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A way for both sides to claim Brexit victory
Theresa May doesn’t do drama. She regards order as both a political and personal virtue. And this goes a long…
The Spectator’s notes
We keep being incited to find it heartwarming that Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley were known as the Chuckle Brothers.…
The Spectator’s notes
We keep being incited to find it heartwarming that Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley were known as the Chuckle Brothers.…
Spot the endangered species: white men grab the chairs while Hogg loses her job
Tesco chairman John Allan provoked feminist fury by telling would-be non-exec directors, ‘If you’re a white male, tough: you’re an…
Prisoners, phones and Amazon’s bottom line
On the Amazon page that sells the world’s smallest mobile phone, the reviews are mainly about putting it into your…
Europe’s politicians rightly feel extinction breathing down their necks
Allahu Akbar! Greetings from Samsun, where Turkish protestors — their eyeballs spinning in orgasmic Islamic rage — tried to set…
The Spectator’s Notes
The great achievement of the Scottish Nationalists is to persuade people outside the borders of their own nation — including…
You don’t have to be good to do good
I am a regular listener to the Sunday morning service just after eight on BBC Radio 4. It’s a habit…
New European giants? Standard-Aberdeen looks a better bet than Peugeot-Vauxhall
Budget week also turned out to be a week of notable deals. PSA, French owner of Peugeot and Citroën, went…
‘Cash for ash’ is one green scam among many
Toffs are like jackals: always quick to sniff out new carrion. I remember a few years back one florid aristo…
What will you do in the gene-editing revolution?
The only time I ever saw a wolf in the wild, a small one, I was so frightened that I…
A Budget to keep Brexit off the rocks
Chancellors often enjoy a Budget for the chance it gives them to show off. They enjoy wrong-footing their opponents with…
What I did on International Women’s Day
It was International Women’s Day on Wednesday of this last week. The Guardian had enjoined its readers to send in…
The Spectator’s Notes
After he left the Blues and Royals in 1981, the young Tristan Voorspuy drove a motorbike from London to Cape…
New European giants? Standard-Aberdeen looks a better bet than Peugeot-Vauxhall
Budget week also turned out to be a week of notable deals. PSA, French owner of Peugeot and Citroën, went…
‘Cash for ash’ is one green scam among many
Toffs are like jackals: always quick to sniff out new carrion. I remember a few years back one florid aristo…
What will you do in the gene-editing revolution?
The only time I ever saw a wolf in the wild, a small one, I was so frightened that I…
A Budget to keep Brexit off the rocks
Chancellors often enjoy a Budget for the chance it gives them to show off. They enjoy wrong-footing their opponents with…
The Spectator’s Notes
After he left the Blues and Royals in 1981, the young Tristan Voorspuy drove a motorbike from London to Cape…
What I did on International Women’s Day
It was International Women’s Day on Wednesday of this last week. The Guardian had enjoined its readers to send in…
London Stock Exchange picked a bad year to join a pan-European project
The marriage of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse may not be stone dead but that’s the way to…
The real reason Ukip are tearing each other apart
If the British establishment really wants to troll Ukip, then I suppose it ought to give Douglas Carswell a knighthood…
From now on, I’ll greet Brexiteers with a grin
I’m cheering up about Brexit. The moaning has to stop. Why be downhearted and edgy when you’re confident of your…
Trump’s show of strength to Moscow
Donald Trump has not lost his capacity to surprise: few would have bet on him starting his address to Congress…
A field guide to our doomed liberal elite
The latest and perhaps most damaging accusation to be levelled at Donald Trump is that he likes his steaks well-done…
