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The Spectator’s Notes
It is not self-evidently ridiculous that Nigel Farage should be the next British ambassador to the United States. The wishes…
Soothing mood music from Hammond and May disguises challenges ahead
Theresa May likes to give a kitten-heeled kicking to conference audiences, even when they are police officers or her own…
The pick-up artists who seduced a country
Many years ago, when I was a mere slip of a features journalist, I spent a weekend learning how to…
The Spectator’s Notes
It is not self-evidently ridiculous that Nigel Farage should be the next British ambassador to the United States. The wishes…
Prisons should be nicer places? Nonsense
Now that post-Marxian vacuous liberalism is over, it is surely about time that we revived the vigorous writings of Thomas…
In Trump’s Texas, the oil men awaken to hope of new prosperity
Houston, Texas It’s hard to find anyone in polite society here who admits to having voted for Trump, even among…
The moral arc of the universe bends towards me
So I made £250 betting on Trump to win the presidency. It would have been more, except that every time…
My husband’s ‘gay affair’ with Gove
A few weeks ago I discovered that while he should have been focused on the fight of his life during…
The economic consequences of Philip Hammond
What are now called ‘fiscal events’—the Budget and the Autumn Statement—have become the biggest dates in the Westminster calendar. The…
The Spectator’s Notes
On a day when much fuss was being made about ‘false news’ on the net, it was amusing to study…
In Trump’s Texas, the oil men awaken to hope of new prosperity
Houston, Texas It’s hard to find anyone in polite society here who admits to having voted for Trump, even among…
The moral arc of the universe bends towards me
So I made £250 betting on Trump to win the presidency. It would have been more, except that every time…
My husband’s ‘gay affair’ with Gove
A few weeks ago I discovered that while he should have been focused on the fight of his life during…
The economic consequences of Philip Hammond
What are now called ‘fiscal events’—the Budget and the Autumn Statement—have become the biggest dates in the Westminster calendar. The…
The Spectator’s Notes
On a day when much fuss was being made about ‘false news’ on the net, it was amusing to study…
Let’s shut out this angry, unrepresentative mob
If you’re aiming to refute the suggestion that you can’t comprehend the difference between mob rule and the rule of…
Can we trust the people? I’m no longer sure
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States may have signalled the death of the closest thing…
It’s time to consider the real Trump
For 18 months, Donald Trump was amazingly useful to British politicians. Whatever their party, he provided them with the most…
Trump will be much, much better for Britain
The deplorables are rather wonderful people, aren’t they? Both here and in the United States. The people’s revolution continues apace,…
Should I pop a cheque in the post or brave the dangers of online banking?
There’s an electronic device on my desk that looks — through its bubble- wrap — like a cheap miniature calculator.…
Should I pop a cheque in the post or brave the dangers of online banking?
There’s an electronic device on my desk that looks — through its bubble- wrap — like a cheap miniature calculator.…
Let’s shut out this angry, unrepresentative mob
If you’re aiming to refute the suggestion that you can’t comprehend the difference between mob rule and the rule of…
It’s time to consider the real Trump
For 18 months, Donald Trump was amazingly useful to British politicians. Whatever their party, he provided them with the most…
Trump will be much, much better for Britain
The deplorables are rather wonderful people, aren’t they? Both here and in the United States. The people’s revolution continues apace,…
It’s time for Hammond to send a ruthless hit squad into RBS
The new series of The Missing is surely the gloomiest television of the year. But it has nothing on the…
