Columnists
Why I lie about voting Leave
There are lies, damned lies and pretending to back Remain. I lie because I am a coward. I hug friends…
Fringe benefits
‘How do we feel about leaving the EU today? Who doesn’t give a fook?’ yelled Oli Sykes of Sheffield’s Bring…
Don’t gloat – this is Brexiteers’ one big chance
‘Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.’ I think this is…
We are where we are, clinging to the life raft of cliché
My column calling Brexit campaigners ‘hooligans’ and ending ‘Reader, I voted Remain’, caused quite a stir — coinciding as it…
We are where we are, clinging to the life raft of cliché
My column calling Brexit campaigners ‘hooligans’ and ending ‘Reader, I voted Remain’, caused quite a stir — coinciding as it…
Don’t gloat – this is Brexiteers’ one big chance
‘Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.’ I think this is…
The Spectator’s Notes
It sounds logical that Vote Leave should now disband, since the people have obligingly voted Leave, but is it wise?…
Why I lie about voting Leave
There are lies, damned lies and pretending to back Remain. I lie because I am a coward. I hug friends…
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.…
Can a nutter also be a terrorist?
When is a nutter not a nutter, but a politically motivated terrorist? And are those two states of being always…
The Spectator’s Notes
Commentators have complained about this referendum — its ‘lies’, bad manners, bitterness. Without exactly disagreeing, I would nevertheless argue that…
Was there any way not to traduce Cliff Richard?
Sir Cliff Richard will not be charged with historic sex offences, say the police and Crown Prosecution Service. There is…
Jezza’s playing Glasto: is this a good idea?
I do like a wet and muddy Glastonbury. Albeit, admittedly, not quite as much as I like a dry and…
Business holds the antidote to acts of voter insanity on both sides of the Atlantic
Good news: ‘My sources in the Gulf tell me they’re poised with big cash to buy into sterling, UK equities…
Business holds the antidote to acts of voter insanity on both sides of the Atlantic
Good news: ‘My sources in the Gulf tell me they’re poised with big cash to buy into sterling, UK equities…
Jezza’s playing Glasto: is this a good idea?
I do like a wet and muddy Glastonbury. Albeit, admittedly, not quite as much as I like a dry and…
Was there any way not to traduce Cliff Richard?
Sir Cliff Richard will not be charged with historic sex offences, say the police and Crown Prosecution Service. There is…
The Spectator’s Notes
Commentators have complained about this referendum — its ‘lies’, bad manners, bitterness. Without exactly disagreeing, I would nevertheless argue that…
Can a nutter also be a terrorist?
When is a nutter not a nutter, but a politically motivated terrorist? And are those two states of being always…
Cameron’s appointment with fear
The best thing that can be said for David Cameron’s current predicament is that he has been here before. His…
The Spectator’s Notes
The Remain campaign takes as its model the ‘No’ one in the 2014 Scottish referendum. First and last — hence…
Rise of the atrocity exhibitionists
Life is speeded up. It used to be that when a hideous atrocity occurred people waited a day or two,…
The day that Brexit camped in my kitchen
On Thursday last week, as the baby and I were moving in our usual slow circles around the house, from…
I’ve seen the future – and it’s beautiful
Berne, Switzerland Before we vote Brexit I thought I’d pop over to Switzerland — courtesy of Die Weltwoche, the nearest…
As my pen hovers over the ballot paper, I ask: am I a roundhead or a cavalier?
My pen hovers — but refuses to touch the postal ballot paper. I pour a drink (I won’t say whether…
