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A free vote on the Heathrow runway? Don’t be so wet, Prime Minister
Hinkley Point — for all its flaws and the whiffs of suspicion around its Chinese investors — has finally received…
The Spectator’s Notes
When I read that Martin Roth, the director of the V&A, was resigning from his job because of Brexit, I…
A free vote on the Heathrow runway? Don’t be so wet, Prime Minister
Hinkley Point — for all its flaws and the whiffs of suspicion around its Chinese investors — has finally received…
The miracle of Hong Kong
Since he moved to Hong Kong three years ago, the Rat’s Cantonese has been coming on apace. This has rather…
When the fear of racism trumps everything else
Do you remember Alan Kurdi, the poor, drowned three-year-old whose photograph provoked a wave of sympathy for migrants almost exactly…
The Spectator’s Notes
When I read that Martin Roth, the director of the V&A, was resigning from his job because of Brexit, I…
Corbyn has won – again. This could be the end of the Labour party
Those of us on the left should imagine how our political rivals felt when watching Jeremy Corbyn’s latest victory speech. English…
Haunted by an honourable member
I was awoken late on Monday night by a horrible nightmare, one of those dreams where you cannot be entirely…
Inside David Cameron’s personal Brexit
In the days following David Cameron’s resignation as prime minister, Michael Gove tried to persuade the Cameroons to back Boris…
In a Birmingham jail, I found the point of Michael Gove
I went to prison last week, in Birmingham. Early start, off on a train from Euston. It was my kids’…
A remarkable testament of hope for Zimbabwe
‘One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, Never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed though right were…
The new world of work is a jungle but don’t call workers ‘animals’
The TUC general secretaryFrances O’Grady doesn’t get a lot of airtime. Compared with predecessors a generation ago, such as Vic…
From now on, we must all be equally stupid
A lecturer at a reasonably well-respected northern plate-glass university was somewhat perplexed by a student who complained about her poor…
Victoria’s secret: none of it’s true
Did you know that Queen Victoria might never have married Prince Albert had it not been for an amazing stroke…
The new world of work is a jungle but don’t call workers ‘animals’
The TUC general secretaryFrances O’Grady doesn’t get a lot of airtime. Compared with predecessors a generation ago, such as Vic…
In a Birmingham jail, I found the point of Michael Gove
I went to prison last week, in Birmingham. Early start, off on a train from Euston. It was my kids’…
A remarkable testament of hope for Zimbabwe
‘One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, Never doubted clouds would break, Never dreamed though right were…
Inside David Cameron’s personal Brexit
In the days following David Cameron’s resignation as prime minister, Michael Gove tried to persuade the Cameroons to back Boris…
From now on, we must all be equally stupid
A lecturer at a reasonably well-respected northern plate-glass university was somewhat perplexed by a student who complained about her poor…
After Brexit, who should Britain let in?
Why has ‘trust’ became such a dominant issue in British politics in the early 21st century? Is it the failure…
Why Anjem Choudary should not be in prison
It was impossible not to feel rather sorry for the radical Muslim ‘cleric’ Anjem Choudary and his imbecilic henchman Mohammed…
What you learn when you learn a poem by heart
I’ve just learned by heart another poem — my first in nearly 30 years. The one I chose was A.E.…
Mrs May the ‘Student Killer’ should count the cost of her visa crackdown
In the post-Brexit landscape whose shape was barely glimpsed in G20 discussions at Hangzhou, one thing is clear: soon we’ll…
Lessons in lolly
Do you ever tell your pupils that debt is a bad thing?’ I challenged the headmaster of a thriving Midlands…
Mrs May the ‘Student Killer’ should count the cost of her visa crackdown
In the post-Brexit landscape whose shape was barely glimpsed in G20 discussions at Hangzhou, one thing is clear: soon we’ll…
