The Spectator

Portrait of the week

18 January 2023 10:00 pm

How many people are injured by dogs?

18 January 2023 10:00 pm

Duke out Will the Duke and Duchess of Sussex be invited to Charles III’s coronation? The royal family faced a…

Why Britain’s space industry should be celebrated

14 January 2023 9:00 am

The attempted launch of a rocket via a Boeing 747 from Spaceport Cornwall – the first such attempt in Europe…

Portrait of the week: Harry’s confessions, house prices fall and Cornish space launch fails

14 January 2023 9:00 am

Home Government ministers held short meetings with trade union representatives as strikes continued by ambulance drivers, teachers, bus drivers and…

Remembering Paul Johnson, 1928–2023

13 January 2023 3:42 am

Paul Johnson, the author, journalist and historian, has died at the age of 94. He wrote more than 40 books,…

Harry’s losing game

7 January 2023 9:00 am

Four months into his reign, King Charles has seen his fair share of drama: two prime ministers and a wave…

2584: Song XI – solution

7 January 2023 9:00 am

Christmas after our darkest hour (1940)

25 December 2022 5:00 pm

Below is The Spectator’s leading article from Christmas 1940, which you can find on our fully-digitised archive. We have reached…

Portrait of the year: Russia invades Ukraine, the Queen dies and Britain gets through three prime ministers

17 December 2022 9:00 am

January The first day of the year reached 16.3°C in St James’s Park, London. In France, 874 cars were set…

A Christmas hope for Ukraine – and the world

17 December 2022 9:00 am

This year, for the first time, millions of Ukrainians will celebrate Christmas on 25 December. The Orthodox Church had used…

2022 Christmas quiz – the answers

17 December 2022 9:00 am

Verbals 1. Boris Johnson, on resigning as leader of the Conservative party 2. Liz Truss, on being elected leader of…

A Spectator Christmas poll: What gives you hope?

17 December 2022 9:00 am

A Christmas poll

The devolution fallacy

10 December 2022 9:00 am

Portrait of the week: Christmas rail strikes, Lady Hussey’s resignation and Indonesia’s sex ban

10 December 2022 9:00 am

Home The RMT union decided to add a couple of rail strikes just before and after Christmas to those planned.…

2582: Chief Whip – solution

10 December 2022 9:00 am