Status anxiety
Paddy Ashdown’s magical thinking
The dog days of July probably aren’t the best time to launch a new political movement, but then the people…
The best way to bring back grammar schools
Could grammar schools be about to make a comeback? That Theresa May went to one, and that the number of…
The best way to bring back grammar schools
Could grammar schools be about to make a comeback? That Theresa May went to one, and that the number of…
The best way to bring back grammar schools
Could grammar schools be about to make a comeback? That Theresa May went to one, and that the number of…
The truth about ‘post-truth politics’
The departure of Andrea Leadsom from the Conservative leadership race was a blow to pundits who claim we’re living in…
The truth about ‘post-truth politics’
The departure of Andrea Leadsom from the Conservative leadership race was a blow to pundits who claim we’re living in…
The truth about ‘post-truth politics’
The departure of Andrea Leadsom from the Conservative leadership race was a blow to pundits who claim we’re living in…
The art of the quit
Brits don’t quit,’ said David Cameron two weeks ago, to which the obvious rejoinder is: ‘Oh but they do!’ The…
The art of the quit
Brits don’t quit,’ said David Cameron two weeks ago, to which the obvious rejoinder is: ‘Oh but they do!’ The…
The art of the quit
Brits don’t quit,’ said David Cameron two weeks ago, to which the obvious rejoinder is: ‘Oh but they do!’ The…
Labour: my part in its downfall
A few weeks ago, I took part in a debate at the Cambridge Union about the future of the Labour…
Labour: my part in its downfall
A few weeks ago, I took part in a debate at the Cambridge Union about the future of the Labour…
Labour: my part in its downfall
A few weeks ago, I took part in a debate at the Cambridge Union about the future of the Labour…
A new home for Old Labour
On the eve of last year’s general election result, many pundits predicted the demise of Britain’s two-party system. The likeliest…
A new home for Old Labour
On the eve of last year’s general election result, many pundits predicted the demise of Britain’s two-party system. The likeliest…
A new home for Old Labour
On the eve of last year’s general election result, many pundits predicted the demise of Britain’s two-party system. The likeliest…
Who’s sabotaging my Leave campaign?
I’ve never been a great believer in karma. After all, in the absence of some kind of cosmic enforcer of…
Who’s sabotaging my Leave campaign?
I’ve never been a great believer in karma. After all, in the absence of some kind of cosmic enforcer of…
Who’s sabotaging my Leave campaign?
I’ve never been a great believer in karma. After all, in the absence of some kind of cosmic enforcer of…
Confessions of an England fan
Listen http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/268140526-the-spectator-podcast-brexit-strategy-what-would-the.mp3 If you’re a proper football supporter, getting excited about England on the eve of a major tournament is…
Confessions of an England fan
Listen http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/268140526-the-spectator-podcast-brexit-strategy-what-would-the.mp3 If you’re a proper football supporter, getting excited about England on the eve of a major tournament is…
The day I stopped believing in the friendship myth
Should we be surprised that friendship isn’t always mutual? That is one of the findings of a team of researchers…
Call yourself a friend?
Should we be surprised that friendship isn’t always mutual? That is one of the findings of a team of researchers…
Call yourself a friend?
Should we be surprised that friendship isn’t always mutual? That is one of the findings of a team of researchers…
My day as the only Eurosceptic at the finishing school for Europe’s elite
I was in Paris last week to take part in an EU referendum debate at Sciences Po, a French university…
