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Why Northern Ireland hates Paddington
Soaring crime and a growing air of discontent means that few Brits are happy about the state of their nation.…
Who is Biden’s doctor protecting?
When Joe Biden’s personal physician, Kevin O’Connor, pleaded the Fifth Amendment yesterday during the ongoing Congressional hearings about Biden’s mental…
Starmer announces ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal
After days of intense discussions and slightly-less-intense boozy dinners, Keir Starmer has struck a ‘one in, one out’ migration deal…
Starmer and Macron won’t fix the Channel migrant crisis
There was a sense of déjà vu to today’s announcement by Keir Starmer that he intends to ‘secure’ Britain’s borders.…
The intense and consuming stupidity of George Monbiot
Chauve souris de la lune There is an intense and consuming stupidity within almost everything George Monbiot writes, the lumpen…
Biden’s doctor embarrasses the profession
In 2006, freelance journalist Josh Wolf spent 226 days in a federal prison. His crime? Refusing to turn over unpublished…
Ketanji Jackson pushes ideology over the Constitution
When a Supreme Court justice warns that the decisions of her colleagues pose an “existential threat to the rule of…
Badenoch is right: the benefits bill could cripple Britain
‘We are becoming a welfare state with an economy attached,’ said Kemi Badenoch in a speech on sickness benefits today. She’s…
It’s crunch time for Starmer’s ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal
The entente is still very much cordiale. Talks between Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are ongoing on the third day…
Will the FBI shed light on the Trump shooting?
Kash Patel and Dan Bongino have this week found out the painful way that running the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Lammy appoints campaign donor to Foreign Office board
Well, well, well. There has been a rather interesting appointment made to the Foreign Office board by David Lammy, as…
Watch: Nigel Farage’s bizarre fishing interview
As Sir Keir Starmer’s migration talks with French president Emmanuel Macron drag on, the TV segments on the subject are…
Poll: The Spectator is decision-makers’ favoured read
Like Forrest Gump, The Spectator has an amusing habit of turning up at the right moments in history. Boris during…
Keep Palestine out of Pamplona
At this time of year, I’m usually immersed in Pamplona’s San Fermin festival, which burst into life on Sunday and…
Grok’s fascist screed was no one-off
We are deep into the AI boom – an age in which large language models have moved from novelty to necessity…
What Jake Berry’s defection to Reform means
Reform UK have today unveiled their latest defector from the Tories. Sir Jake Berry is, arguably, the most senior name…
Grey zone warfare is here. Britain must catch up
The ‘grey zone’ is the kind of ominous jargon beloved of the military, but for once it is well named:…
France can’t solve Britain’s reliance on America and China
When President Emmanuel Macron of France addressed the British parliament this week, he emphasised the need for both countries to…
Did 260 Londoners really die in the heatwave?
So, 260 Londoners died as a result of last week’s heatwave, of which 170 can be attributed to climate change.…
Can Ursula von der Leyen survive ‘Pfizergate’?
Ursula von der Leyen faces the biggest test of her European Commission leadership as MEPs gather to vote on a…
The Trump administration is practicing Carmen Sandiego economic theory
President Trump sent out another round of passive-aggressive tariff letters to foreign leaders Wednesay, which he posted to Truth Social…
Memes are legal again
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the conviction of Douglass Mackey for lack of evidence, remanding his…
Trump blocked from defunding Planned Parenthood
This week, a lone federal district court judge in Boston, Massachusetts, with nary a citation to the Constitution, statutes or…
Victims of the infected blood scandal are waiting too long for compensation
Infected blood victims have been ignored, inquiry chair Sir Brian Langstaff told survivors and their families at London’s Westminster Chapel…
Grok’s praise for Hitler wasn’t a ‘glitch’
We are deep into the AI boom – an age in which large language models have moved from novelty to necessity…
