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Signal and the narcissism of connectivity
Signal is the fashionable place to discuss shady business – and that is probably what tempted National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, a military man…
How Paddington took over the justice system
Two RAF engineers were spared jail today, after pleading guilty to vandalising a statue of Paddington Bear in the Berkshire…
No one is immune from a groupchat blunder
On Monday, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of the Atlantic, told the entertaining story of being added, alongside Pete Hegseth and J.…
The Signal leak isn’t just about Europe – it shows how powerful J.D. Vance is
This is an extract from today’s episode of Spectator TV, with Freddy Gray and Ben Domenech, which you can find…
The Goldberg groupchat ‘glitch’ is a crisis of competence
To be fair, Donald Trump’s team did promise to have the most transparent administration ever – a line I was…
The Lower Thames Crossing and the failure of the British state
The idea of a ‘Lower Thames Crossing’ was first mentioned in Parliament 36 years ago. Fourteen years ago, the government…
Lowe failed to tackle ‘toxic’ office culture, report finds
Ding ding ding! To the latest round of political infighting, involving Reform UK and its former MP Rupert Lowe. The…
The ‘Islamophobia’ working group is unbalanced and opaque
Membership of Angela Rayner’s new ‘Islamophobia’ working group has been announced. The group has been set up ‘to provide government…
Saudi Arabia could be the only winner in Russia-US peace talks
As the US and Russia meet in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine, the talks potentially…
The real problem with the Trump portrait
When Winston Churchill saw the portrait commissioned by parliament for his 80th birthday, he called it “filthy and malignant” and…
Will Turkey’s protests trouble Erdogan?
Hundreds of thousands of protestors have taken to the streets of Istanbul following the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s mayor…
Why won’t Labour oppose solar panel slavery?
The evils of slavery weigh so heavily on Britain’s conscience that we must decolonise our museums and our university courses,…
Forced labour ban to be ditched in race to net zero
Should the race to net zero come at any cost? Ed Miliband’s crowd appears to think so. The Energy Security…
If Bailey won’t call for radical growth reforms, no one will
It was hardly the message Chancellor Rachel Reeves would have been looking for a day before a Spring Statement which…
Housing minister takes a pop at Reeves over freebies
This week was never going to be an easy one for Rachel Reeves, what with her Spring Statement – likely…
Why Harry and Meghan should leave America
Imagine Prince Harry and Meghan Markle perched in their Montecito mansion, glowering at Donald Trump’s brazen, rebooted America. They’re not…
Meghan’s online shop is a new low for team Sussex
Earlier this week, I tried and failed to purchase a couple of items from the As Ever range that the…
Why is Australia reburying ancient human remains?
As I write, hundreds of ancient human remains are secretly being buried in a remote desert 1,000km from Sydney (New…
Democrats should be concerned by the Le Pen affair
Marine Le Pen, the frontrunner for the 2027 French presidency, could be sent to prison and banned from office as…
The landmine ban is handicapping Britain
There are few better symbols of Europe’s military fecklessness during the brief era of relative peace that followed the end…
Prison bureaucracy is making inmates’ lives needlessly hard
Everyone knows that Britain’s jails are filthy, failing and dangerous. But there’s another less obvious problem with our prisons: those…
Stormzy isn’t cool
Stormzy has finally completed the journey from super-cool to super-cringe. The rapper, once the symbol of youthful rebellion, is to…
Ex-Media Matters influencer runs for Congress
Ex-Media Matters influencer Kat Abughazaleh announced a run for the US Congress today, telling Democrats, “It’s time to drop the…
What Team Trump’s group chat error really revealed
Jeffrey Goldberg’s story in the Atlantic is so mind-blowing it’s hard to know what to say in response. It defies…
Adolescence demonises white working-class boys
This is an extract from today’s episode of Spectator TV, with Toby Young and James Walton, which you can find…
