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Can a second Kursk offensive give Ukraine bargaining power?
In theory, the Kursk salient is one of the most militarily insignificant fronts of Putin’s war on Ukraine. However, war…
Can Ukraine stop the bombings at its draft offices?
On 1 February, a young man walked into a military enlistment office in Rivne with a bomb in his backpack.…
The lesson Starmer should take from Trump’s foreign policy
Donald Trump has this week shown that he cares more about economic interests over inherited commitments – even to allies. By…
Soap operas have lost the plot
Soap bombshells are nothing new, but the land of light TV entertainment was rocked by some real-life drama this week:…
Sturgeon passes SNP election vetting
To Scotland, where the SNP is hard at work vetting its candidates for the 2026 Holyrood poll. But in typical…
Trump’s sanctions will hit the ICC hard
Donald Trump’s decision to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) could sound the death knell of this important judicial…
Ed Miliband’s growth U-turn
Another day, another Labour U-turn. Now it’s Ed Miliband in the spotlight, after the Energy Secretary appeared to row back…
Lego isn’t homophobic
To the surprise of millions of children today, and to their parents who loved the toy when they were youngsters…
Macron needs to find his inner Trump
If a week is a long time in politics then eight years is an eternity. Just ask Donald Trump and…
Can Hamas ever be defeated?
No matter how many times it is vanquished or decisively discredited, ‘Palestinianism’ persists as an ideology unwilling to die. Rooted…
Marianne Faithfull and my truth about female beauty
The death of Marianne Faithfull last week at the age of 78 has got me thinking again about female beauty.…
Reform tops Spectator poll tracker
Nigel Farage’s Reform party are now out in front at the top of The Spectator data hub’s poll tracker. The latest update…
Why wasn’t the Southport killer stopped?
Now that the Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced for his horrific crimes, we can try to understand how…
Kemi Badenoch is leading her party in the right direction on migration
Since becoming Conservative leader in November, Kemi Badenoch has taken a restrained approach to saying what she’d do if she…
Watch: Tory MP blasts ‘secretive’ assisted dying process
Back to the assisted dying bill, which has been at the centre of controversy since it came into being. As…
Donald Trump is liberating the US from the transgender madness
I thought Donald Trump was a woman-hater? The Guardian told us he’s a ‘far-right misogynist’ whose return to the White…
Why the Bank of England is cutting interest rates
The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the third time since the inflation crisis, taking the base rate…
Cracking down on Facebook won’t stop teenagers being radicalised
I’ve yet to meet an oncologist, thank God. But if I did turn up to be told I had cancer…
Britain shouldn’t wait for America to ban TikTok
TikTok’s success provides a striking example of Western complacency towards its own survival. After a decade shaped by the disruptive…
Sorry Nigel, but Rayner is right to delay local elections
I am sure that Nigel Farage would love the opportunity to embarrass Labour and the Tories as much as he…
Ed Miliband rapped for his rudeness
Oh dear. It seems that the new Labour government is rapidly developing a reputation for rudeness. Whether it’s Bridget Phillipson’s…
Labour lose a member every ten minutes in exodus
When it rains for the Labour lot, it pours. It has emerged that Sir Keir Starmer’s party has become so…
It is time for Grenfell Tower to come down
The government’s decision to demolish the remaining hulk of the Grenfell Tower, announced on Wednesday evening by Angela Rayner at…
Will the Tories really kick out low-paid migrants?
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this. It is hard when analysing the new Conservative…
Kemi Badenoch makes her move on immigration
Kemi Badenoch has finally announced a policy. Ahead of the Labour government’s Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill being debated…
