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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…
PMQs is truly cursed
In the Fifth Circle of Dante’s Inferno, the damned are cursed to bob on the surface of the Styx, scrapping…
Badenoch got what she wanted at PMQs
If he were measuring his success at Prime Minister’s Questions purely by avoiding making any senior colleagues cry, Keir Starmer…
Nearly half of Brits think Starmer should step down
When it rains for Sir Keir Starmer, it pours. The Prime Minister faced the biggest rebellion of his premiership last…
Miqdaad Versi and the troubling war on ‘Islamophobia’
Readers of progressive newspapers have occasionally been invited to admire a man called Miqdaad Versi. He was the subject of…
Watch: Is Starmer set to extend the stealth tax?
Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions was a rather illuminating session. Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch will be rather pleased at the…
Trump declares war on the podcast bros
The official rationale for closing the FBI investigation into Jeffrey Epstein stinks and President Trump must know it – even…
Jonathan Miller truly understood France
The last time I talked with The Spectator columnist Jonathan Miller was perhaps ten days ago, just before his unexpected…
Will Trump’s pharma tariffs destroy the Irish economy?
Japan will take it in its stride, even if its automakers might be hit. China will absorb the extra costs,…
We need to cut the number of jury trials
In December 1999, the Labour government of the day appointed an eminent judge to conduct a review into the workings…
Wes Streeting is right to take on the doctors
The public won’t forgive and nor will I, said Health Secretary Wes Streeting of plans by junior doctors to strike…
Is China funding the climate lobby?
Anyone who questions any aspect of climate doom, or who challenges targets to achieve net zero carbon emissions, is of…
Gregg Wallace takes aim at ‘clickbait’ BBC
Gregg Wallace’s 20-year career with the BBC is finished – and so is any admiration he had for the broadcaster,…
Musk’s AI chatbot praises Hitler
Uh oh. Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is in the doghouse – after Grok shocked Twitter users when it began praising,…
