The Spectator’s Notes
A fitting exit for the self-publicising Lady Warsi
At the impressive Westminster Abbey vigil to mark the centenary of the first world war on Monday night, there was…
The Spectator’s Notes
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_07_August_2014_v4.mp3 At the impressive Westminster Abbey vigil to mark the centenary of the first world war on Monday night,…
The Spectator's Notes: My grandfather's dire omen on the eve of war
This week’s issue is dated 2 August. On that date 100 years ago, my great-grandfather, Norman Moore (always known as…
The Spectator’s Notes
This week’s issue is dated 2 August. On that date 100 years ago, my great-grandfather, Norman Moore (always known as…
Our spies have stopped chasing subversives. That's why we're in so much trouble
Peter Clarke’s powerful report on the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham schools is confirmation of the weakness of David Cameron…
The Spectator’s notes
Peter Clarke’s powerful report on the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham schools is confirmation of the weakness of David Cameron…
The Spectator's Notes: this is the worst reshuffle since 1989
This must be the worst reshuffle since Mrs Thatcher demoted Geoffrey Howe in 1989. Unlike that one, its errors are…
The Spectator’s Notes
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_17_July_2014_v4.mp3 This must be the worst reshuffle since Mrs Thatcher demoted Geoffrey Howe in 1989. Unlike that one, its…
The real scandal is that government files are 'lost' all the time
Like almost everyone else, I have no idea whether the accusations about paedophilia in Parliament in the 1980s are true.…
The Spectator's Notes: Hunting down dirty old men is not a challenge to the current culture
‘A culture changes by example and a licentious old man being found guilty will help do that,’ says a leader…
Radek Sikorski: a Spectator foreign correspondent made good
Radek Sikorski, the Polish foreign minister, is undoubtedly one of the most dashing figures on the world stage. I first…
The Spectator's notes: Diana's bed, Boris's dirty trick and Prince Philip's mystery tie
On Friday night, I went to Althorp, childhood home of Diana, Princess of Wales, to speak at its literary festival.…
Jean-Claude Juncker is stale, grey and likes his booze. That's why Cameron should back him
David Cameron is surely right to think that Jean-Claude Juncker is not the man to relieve the European Union’s woes,…
David Cameron's plot to keep us in the EU (it's working)
I write this before the results of the European elections, making the not very original guess that Ukip will do…
My tax avoidance tip – win literary prizes!
David Cameron is said to want a woman to be chairman of the BBC Trust, now that Chris Patten has…
It's time for Muslim agitators to stop suing and start debating
Not long after the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich last summer, I wrote a piece in the Daily…
The Spectator's Notes: Max Clifford's conviction vindicates juries. But so did the acquittals
The conviction of Max Clifford for indecent assaults feels like a vindication of the jury system, as did the acquittal…
Was I abused by Jimmy Savile?
‘Twenty-six million people in Europe are looking for work. And whose jobs are they after?’ asks the Ukip poster for…
The Pope's brilliant PR
‘Show, don’t tell’ is the mantra of PR advisers when telling public figures how to communicate. Pope Francis’s technique does…
The Spectator’s Notes: In defence of Maria Miller
Maria Miller’s forced resignation is a disgrace. No iniquity was proved against her. Over her expenses, I suspect her motive…
The Spectator's Notes: Politicians and bankers both treat their most loyal backers like dirt
The Daily Telegraph’s revelation last Friday that the Financial Conduct Authority was going to arraign companies for 30 years of…
The Spectator's Notes: If Putin can have a referendum, so can Boris
Everyone can see that the West has no idea what to do about Russian power in the Ukraine. Britain, in…
How I became editor of The Spectator - aged 27
Thirty years ago this Saturday, I became editor of this magazine. In the same month, the miners’ strike began, Anthony…
The Spectator's Notes: In the radical 1970s, logic was on the side of the Paedophile Information Exchange
People seem bewildered that the National Council for Civil Liberties in the late 1970s gave house-room to the Paedophile Information…
The Spectator's Notes: What's the difference between the Sachs case and sexual harassment?
It is 15 years since the publication of the Macpherson Report into the investigation of the death of Stephen Lawrence.…
