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Now even Nick Clegg turns on Brussels
The last four months have not been a happy time for those in power in Brussels. The unedifying squabbles over…
How the West can respond to Putin’s military build-up
In the last few weeks, Russia has been flaunting its military build-up in and around Ukraine, sending 20,000 extra troops,…
The problem with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's war on obesity
With his little round spectacles and earnest expression, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is the Penfold to Jamie Oliver’s Dangermouse. Both men have…
Biden backs extending regulation of fentanyl ‘lookalikes’
As the pandemic accelerated, an epidemic seemed to recede from headlines. But it did not stop. More than 40 states reported an…
Biden is wrong on Putin
I am no fan of Trump, but what Joe Biden said in a recent interview with George Stephanopoulos made me…
Why Merkel's party is backing a political lightweight to replace her
The run-up to the German federal elections in September was supposed to be dull and predictable. Merkel would name a…
Israel's shadow war with Iran explodes into 'nuclear terrorism'
If time flows at an even pace, then history does not. Joe Biden may still be new in the job,…
Shirley Williams: a woman apart
Shirley Williams, the Liberal Democrat politician, died peacefully at her home this morning, aged 90. In 2009, our columnist Matthew Parris reviewed her…
The UK’s vaccine roll-out has ended the Brexit debate
The country would remain implacably divided for a generation, with Remain and Leave replacing class and geography as the new…
Downing Street is clueless on Scottish independence
It has been pointed out before that the SNP and the Scottish Conservatives have something of a symbiotic relationship. Bitterly…
Teaching unions shouldn't be defining 'transphobia'
A year of disrupted schooling means there are plenty of issues facing our schools right now. But delegates at last week’s…
The West's shameful Iranian capitulation
On a sweltering day in July 2018, German police pulled over a scarlet Ford S-Max hire car that was travelling…
Simon McCoy's warning shot to the Beeb
It was just a fortnight ago that the BBC’s grumpiest new presenter Simon McCoy announced he was off to join…
Prince Philip's best public encounters
Prince Philip’s death on Friday has led to an outpouring of tributes over the weekend, often prompted by personal recollections…
The Lib Dems' campaigning loophole
Following the sad news on Friday of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey tweeted out his condolences writing…
Britain sees world’s sharpest fall in Covid cases
At the Spectator’s data hub, updated daily, we keep track of the situation here and around the world. There have…
Salmond and Galloway are the worst of both worlds
The death of the Duke of Edinburgh has paused campaigning in the Scottish Parliament election, which provides an opportunity to…
Can Spain's Europhilism last?
‘Suppose a man be carried, whilst fast asleep, into a room where there is a person he longs to see…
Why I’m worried about the teenage cancer generation
As I sit here writing this, it’s just over one year ago since the first lockdown was imposed, without which…
Momentum's cunning plan would keep the Tories in power forever
Momentum, the Labour campaign group dedicated to keeping Corbynism alive, this week demanded that Keir Starmer commit to introducing a…
The truth about Prince Philip's 'gaffes'
However impressive Prince Philip was in photographs, it didn’t compare to his imposing bearing in the flesh. When I met…
The wit and wisdom of Prince Philip
After 74 years of marriage to the Queen, Prince Philip has today died at the age of 99. During his…
Is Welsh devo-scepticism beginning to unravel?
Calls to abolish the Welsh parliament are nothing new: Wales rejected devolution in 1979 and voted only by the smallest…
The economic cost of the EU’s vaccine catastrophe
It didn’t order enough vaccines, spent too little money, dithered over authorisation and then lashed out at the companies making…
Prince Philip epitomised a very British stoicism
So, Prince Philip has died, at home in Windsor Castle, thank goodness, and the Queen could be near him at…
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