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War of words: a history of Ukraine's language debate
It’s not often that ex-KGB officers blame Lenin for anything. But in his speech of 21 February 2022, on the…
The Woman King's flawed history lesson
As a general rule, it’s worth remembering that Hollywood is in the business of mythologising, rather than retelling history. The…
What Elon Musk doesn't get about peace
The power one person can hold should never be underestimated. They can take people’s lives, as Vladimir Putin does, or…
Opec will regret taking on the US
Production will be cut. Supplies to the rest of the world will be curbed. And inflation will rise just a…
'Real feminist' Nicola Sturgeon hits back at JK Rowling
JK Rowling is a feminist idol for lots of women. After the break-up of her marriage, Rowling became a single…
Truss is foolish to block Rees Mogg's energy saving campaign
When you have defined yourself against the nanny state and scorned the idea of limiting supermarket ‘two for one’ offers,…
Biden is playing politics with his marijuana pardons
In a somewhat shocking turn of events, president Biden has pardoned all people with federal convictions for simple marijuana possession…
Putin at 70: How The Spectator has covered his life
Vladimir Putin turns 70 today. Since he became Prime Minister of Russia in 1999, some of The Spectator’s greatest contributors…
Liz Truss's fate rests with the Bank of England
James Carville, an ostentatiously aggressive adviser to Bill Clinton, once said that when he died, he wanted to be reincarnated…
How likely are the lights to go out this winter?
Britain will make it through the winter without the lights going out. That’s the view of the National Grid, which is…
Paris’s football World Cup boycott will achieve little
Several French cities have announced that they will be boycotting the upcoming World Cup in protest against the Qatari state’s…
Oil giants aren’t government cash cows
According to Labour, solving the energy crisis is really very simple. Rather than funding an energy price cap through borrowing, as…
Many Europeans continue to yearn for British leadership
Liz Truss’s mind was probably elsewhere when she arrived in Prague for the inaugural summit of the European Political Community (EPC)…
Iran's leaders are fighting a losing battle
Iran’s rulers are holding firm. The country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini has expressed sorrow at the killing of Mahsa Amini…
Opec's oil cut spells more bad news for Brits
Liz Truss joins other European leaders in Prague today at the first meeting of the European Political Community. Truss’s presence…
Britain’s shameful appeasement of Iran
France took some flak from Britain earlier this year for its perceived reluctance to rally to Ukraine after Russia’s invasion.…
Is Liz Truss a real grown-up?
Tough call today for Liz Truss. She had to relaunch her premiership at her very first conference as leader. She…
Liz Truss's cliché-ridden speech was saved by Greenpeace
Liz Truss has, if nothing else, been working on her delivery. Her first speech to conference as Prime Minister was…
Watch: Liz Truss's speech disrupted by climate activists
Liz Truss’s Conservative party conference speech has been disrupted by climate protesters. The demonstrators stood up during the Prime Minister’s address…
Full text: Liz Truss's Tory conference speech
My friends, it’s great to be here with you in Birmingham. It’s fantastic to see the cranes across the skyline building…
The Conservatives know they are beat
The mood at the Tory conference is grim to funereal, and for good reason. They know they’re beat. There’s a…
Meghan makes it all about herself, again
Since the Queen’s death last month, the Duchess of Sussex has found it hard to maintain her usual vice-like grip…
Scrapping inheritance tax is a terrible idea
There is no hole deep enough that a Conservative minister cannot muster the spadework to excavate it to even greater…
Why did North Korea fire a missile over Japan?
It was a new dawn, a new day, and a new North Korean missile test. The land of the morning…
The trouble with 'Bros'
Hollywood and identity politics really is a toxic mix. Awards shows are dominated by hectoring actors. Popcorn fluff must now…
