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Reeves’s Budget is dead on arrival
The Budget speech has no doubt been finalised. The red box has been dusted off. And the pie charts are…
Starmer apologises over banned TikTok dance
Of all the things the public might think Prime Minister Keir Starmer should apologise for, a TikTok dance is probably…
Rachel Reeves is running out of excuses
The Chancellor addressed her backbench troops last night, ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. Rachel Reeves’ remarks sought to impress upon her…
Trigger warnings are out of control at the University of Essex
You don’t need a PhD to see that censorship thrives in universities. In the past few weeks alone, a professor…
Two peers suspended over lobbying
To the House of Lords, where it transpires that two peers are to be suspended after they were deemed to…
Does Rachel Reeves really get more online abuse than most?
In politics, as in life, it helps to get your excuses in early. That presumably is why, ahead of tomorrow’s…
Nigeria’s mass school abduction is its worst yet – but the West doesn’t seem to care
The kidnapping of over 300 students and teachers from a Catholic school by armed men in the Papiri area of…
Children should be banned from pubs
Before I begin, let me say this: I like children. To my amazement, I even have two of my own. But do I…
The report that lays bare France’s Islamist networks
Bruno Retailleau, France’s former interior minister, has with his Senate group just published the toughest report on Islamism in a…
The problem with funky vicars
The Reverend Kate Bottley, the celebrity vicar who came to fame on Gogglebox, has a message for the nation. ‘The…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should ignore Congress
As an American who respects the constitutional role and historical continuity of the British Crown, I view the recent congressional…
Could Israel bring back the death penalty for terrorists?
For years, there was a broad consensus in Israel that there was no benefit to reintroducing the death penalty. But now,…
David Olusoga’s Empire exposes the BBC’s history problem
While the BBC’s mis-editing of Donald Trump’s words has dominated the headlines, less attention has been paid to another example…
Comparing Reform to the Nazis is no joke
It is a well known axiom of politics that once you compare your opponents to Hitler’s Nazis you have well…
Elon Musk’s Doge was a damp squib
Doge has been Doge’d. Elon Musk’s once fearsome US Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) has been shut down eight months…
Trump team warned over London’s Chinese super-embassy
So much for a simple Chinese takeaway. In his never-ending search for growth, Sir Keir Starmer has finally alighted on…
Coutinho: Net zero is perverse
Today saw The Spectator’s Energy Summit in full swing, with a variety of panels, debates and discussions about issues from…
Zack Polanski’s fantasy economics
Oh dear. Green leader Zack Polanski may have enticed thousands more voters to join his party with his eco-populist rhetoric,…
Tory chair links Reform badge to the Nazis
Ding ding ding! The gloves are coming off as tensions rise between the Conservatives and Reform UK. Tory party chairman…
How a burka brought bedlam to Australia’s parliament
Australia’s parliament is a curious place when it comes to its dress code. Suits without ties: frowned upon. Dresses made…
Russia is willing to keep on fighting in Ukraine
At a time when Western commentators are tying themselves in knots trying to parse the ongoing Ukraine peace discussions, the…
Why Iran needs the Maduro regime
The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and three warships have been sent to the Caribbean, where they are joining a dozen Navy…
Environmental regulations are killing nuclear power
There is no greener form of power than nuclear power. It emits less carbon and uses less space per megawatt…
How Shabana Mahmood can fix the police
By the standards Shabana Mahmood has set for herself, the speech she made to police leaders at their annual conference…
Britain’s asylum crackdown is making Ireland panic
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s asylum shake-up has sent the Irish government into something approaching panic mode. The profound new measures,…
