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Poll: children’s exposure to porn higher after Online Safety Act
Well, well, well. According to research by the children’s commissioner for England, children’s exposure to pornography has increased since the…
The joy of Giorgia Meloni
There are not, as far as I know, any Italian top-flight poker players. Italians are hardly renowned for their ability…
Kill the single state pension age
When William Beveridge designed the welfare state in the 1940s, the state pension age was 65 for men and 60…
Trump may regret investing in Intel microchips
When President Trump unveils a massive investment in the microchip manufacturer Intel on behalf of the American people it will…
Scottish Labour faces councillor crisis as Reform eyes up seats
It’s not a good time to be in Scottish Labour. With nine months to go until the 2026 Holyrood election,…
It feels good to see the return of the St George’s Cross
There you have it: in certain parts of England it’s easier to fly the Palestine flag than the English flag.…
John Boyne and the bitter truth about the Polari Prize
The news that the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ writing is not to be awarded this year after outrage that the…
Labour’s grants won’t save the electric car market
Keir Starmer’s government continues to show off its remarkable ability to please absolutely no one. Reintroducing grants for electric cars…
Lisa Nandy, Nigel Farage and a tale of two silly political shirts
Two shirts were in the news at the weekend, both worn by politicians. In the light blue corner, we had…
Hamas’s new hostage deal is a catch-22 for Netanyahu
The fragile negotiations between Israel and Hamas have once again entered a decisive phase, marked by the unveiling of a…
The abolition of stamp duty can’t come soon enough
A rare kernel of hopefully good news has been circulating the Treasury. No, we haven’t yet paid off the £2.7…
The remarkable life of Peter Kemp, warrior and Spectator writer
Today is the 110th anniversary of the birth of a former Spectator correspondent who took part in and survived more…
Childfree zealots are anti-humanity
Few things in life are more French than a dispute animée about holidays. While the Spanish enjoy an easy relationship…
The Trump-Zelensky meetings offered a show of Western unity
Did President Trump make any progress toward ending the war in Ukraine after successive meetings with Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky…
The Ukraine summit ignored the difficult questions
What a lovely meeting Volodymyr Zelensky and his European allies had with Donald Trump. The US President complimented Zelensky on…
Donald Trump was on his best behaviour in his meeting with Zelensky
It was back to black for Volodymyr Zelensky. After the Trump White House asked whether he was going to wear…
Trump-Zelensky II went off without a hitch
Not since Barack Obama held a press conference dressed as the Man from Del Monte has a suit played such…
What the skibidi?
People whose minds stopped evolving 20 years ago are having a snit because the Cambridge Dictionary, the world’s largest online…
Socialism ends in Bolivia after two decades
Bolivia is to be treated to a nail-biting run-off this autumn between two conservatives in the race to be the…
Why killer drivers escape lifetime bans
Tracy Bibby had already been banned from driving in 2006 and 2016. In 2019, while her second driving ban was…
Reform has to distance itself from extremists
According to the National – a worrying phrase, I admit, given the Scottish newspaper’s obsessive adulation of anyone pro-Scottish independence and…
Why Nigel Farage should go big on nature
Dear Nigel Farage, We haven’t met, but I have a great idea for you. I head the Zoological Society of London.…
Revealed: Mental health claims see Foreign Office absences soar
Back to the UK’s bloated civil service. As if the government didn’t have enough on its plate trying to slash…
Will Zelensky’s dash to see Trump pay off?
Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington today to debrief with Donald Trump following the US President’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in…
Is Italy really doing better than Britain?
Dante’s Beach, Ravenna News that Italians now enjoy a higher standard of living than the British made me think: my…
