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How much longer will Starmer back Reeves?
It’s not been a happy new year for Sir Keir Starmer. The Prime Minister’s Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been…
When did the A&E winter crisis become the norm?
Not a winter goes past without hospitals overflowing; the situation is so predictable it deserves a better word than ‘crisis’.…
Starbucks and the hell of the modern café
Starbucks has announced that it is reversing its rule that allowed people to hang round in cafés in the United…
It’s no surprise that democracy is losing its appeal
The Guardian reports that one in five voters under the age of 45 would prefer to do away with democracy…
Hegseth in the hornet’s nest
Pete Hegseth was the first cabinet nominee to the breach, leading Donald Trump’s collection of outsiders, populists and hellraisers into…
Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing is just the first episode
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, military veteran and former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, had his first…
Reform overtake Tories on Spectator poll tracker
The new year is off to a bad start for Kemi Badenoch’s Tories. The latest update to The Spectator data…
Scotland has never had it so good
Thanks to the threat of independence, Scots have – in the words of Harold Macmillan – ‘never had it so…
Tulip Siddiq’s resignation was a matter of when, not if
Just two weeks into the new year and Keir Starmer has suffered his first ministerial resignation of 2025. Tulip Siddiq…
Francis reveals himself to be a pope of two halves
The Pope’s autobiography is out and it’s still not entirely clear why. Carlo Musso, the ‘co-author’ of Hope: The Autobiography,…
Full timeline: the events that led to Tulip Siddiq’s resignation
And now we have it: Tulip Siddiq has resigned from her government post as City minister after pressure piled on…
Why Tulip Siddiq had to go
In 1996, I flew to Dhaka to meet Sheikh Hasina, the newly elected prime minister of Bangladesh, to discuss her economic strategy. It was not a pleasant…
No. 10 blocks beaver plans over ‘Tory legacy’ fears
Sir Keir Starmer’s army were adamant that theirs would be a ‘serious’ government of ‘grown ups’ – and yet it…
Rachel Reeves is getting ready for the next market test
Rachel Reeves did her best to keep today’s China visit statement on topic. The Chancellor wanted to talk about ‘cooperation’,…
Why Westminster is wrong about gilt yields
It’s gilts season at Westminster. This is one of those unpredictable events, like the passing of a comet, that sees…
Putin is engineering a humanitarian crisis in Transnistria
Sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania, the tiny republic of Moldova has been easy prey for Russia in the past. Its…
Scotland’s safe consumption room won’t solve the drugs crisis
Quarterly reports from the office of National Records of Scotland confirm time and again the existence of an ongoing drug…
Can Trump claim the credit for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire?
Donald Trump has made a long list of promises for what will be done on ‘day one’ of his second…
Fact check: The Rest Is Politics’ grooming gang claims
For a little while now there have been questions as to whether the commentary of Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart…
What price will Israel pay for a ceasefire with Hamas?
As reports swirl of an imminent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Israel stands at a crossroads, grappling with the…
The plot to ban X in France
Clara Chappaz is the minister delegate for Artificial Intelligence and the digital economy in the government of Emmanuel Macron. At…
Tulip Siddiq named in second corruption probe
When it rains for the Labour lot, it pours. Pressure is piling on Labour minister Tulip Siddiq to resign from…
Europe’s car industry is under attack on all fronts
It is half a century since Britain’s native car industry embarked on its long, painful decline, precipitated by Austin Allegros…
Spain will regret its 100 per cent expat property tax
They drive up prices. Rents go through the roof. And the locals can no longer afford a home. The Spanish…
Will the AfD’s deportation pledge win over German voters?
Next month’s German federal election on 23 February revolves around the disputed meaning of a single toxic word: ‘remigration’. Until…
