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Enjoy the honeymoon, Theresa. It won’t last
Theresa May has been keen to stress that she doesn’t want this country or her government to be defined by…
Would you trust the public with a knife and fork?
I went to a restaurant in Middlesbrough back in the spring. It’s called the Brasserie Hudson Quay and occupies a…
The Spectator’s Notes
On Tuesday night in London, I spoke to Women2Win, a Conservative organisation dedicated to recruiting more women candidates. My title,…
At least Corbyn knows what he stands for
My favourite comment about Angela Eagle came from some unnamed spiteful Corbynista MP who, with reference to her twin sister…
What’s to blame for a generation’s desperation?
Youth is wasted on the young, for the most part, and thank God for that. There’s nothing grislier than a…
Brexit won the battle. But now we’ve lost the war
When Jonathan Swift wanted to mock the immeasurable superficiality of British politics, he imagined it as a contest between the…
The new PM is right to want boardroom reform, but how can she make it happen?
I spent Sunday at the Sage Gateshead watching an epic performance of Götterdämmerung (I declare an interest, as a trustee…
The new PM is right to want boardroom reform, but how can she make it happen?
I spent Sunday at the Sage Gateshead watching an epic performance of Götterdämmerung (I declare an interest, as a trustee…
Brexit won the battle. But now we’ve lost the war
When Jonathan Swift wanted to mock the immeasurable superficiality of British politics, he imagined it as a contest between the…
What’s to blame for a generation’s desperation?
Youth is wasted on the young, for the most part, and thank God for that. There’s nothing grislier than a…
The Spectator’s Notes
On Tuesday night in London, I spoke to Women2Win, a Conservative organisation dedicated to recruiting more women candidates. My title,…
At least Corbyn knows what he stands for
My favourite comment about Angela Eagle came from some unnamed spiteful Corbynista MP who, with reference to her twin sister…
The Spectator’s notes
Before she was murdered, Jo Cox MP had written most of a report. She worked on it jointly it with…
Forget the Grand Mess, here’s the fun stuff
There’s something a little-dispiriting about waking up one morning to find that our elected politicians are even more psychopathic, deranged…
For the first time, I feel ashamed to be British
Before even writing this I know what response it will meet. Some who fought for Leave on 23 June will…
A sad new British status symbol: the second passport in the bedside drawer
I suppose I could probably get a Polish passport. Both of my maternal grandparents were Poles, displaced by war and…
Is Brexit’s impact coming at us like a derailed train – or am I panic-mongering?
I enjoyed the Daily Mail’s lambasting of the Financial Times as ‘panic-monger-in-chief’ for its doom-laden post-Brexit tone: ‘Is it determined…
Is Brexit’s impact coming at us like a derailed train – or am I panic-mongering?
I enjoyed the Daily Mail’s lambasting of the Financial Times as ‘panic-monger-in-chief’ for its doom-laden post-Brexit tone: ‘Is it determined…
A sad new British status symbol: the second passport in the bedside drawer
I suppose I could probably get a Polish passport. Both of my maternal grandparents were Poles, displaced by war and…
For the first time, I feel ashamed to be British
Before even writing this I know what response it will meet. Some who fought for Leave on 23 June will…
The Spectator’s notes
Before she was murdered, Jo Cox MP had written most of a report. She worked on it jointly it with…
Forget the Grand Mess, here’s the fun stuff
There’s something a little-dispiriting about waking up one morning to find that our elected politicians are even more psychopathic, deranged…
The pollster who called it wrong. Again
A few hours after voting started in the European Union referendum, Populus released its final opinion poll showing a ten-point…
The Spectator’s Notes
It sounds logical that Vote Leave should now disband, since the people have obligingly voted Leave, but is it wise?…
Three great myths of the sulking Remainers
I think my favourite moment of the referendum campaign was John Major’s intervention, a couple of weeks before polling day.…
