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So much for de-escalation
‘We are not looking to start a war with Iran,’ said defense secretary Mark Esper today. ‘We are looking to…
The Democratic media hate Trump more than they love Iran — or America
If you need help talking with the children in your life about the aftermath of the ethical collapse of most…
The case for Genghis Trump
This article is in The Spectator’s January 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. America has a problem, and it’s not Donald Trump. Suicides…
Labour’s far left is a personality cult without the personality
The Labour left that has dominated radical culture since 2015 appears to have had a stroke. Its candidates for the…
It’s time to cut the terrorism red tape
What you see is not always what you get. When a judge hands down a 16-year terrorism sentence it’s really…
Ricky Gervais has given Hollywood the thrashing it richly deserves
Finally, Hollywood has received the thrashing it so richly deserves. The self-satisfied movie elites have been called out — to…
Islamists have opened a terrifying new front in their war with France
France has endured an appalling series of Islamist terror attacks in recent years. One might feel a sense of relief…
Full text: Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globes speech
Hello and welcome to the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards, live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel here in Los Angeles.…
Labour leadership contest: the state of the race so far
The candidates to replace Jeremy Corbyn have been busily launching their campaigns and giving political interviews this weekend, with the…
Iran’s generals are weeping for Qasem Soleimani. But soon they will prepare to fight
It has been 24 hours since America droned Qasem Soleimani near Baghdad airport. Now both Iran and the United States…
Qasem Soleimani’s demise is a gamechanger for Israel
The targeted assassination of Qasem Soleimani is a game changer for Israel in its simmering conflict with Tehran. This drone…
Ten handy phrases for bluffing your way through the coming Iran crisis
That gathering drumbeat you hear could be the sound of World War III, or it could be 10,000 journalists still…
Labour’s leadership race shows the party has truly lost the plot
The Labour party has lost the plot. That is the only explanation for the bizarre, self-destructive antics it has been…
Give Nigel Farage a peerage
Almost half of Tory supporters think that Nigel Farage deserves a peerage, according to a new poll. And while some…
Iraq may now have to choose between America and Iran
To be fair to president Donald Trump, he has not rushed to confront with Iran. Last June, he stopped airstrikes…
Where the Iranians will strike next
The Iranians are masters of asymmetrical warfare. They are masters at playing the grey areas. And so what you will…
How Iran will strike back after the killing of Qasem Soleimani
In the early hours of the morning, Iraqi State television reported that the leader of Iran’s Qud’s Force, Qasem Soleimani…
Taking out Soleimani is like stepping on a landmine to cure a headache
Talleyrand once commented that Napoleon’s execution of the Duke of Enghien in 1804 was worse than a crime. It was…
Cummings offers a glimpse of the incoming Whitehall revolution
Over the parliamentary recess, there’s been much speculation over what the government’s mooted Whitehall revamp will mean in practice. Part…
Can our prison system ‘cure’ convicted terrorists?
We’ve just celebrated the birth of a refugee who went on to radicalise a group of fishermen and transform the…
Why Trump will win again in 2020
This article is in The Spectator’s January 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. My reasons for thinking Trump was going to be…
What could go right for Trump in 2020?
It’s starting to dawn on Democrats that Donald J. Trump might stand on the steps of the Capitol in January…
Hong Kong faces a growing crisis in 2020
Last week Carrie Lam, the embattled chief executive of Hong Kong’s increasingly beleaguered and unpopular government, deplored the latest round…
Islam, reform and the battle of narratives
Is a wind of change blowing in the Arab world and bringing Muslims and Jews closer together? Ed Husain made…
A crime still in progress
This article is in The Spectator’s January 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. Crime in Progress is, inadvertently, the cruelest book ever written…
