The Week
Barometer
Out to grass If Liz Truss is forced out of office (and doesn’t also resign her parliamentary seat as Tony…
Beyond Truss
Seldom has support for a government fallen so far, so fast. Polls show that 24 per cent of the public…
Diary
I was interested to see that amid the Byzantine intrigues of embattled Conservative panjandrums, two Spice Girls have criticised the…
Meghan’s wisdom
Meghan Markle has been urging women to define themselves as they see fit, with ‘your full, complete, whole-layered, sometimes weird,…
Barometer
Dying of heat The former government chief scientific adviser Sir David King predicted that the heatwave in mid-July could cause…
Letters
Free Kaliningrad Sir: Mark Galeotti was right to identify the exclave of Kaliningrad as a target for a strong western…
Portrait of the week
Home The Bank of England warned of a ‘material risk’ to financial stability as it stepped in to buy a…
The great leap backward
This month should have marked the end of Xi Jinping’s time as leader of the Chinese Communist party. The twice-a-decade…
Location, location, location
The Labour MP Rupa Huq, of Pakistani heritage, has been suspended for suggesting that Kwasi Kwarteng, of Ghanaian heritage, was…
Barometer
Out of office Could Liz Truss end up being Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister? She would have to remain in office…
Diary
In Singapore last week, I was asked: do ministers just come in, reach for the dumbest available policy and go…
Portrait of the week
Home Liz Truss, the Prime Minister, came up with a message for the Conservative party conference: ‘Whenever there is change,…
Letters
Troubles ahead? Sir: Jenny McCartney’s article ‘Border lines’ (1 October) was a profoundly depressing one. Perhaps there will be a…
The right reforms
Conservative governments have a habit of self-destructing: they die not in battle with political enemies but as a result of…
Letters
Putin’s options Sir: I agree with Paul Wood that Vladimir Putin is on the back foot (‘Cornered’, 24 September). His…
Diary
Moscow A week of somewhat mixed messages from the Kremlin. One day Vladimir Putin opened Europe’s largest Ferris wheel…
Politics and prejudice
The Labour party’s contribution to the national debate this week has included the idea that someone can be ‘superficially’ black.…
Portrait of the week
Home Kwasi Kwarteng, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, presented a far-reaching ‘fiscal event’ (ineligible to be called a Budget), said…
Sex objects
The German branch of the ‘green’ organisation Peta (‘People for the ethical treatment of animals’) is demanding that, until men…
Barometer
Fit for a king King Charles III, it has been reported, is reluctant to move into Buckingham Palace. Who was…
In search of Trussonomics
When Liz Truss entered the leadership race there was no such thing as ‘Trussonomics’. She began her campaign with no…
Crowd control
Public dissent, from riots to republicans objecting to homage to the Queen, is dealt with by the police, a force…
Portrait of the week
Home Queen Elizabeth was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, beside her husband and father, after a funeral at…
Diary
When the Queen died, I was on my way to Kyiv. My mind focused on the war in Ukraine, I…
Letters
The Queen’s kindness Sir: Last week’s Spectator (17 September) was thoughtful, insightful and at times hilarious; just the tonic I…
