World
Ben-Gvir’s crass gloating isn’t the worst thing about the Gaza flotilla
Imagine if, in 1941, as we were fighting for our lives against the German menace, a boatload of foreign narcissists…
Afghanistan is crumbling
On Monday, an engineer set himself on fire in a Kabul street because he could not find work to feed…
Green Party’s former Makerfield candidate shared antisemitic conspiracies
Yesterday, the Green Party announced that its candidate for the Makerfield by-election was quitting the race less than ten hours…
Burnham’s buses show why he will probably fail as prime minister
It’s one of those political facts that everyone parrots without really knowing whether it’s true: Andy Burnham has, in his…
Why the Pentagon has Nigeria in its sights
For the Pentagon, Nigeria is firmly on the list of countries where terror has run amok. In 2025 and again…
Labour’s day of trans reckoning arrives
More than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex, Labour has finally…
Why did the Queen push for Andrew to become a trade envoy?
The Andrew formerly known as “Prince” was always supposedly his mother’s favorite child. He had a degree of indulgence paid…
Putin’s nuclear escalation is a sign of desperation
As Vladimir Putin senses the momentum of the war shifting in Ukraine’s favour, he has redoubled his attempts to coerce…
The bleak truth about falling net migration
The government has been in a celebratory mood since the release of the latest immigration figures. The Home Secretary tweeted…
Streeting has abandoned the NHS like everyone else
As well as making noises about wealth taxes that sound suspiciously similar to the kind of thing Andy Burnham would…
The planning catastrophe that stops homes being built in London
The Aylesham Centre is a rundown half-empty shopping centre built in the 1980s. It is a short walk from Peckham…
Net emigration isn’t soaring
This morning the government was able to celebrate some sorely needed good news. Long-term net migration has fallen sharply to…
Starmer’s Russia oil U-turn sends a clear message to Ukraine
The government did two things at once on Tuesday evening. It legislated, for the first time in binding form, the…
Labour MPs are in no mood to celebrate falling migration
Net migration has hit its lowest level since the pandemic – but you won’t catch swathes of Labour MPs celebrating…
The ‘Trump sleaze factor’ grows and grows
Earlier this month, I wrote a cover story for The Spectator warning that Donald Trump’s increasingly brazen flouting of ethical…
Streeting’s wealth tax could be very costly
Claim: Streeting’s wealth tax would raise £12 billion a year. Reality Check verdict: False Wes Streeting has proposed a ‘wealth…
Russia is becoming embarrassingly dependent on Beijing
A week after Donald Trump was greeted in Beijing by well-orchestrated crowds of flag-waving schoolchildren, it was Vladimir Putin’s turn…
Watch: Rachel Reeves heckled by white van driver
White van driver has delivered his verdict on Labour – and it isn’t good news for Keir Starmer. The Chancellor…
Fifa’s Iran flag ban is a new low
At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, I was approached by soldiers holding assault rifles outside the stadium before Iran’s…
Why is Bridget Phillipson teaming up with a Towie star?
Once, a battle for the future of the Labour party meant serious politicians debating ideological differences through lengthy speeches. In…
The unbearable smugness of Arsenal fans
Arsenal are Premier League champions after a 22-year wait: their first title since the famous Invincibles season under Arsène Wenger…
Trump’s NATO troop reduction isn’t Europe’s biggest problem
Before Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, there were many commentators who sought to sanitize the President.…
Keir Starmer is resigned to resigning
Has Sir Keir Starmer already checked out? There was a strange atmosphere in the House of Commons today. A sort…
HS2 is a national scandal
HS2 has never had the attention it needs and the scrutiny its scale demands. This is Britain’s largest infrastructure project,…
It’s no surprise Starmer’s ‘pompous’ tone annoys voters
Keir Starmer probably found it vaguely comforting that today’s Prime Minister’s Questions at least gave the impression that he is…
