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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…
Continental drift
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…
Losing faith
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The imposter
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…
Fear and loathing
Strange as it may seem, there are still people around David Cameron who regard the Scottish referendum campaign as a…
Fear and loathing
Strange as it may seem, there are still people around David Cameron who regard the Scottish referendum campaign as a…
Cut the claptrap
So far the campaign for the EU referendum has resembled a contest as to which side can spin the most…
Cut the claptrap
So far the campaign for the EU referendum has resembled a contest as to which side can spin the most…
Fit to print
For weeks, Westminster has been full of rumours about the private life of a certain cabinet member. It was said…
Fit to print
For weeks, Westminster has been full of rumours about the private life of a certain cabinet member. It was said…
The road to Panama
The 11 million documents leaked from Panama lawyers Mossack Fonseca tell us much that we know already. It’s hardly news…
The road to Panama
The 11 million documents leaked from Panama lawyers Mossack Fonseca tell us much that we know already. It’s hardly news…
Power failure
A fortnight ago, the energy minister, Andrea Leadsom, declared grandly that Britain, alone in the world, would commit to a…
Power failure
A fortnight ago, the energy minister, Andrea Leadsom, declared grandly that Britain, alone in the world, would commit to a…
The jihad continues
On Tuesday morning Belgium was the latest European country to suffer a major terrorist attack. It is a disturbing reminder…
