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Jonathan Miller truly understood France
The last time I talked with The Spectator columnist Jonathan Miller was perhaps ten days ago, just before his unexpected…
Will Trump’s pharma tariffs destroy the Irish economy?
Japan will take it in its stride, even if its automakers might be hit. China will absorb the extra costs,…
We need to cut the number of jury trials
In December 1999, the Labour government of the day appointed an eminent judge to conduct a review into the workings…
Wes Streeting is right to take on the doctors
The public won’t forgive and nor will I, said Health Secretary Wes Streeting of plans by junior doctors to strike…
Is China funding the climate lobby?
Anyone who questions any aspect of climate doom, or who challenges targets to achieve net zero carbon emissions, is of…
Gregg Wallace takes aim at ‘clickbait’ BBC
Gregg Wallace’s 20-year career with the BBC is finished – and so is any admiration he had for the broadcaster,…
Musk’s AI chatbot praises Hitler
Uh oh. Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is in the doghouse – after Grok shocked Twitter users when it began praising,…
Relying on Macron to tackle the migrant crisis is a fool’s errand
The French have so far been underwhelmed by Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain. The late Queen was universally admired…
Would scrapping jury trials save Britain’s broken courts?
The Sentencing Review, published in May, may not have had much to say about sentence length. But now we have…
King Charles’s bromance with Macron is true soft power
As the once-promising bromance between King Charles and Keir Starmer appears to be fading, the monarch has found another leader…
Most people hate their jobs. Get over it
Most people hate their jobs. This is a sad, unfortunate fact of life. But it happens to be an eternal…
Museums like the V&A shouldn’t be allowed to return ‘looted’ treasures
Henry Cole, the first director of what would become the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), could never have imagined that…
Emmanuel Macron would love to be King
When Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito visited Windsor Castle in the early years of the 21st century, the Queen Mother gave…
The last bullfighters
In May of last year, at the Saturday corrida of the Feria de Pentecôte in Nîmes – “no hay billetes”…
Has Trump given up on tariff deadlines?
“TARIFFS WILL START BEING PAID ON AUGUST 1, 2025,” Donald Trump shared on Truth Social this morning. “There will be…
Superman takes on the media
Before Superman has to fight with kaiju, robots, metahumans and whatever other nonsense Lex Luthor throws at him, he first…
Is this the end of the Jeffrey Epstein case?
The death of the financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein at Manhattan’s notorious Metropolitan Correction Center has been ruled to be…
Remembering Jonathan Miller
The long-time Spectator contributor Jonathan Miller has died. James Tidmarsh remembers him here: Jonathan Miller liked to say that Emmanuel…
Will anyone be held to account for the Post Office scandal?
More than 13 people may have taken their own lives as a result of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.…
Labour owes it to special needs children to reform SEND
They say that history repeats itself, but the Labour party won’t be expecting it to happen quite so quickly. Last…
Why aren’t the stock markets spooked by Trump’s new tariffs?
As President Trump unveiled his latest round of tariffs last night, investors barely paid any attention. The stock markets barely…
Reform MP to sit as an independent
Oh dear. It appears that after the Sunday Times story last weekend, there is no way back for James McMurdock.…
Can Starmer convince the French to finally sign a migrant deal?
Emmanuel Macron, the French president, hits town today. It’s Macron’s first state visit to the UK and the first by…
Wales is looking ripe for a Reform surge
There are two pieces of news out this morning which offer a fillip to Reform’s hopes of topping the Cardiff…
Why Putin’s elites keep dying
Although I suspect few readers’ hearts will bleed for them, it’s been a bad week for Russian elites. There has…
