World
The secret behind Norway’s extraordinary football success
On paper, England should beat Norway in their World Cup quarter-final clash today. They have the Premier League: the richest…
What Odysseus taught me about spying
Homer’s Odyssey is a sweeping, layered epic. It reflects the legacy of an oral tradition of singers and storytellers from…
In praise of Anthony Gordon
In an age in which we continue to hear so much about our ‘anxious generation’, it’s heartening to read about…
America is still gripped by the gerontocracy
What do senior Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and Iran’s new Supreme Leader have in common? Not a lot, except that…
Westminster reels at Ann Widdecombe murder probe
Westminster is reeling from the news that police believe Ann Widdecombe, the former shadow Home Secretary, was murdered. She was…
Man arrested in connection with Ann Widdecombe’s death
A 26-year-old man has been arrested this evening by Devon and Cornwall police in connection with the ‘suspicious’ death of…
A tribute to Ann Widdecombe
Ann Widdecombe has died at the age of 78. Devon and Cornwall Police have launched a murder investigation into her…
Madrid is introducing benefits for unborn children
Madrid’s regional parliament has passed what is being called the ‘conceived unborn child’ law. As soon as a pregnancy is…
Does the public back Farage’s by-election gamble?
One of the hottest debates in Westminster today is whether Nigel Farage’s decision to quit as an MP and trigger…
Badenoch would be wrong to boot net zero backers from the Tories
No-one has spent more time opposing Britain’s net zero target than me. I wrote a whole book on it as…
Burnham’s HR whips department won’t work
Now that he’s officially the Prime Minister in waiting, Andy Burnham is trying to work out how to stop Labour…
The violent rage of North African hooligans
A police officer was hospitalized on Thursday night in London as Moroccans vented their fury at losing to France in…
Britain should embrace the Twelfth of July celebrations
The annual Twelfth of July celebrations are about to take place in Northern Ireland, over a long and hopefully sunny…
England is still learning to love Jude Bellingham
Jude Bellingham has been England’s star man at the World Cup. In England’s 3–2 victory over Mexico on Monday, the…
Revealed: The Green party push to ease sanctions on Iran
The Green party is considering lifting economic sanctions on Iran and improving diplomatic relations with its fundamentalist Islamic regime, The…
The Home Office must ignore Pakistan and deport Shabir Ahmed
Shabir Ahmed, the leader of the Rochdale rape gang, is for now a free man, living in the UK, having…
The MPs nominating Burnham are about to be disappointed
Journalists are split, the old joke says, about whether or not North London is the centre of the universe. Half…
Is the World Cup rigged for Argentina?
To be on the cusp of their nation’s greatest triumph and see it collapse in ten minutes was too much…
Why Prince Harry and Nigel Farage hate ‘the Establishment’
The poor old Establishment! In the 71 years since the expression was first coined in The Spectator, it’s never taken…
When did travelling on buses become so intolerable?
You frequently hear the charge today that the social contract in Britain has broken down. And there is much evidence…
The Chinese plot to destroy Musk’s Starlink satellites
Does China have a plan to destroy Starlink, the low-earth orbit satellite system which provides internet connectivity to tens of…
How long can Burnham’s kumbaya politics last?
Labour MPs today lined up to kiss the feet of their new king and Britain’s inevitable next prime minister, Andy…
Burnham’s social media push gets reeled in
Just been in to nominate myself… hopefully third time lucky ? pic.twitter.com/I6n7FS0JFr — Andy Burnham (@andyburnham) July 9, 2026 Andy…
Watch: Gary Stevenson’s wealth-tax dream gets a reality check
Oh man what a satisfying video, brutal stuff pic.twitter.com/GgU7JOkhqR — Adam Wren (@aswren) July 9, 2026 The left’s favourite ‘economist’,…
Israel’s plan for a new Iran war
Metaphorically speaking, champagne bottles were uncorked in the Jerusalem office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Donald Trump declared…
