Leading article
Hope vs gloom
For all Gordon Brown’s economic mistakes, he at least tried to build confidence in the British economy. In the build-up…
Hope vs gloom
For all Gordon Brown’s economic mistakes, he at least tried to build confidence in the British economy. In the build-up…
Theresa’s first mistake
Helga Hunter met her husband Michael when he was a Scots Guardsman serving in Münster in 1968. She moved back…
Theresa’s first mistake
This week’s lead article, as read by Lara Prendergast Helga Hunter met her husband Michael when he was a Scots…
Cameron’s Legacy
Midway through his final cabinet meeting, David Cameron realised — with some horror — that it had turned into a…
Cameron’s Legacy
Midway through his final cabinet meeting, David Cameron realised — with some horror — that it had turned into a…
The shame of Iraq
‘If it falls apart, everything falls apart in the region’ — Note from Tony Blair to George W. Bush, 2…
The shame of Iraq
‘If it falls apart, everything falls apart in the region’ — Note from Tony Blair to George W. Bush, 2…
A vote of confidence
During the referendum campaign, it seemed at times as if a competition was on to issue the most hyperbolic claim…
A vote of confidence
During the referendum campaign, it seemed at times as if a competition was on to issue the most hyperbolic claim…
Can you forgive him?
David Cameron bet everything on winning this European Union referendum. He lost. His resignation was inevitable, but the timing was not.…
Can you forgive him?
David Cameron bet everything on winning this European Union referendum. He lost. His resignation was inevitable, but the timing was not.…
Out – and into the world
The Spectator has a long record of being isolated, but right. We supported the north against the slave-owning south…
Out – and into the world
The Spectator has a long record of being isolated, but right. We supported the north against the slave-owning south…
The leap
This week the Prime Minister devoted a speech to what he regarded as six lies being told by his opponents…
France is now the sick man of Europe
It is a long time since the term ‘sick man of Europe’ could be applied to Britain. France is now…
Continental drift
It is a long time since the term ‘sick man of Europe’ could be applied to Britain. France is now…
Britain really is ceasing to be a Christian country
A landmark in national life has just been passed. For the first time in recorded history, those declaring themselves to…
Losing faith
A landmark in national life has just been passed. For the first time in recorded history, those declaring themselves to…
Sorry, Chancellor, but the economic argument for the EU has not been won. Here’s why
A Ryanair plane in a Stansted hangar was not the best backdrop for George Osborne’s claim that the economic argument…
Lies, damned lies and…
A Ryanair plane in a Stansted hangar was not the best backdrop for George Osborne’s claim that the economic argument…
Why Nato is more important than the EU for Britain
The Leave campaign was right to pour scorn on David Cameron’s warning this week that Brexit could threaten Europe’s military…
What Brexit won’t fix
The Leave campaign was right to pour scorn on David Cameron’s warning this week that Brexit could threaten Europe’s military…
It’s Trump vs Hillary: a race that should terrify all conservatives
Following Tuesday night’s Indiana primaries, the race for the Republican nomination is effectively over. Talk of Donald Trump being overhauled…
The imposter
Following Tuesday night’s Indiana primaries, the race for the Republican nomination is effectively over. Talk of Donald Trump being overhauled…
