World
Why Venezuelan F-16s buzzing US warships prove Trump right
First the boat, then the buzz. On Tuesday, an American strike in the Caribbean shredded a vessel ferrying narcotics out…
A farewell to aspirin
At last weekend’s European Society of Cardiology conference in Madrid, a quiet funeral bell tolled for aspirin. The drug has…
Why Gay Times hit the buffers
Gay Times, the longstanding monthly magazine formerly aimed at gay men – but now repurposed as an ‘LGBTQ+’ title –…
Do Druze Lives Matter?
It’s not even 10am, but already the Galilee sun is prickling the back of my neck. I’m standing outside a…
Solar farms are taking over Britain’s countryside
This summer I spent an afternoon, as I do every year, sitting with old friends in their garden a few…
How to dismantle the green industrial complex
Politicians have spent years talking about the need to create ‘green jobs’. In many ways they have succeeded: there are…
Why America needs the Department of War
Six months into President Trump’s second administration and there is perhaps no other government department that has been subject to…
By taking on the cartels, Trump is reasserting American authority
The reporting process on Donald Trump’s war on the cartels for my latest cover story for The Spectator, published here…
China intends to set the rules of a new world order
Beijing gave us a glimpse of the future this week. Across Tiananmen Square rolled column after column of tanks, missile…
Nadine Dorries was a low point in Reform’s Campest Show On Earth
Reform had clearly planned the Campest Show On Earth for their conference this year. Sparklers, club anthems and strobe lights:…
Why California shouldn’t foot the bill for Kamala Harris’s protection
The first time I worked alongside the California Highway Patrol’s Dignitary Protection Section was in Beverly Hills in the late…
The Coalition of the Willing is unwilling to defend Ukraine
When Volodymyr Zelensky was asked to describe the security guarantees finalised for Ukraine at the Coalition of the Willing summit…
Starmer completes post-Rayner cabinet reshuffle
Keir Starmer is carrying out a far-reaching reshuffle this afternoon after Angela Rayner resigned from her three roles (Deputy Prime…
Is Austin Butler a movie star?
In the old days of Hollywood, stars and starlets alike were anointed as “It” girls and men. Nobody was ever…
Zia Yusuf awarded yet another Reform role
Senior Reform figure Zia Yusuf has been on quite the journey within the party. The businessman first came to prominence…
Rayner’s resignation will save her from one embarrassment
The misjudgement over Stamp Duty which led to Angela Rayner’s resignation as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary, may be…
Angela Rayner quits over stamp duty scandal
Angela Rayner has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister after a probe into her tax affairs by Sir Laurie Magnus, the…
It’s a pity David Bowie never finished his Spectator musical
Anyone who’s remotely interested in music, fashion, cinema, literature or indeed any of the things that make life worth living,…
Inside Trump’s war on the cartels
To deal with big problems, the second presidency of Donald Trump adopts a three-step approach. First, the declaration of authority:…
Will the Bloquons Tout strikes cripple France?
The French intelligence services are warning that next week’s Bloquons Tout mobilisation, set to start on 10 September, could dwarf…
Poll: what do Brits think of Farage?
It is day one of Reform UK’s conference today and thousands are flocking in to the Birmingham NEC. But while…
The scale of Nigel Farage’s ambition
When Nigel Farage stands up this afternoon to deliver his speech to Reform UK’s annual conference in Birmingham he will…
Angela Rayner is the victim of a convoluted tax system
Here is a rather delightful fact. For 13 years between 2010 and 2023 Britain had a quango called the Office…
The truth about the Fabian Society
It’s a strange feeling finding out that you have been part of a revolutionary group that secretly controls Britain and,…
What has Hollywood done to Wuthering Heights?
‘Come undone’, the billboard reads. Two hands are clasped together. On another a blonde-haired woman lies prone on a fuzzy…
