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What Tommy Robinson really sees in Russia
Everyone who is everyone – within a certain political and social fragment – has been in Russia this past week.…
Will the Hinkley C nuclear power station ever open?
It was 20 years ago last month that the then Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that nuclear power was “back…
Starmer loses another defence minister
To lose one defence minister might be regarded as misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness. Al Carns has followed…
Are hostilities in Iran really about to cease?
Donald Trump is trying to wriggle out of his self imposed Strait-jacket. After a renewed round of bombing Iran and…
How Reform is preparing for a snap election
As the Labour government continues to tear itself apart, Thursday 18 June has assumed a much greater significance than any…
Will Labour suspend the National Association of Muslim Police?
The leaders of Britain’s Jews have raised ‘serious questions concerning police impartiality’ and asked that the National Association of Muslim…
Revealed: Green party proposes circumcision ban
The Green party is considering a new policy to ban circumcision, The Spectator can reveal. The party’s Health Policy Working…
The Waspi women are grifters
One of the things wrong with Britain is our inability to say no to campaign groups once they win a…
Will John Healey’s resignation make Starmer listen on defence?
After a week of government paralysis, it appears something has finally broken the deadlock: John Healey has resigned as Defence…
John Healey’s resignation is devastating for Keir Starmer
I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve heard two things in recent months. Serving and retired military commanders,…
Why I’m resigning as Defence Secretary
John Healey has resigned as Secretary of State for Defence over the government’s failure to properly fund the armed forces…
The rise of Palantir Derangement Syndrome
A late spring outbreak of righteous indignation is affecting the United Kingdom. It’s yet another variant of Palantir Derangement Syndrome. Virologists…
Watch: Emma Thompson backs Labour’s ‘summer of sex’
It’s not every day you get to spend the day with a living legend. And she is just as lovely…
Inside the new Conservative Headquarters
The great and the good of the Conservative party turned out last night to mark the opening of the new…
Iran has got Trump where it wants him
Negotiations with Iran were going swimmingly, Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday. The US president suggested that an agreement could…
Why real Americans can’t stand football
It’s World Cup time again, and Americans from Bangor to Batavia don’t even bother to stifle their quadrennial yawns, while more fervent patriots are praying to…
The World Cup can’t save England’s pubs
Those endless days of an English summer are nearly upon us. The smell of freshly-cut grass drifts across the village…
Why is it mainly loyalists rioting in Belfast?
Monday’s alleged attempted beheading in North Belfast was not the first time an act of brutality has taken place in…
UFC Freedom 250 is straight from the ‘bread-and-circuses’ playbook
What can we expect from this weekend’s UFC event on the White House lawn? There is a more than good…
FIFA aren’t the only ones to blame for rip-off World Cup ticket prices
The FIFA World Cup starts tomorrow, and soccer fans and news outlets are complaining that tickets are far too expensive.…
Revealed: the Green party’s workers woes
A new row has broken out in Westminster over which party truly represents workers. After a poll found Nigel Farage…
Belfast and the truth about ‘alien cultures’
How would you describe a culture where women are flogged in public for “inappropriate dress?” A culture where one woman…
Keir Starmer’s weakness was on display at PMQs
Prime Minister’s Questions today was ostensibly about the Defence Investment Plan – or its absence. But Kemi Badenoch was really…
Should Europe shelter Sudan’s refugees?
The Sudanese man who is in custody in Belfast settled in the city after travelling through Paris and Dublin. In…
Trump’s ballroom drone port is no joke
When Donald Trump unveiled plans for a counter-drone installation on the roof of the new White House ballroom, critics called…
