwick

1 April 2017 9:00 am

My home town is better than yours. Don’t take my word for it. This month North Berwick was crowned ‘best…

Hangovers

10 December 2016 9:00 am

Although drinking excessive levels of alcohol is up there with Olympic cycling and democracy as things the British excel at,…

She should have stuck to the vodka

Hangovers

8 December 2016 3:00 pm

Although drinking excessive levels of alcohol is up there with Olympic cycling and democracy as things the British excel at,…

And from left to left we have…

24 September 2016 9:00 am

Corbyn’s allies on the hard left are lining up to reform the Labour party. Some make him look like a…

Cable cars, cheese and chic on the quieter side of the Alps

17 October 2015 9:00 am

‘It sounds like you’re having an Ann Summers party up there,’ a male traveller called, as our group erupted into…

Powder to the people: the new deal for the cocaine market

29 August 2015 9:00 am

Fierce competition is forcing drug dealers to adjust their sales methods

Alpine joys in summer

You don’t have to be super-rich to enjoy St Moritz in summer

30 May 2015 9:00 am

Here’s a tip: when travelling to St Moritz, it’s best not to mention the name of your final destination to…

Alpine joys in summer

St Moritz

28 May 2015 1:00 pm

Here’s a tip: when travelling to St Moritz, it’s best not to mention the name of your final destination to…