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In defence of Ken
We never loved each other, Ken Livingstone and I. We first clashed in public more than a decade ago, and…
Kaiser Donald
Germany’s Great War leader was a blustering, reckless gambler who took the world over the abyss. Sound familiar?
North Berwick
My home town is better than yours. Don’t take my word for it. This month North Berwick was crowned ‘best…
An actor’s notebook
It is delightful to be writing for a magazine I’ve read, man and boy, since I was 15. Such is…
The friendly alliance
Leaving the EU is the signal for a new form of cooperation with Europe
There will be a trade deal
Despite the bluster, both sides need one
The rescue racket
Are aid agencies colluding with people smugglers?
Lost city of fantasy
A new Hollywood film portrays Percy Fawcett as our greatest explorer. It’s pernicious nonsense
Fighting chance
Could the mixed martial artist Conor McGregor really defeat one of the greatest boxers in history? I can’t wait to find out
An actor’s notebook
It is delightful to be writing for a magazine I’ve read, man and boy, since I was 15. Such is…
A hard lesson is coming
Private schools have undermined their charitable status by dashing so shamelessly upmarket
Lost city of fantasy
The new film The Lost City of Z is being advertised as based on the true story of one of…
The friendly alliance
On 29 March 2019 the Queen should have a state dinner and invite the European Union’s 27 heads of state…
Fighting chance
Middle age is OK by me. National Trust membership, a Waitrose loyalty card, lying on the sofa drinking red wine…
Fighting chance
Middle age is OK by me. National Trust membership, a Waitrose loyalty card, lying on the sofa drinking red wine…
There will be a trade deal
Most diplomats in Brussels will tell you that Theresa May has just embarked upon a fool’s errand, that Britain might…
There will be a trade deal
Most diplomats in Brussels will tell you that Theresa May has just embarked upon a fool’s errand, that Britain might…
The rescue racket
What is happening in the 300-mile stretch of sea between Sicily and Libya, day in and day out — in…
The rescue racket
What is happening in the 300-mile stretch of sea between Sicily and Libya, day in and day out — in…
Lost city of fantasy
The new film The Lost City of Z is being advertised as based on the true story of one of…
The friendly alliance
On 29 March 2019 the Queen should have a state dinner and invite the European Union’s 27 heads of state…
Cherry blossom
In what I like to think of as The Spectator’s back garden — most people call it St James’s Park…
Pressing back
Washington, DC I hate to admit it, but I think I’m falling in love with Sean Spicer. No doubt…
Lest we forget
I never met Martin McGuinness, but I was certainly affected by him from an early age. His decisions, and those…
The camps don’t work
The civil war in Syria, and the resulting displacement of half the population, has been the tragedy of our times.…
