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How will the ‘deep state’ swallow Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz?
Yesterday morning, I asked why President-elect Donald Trump seemed to be pausing before announcing Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. By the…
Will Jewish football fans dare come to Paris tonight?
France play Israel this evening in an international football match in Paris. The venue is the Stade de France although…
How Musk, Meloni and Trump are set to define European politics
Few have noticed yet but Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Donald Trump’s key point of contact in Europe – above all thanks…
How the Democrats Bud Lighted their brand
Last spring, a marketing grunt at Bud Light sent TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney, a trans woman, custom cans of beer…
Do people find Trump as scary anymore?
In the Spectator offices, my colleague Mary Wakefield and I often end up talking about young people while we’re making tea. She…
Thune rises to the top
It took John Thune just two ballots to get the job of the new majority leader of the Senate, replacing…
Fact check: How much will Trump’s tariffs hurt the UK?
Last week the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said Britain ‘would be one of the countries most affected’…
What to expect from Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense pick
As President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations to executive positions gradually emerge, it is difficult to know what to expect next. Elon…
PMQs has become as bland as a Bible study class
PMQs under Sir Keir’s premiership is less entertaining and volatile than before. Blame the landslide. A huge government majority fills…
What the Boots Christmas advert backlash is really about
Christmas television adverts are meant to be comforting, homely, and traditional. While some find these offerings, especially John Lewis’s, overly…
Why did China censor reports of a deadly hit-and-run?
In many respects, the Chinese Communist party’s (CCP) response to one of the deadliest mass killings in recent Chinese history…
What disputes about trans athletes say about Democratic politics
In the minds of many progressive Democrats, Representative Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Dem, just committed an unpardonable sin. He told…
How the Harris campaign blew $1 billion in 107 days
Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign spent more than $1 billion in three months, according to a detailed report from…
Keir Starmer has a problem answering questions
Kemi Badenoch didn’t have the best start at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions: she asked a question that had apparently already…
Farage rated most favourable of Britain’s politicians
As Sir Keir Starmer’s fortunes go from bad to worse, things only seem to be improving for Nigel Farage. While…
How podcasts swayed the 2024 election
Around 2:45 on the morning of November 6, Donald Trump beckoned Dana White to the lectern to address the sea…
The Guardian announces it’s leaving Twitter – on Twitter
The absurdity of the Guardian never fails to amuse. Now the lefty newspaper has decided it is too good for…
What can we expect from Trump’s defence pick?
As President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations to executive positions gradually emerge, it is difficult to know what to expect next. Elon…
The humiliating emptiness of David Cameron’s legacy
The humiliating post-premiership of David Cameron is the gift that keeps on giving. He might have been gone from No.…
The world isn’t listening to Keir Starmer’s climate preaching
Keir Starmer said he was travelling to Cop 29 in Baku intending to “lead the world on climate change”. But…
The dystopian police investigation into Allison Pearson
Here’s a tip. If you’re having trouble getting the police to promptly attend after a burglary, tell them the scumbag…
League tables alone won’t force the NHS to change
When Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that over half the new tax rises in her first Budget would go straight into…
Why hasn’t Marco Rubio been announced as Trump’s Secretary of State yet?
Rubio, Rubio, wherefore art thou Rubio? How Little Marco, as Donald Trump dubbed him in 2016, must be squirming. It…
If anyone can fix America’s bloated state, it’s Elon Musk
Perhaps he will walk through the lobby of the Pentagon with a kitchen sink. Or fire the entire IT department…
Ireland’s suicidal Trump Derangement Syndrome
Ireland has a problem with America. Irish politicians and the country’s establishment would, of course, deny this. They would point…
