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Ed Miliband could still win. Here’s what would happen next
He could still win. Here’s what happens if he does
Ed Miliband’s 100 days – and the first Ed Balls Budget
There will be tax rises to suit every taste. But the people he’s expecting to pay will probably just leave
From King Arthur to Lord Toby Jug: in praise of the eccentric independent
In praise of eccentric election candidates
Why Pope Francis could be facing a Catholic schism
It’s not just Vatican infighting any more. Pope Francis has a potential schism on his hands
The mobility scooter plague
The mobility scooter plague
Meet the Skype Dads: a new sorrow of divorce in the internet age
What happens when a divorce court accepts video calls as a substitute for visiting your children
Sam Waley-Cohen’s Grand National notebook
‘How’s your shoulder?’ someone asked recently, and it was only then I realised, for the first time in a while,…
Introducing the first Spectator readers’ cruise
It’s a complete recipe for disaster of course. By which I mean being trapped at sea with The Spectator’s ‘Low…
The first Spectator cruise
It’s a complete recipe for disaster of course. By which I mean being trapped at sea with The Spectator’s ‘Low…
In defence of Christianity
Churchgoers face a tidal wave of negativity in modern Britain
A Moment
There it is, the wren. Keep still. Breathe in. The tiny bird with stumpy tail has landed near the windowsill…
What happened to Julie Burchill on silent retreat
What I discovered on a silent retreat
'The truth is hard': an interview with Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton on why we’re losing the battle for western civilisation
Letter from Cuba: The tourists are coming – but don’t expect Walmart just yet
Sloppy Joe’s — which starred in the film of Graham Greene’s Our Man in Havana — was always likely to…
The populist outsider who really could beat Hillary Clinton (clue: it’s not Elizabeth Warren)
Washington DC Bored American reporters are pining for a Democratic primary challenger to step up against Hillary Clinton in…
'I will call the police!': My close encounter with 'revenue protection'
Conversations with a ticket inspector on the Norwich train
Tourists are trickling back to Egypt – to beat the crowds, go now
Egypt’s revolution of 2011 didn’t just get rid of President Mubarak: it did a pretty good job of clearing out…
A Moment
There it is, the wren. Keep still. Breathe in. The tiny bird with stumpy tail has landed near the windowsill…
Egypt
Egypt’s revolution of 2011 didn’t just get rid of President Mubarak: it did a pretty good job of clearing out…
A Moment
There it is, the wren. Keep still. Breathe in. The tiny bird with stumpy tail has landed near the windowsill…
He’ll never admit it, but David Cameron is already plotting another deal with Nick Clegg
The Prime Minister could never admit it, but he’s dreaming of – and scheming for – another coalition
Alex Salmond sets out his terms for Ed Miliband
‘Would you like a glass of pink champagne?’ asks Alex Salmond at 3.30 p.m., sounding very much like a man…
Lord Freud: the man who saved the welfare system
Cameron was right about one thing: not sacking Lord Freud
Sweden’s feminist foreign minister has dared to tell the truth about Saudi Arabia. What happens now concerns us all
Sweden’s feminist foreign minister has dared to tell the truth about Saudi Arabia. What happens now concerns us all
Belle Gibson and the pernicious cult of ‘wellness’
Our desperation to believe in power of lifestyle change makes us vulnerable to charlatans
