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Think Republicans will lose the House, Senate and presidency in 2020? Dream on
Politics, said Bismarck, is the art of the possible. Among other things, that apothegm pays homage to the pressure of…
Watch: Boris Johnson bids backhanded farewell to John Bercow
There is no love lost between John Bercow and Boris Johnson but the Prime Minister managed to bite his tongue…
Is your Halloween costume woke?
Halloween used to be easy. It was a fancy-dress party: you could wear whatever you liked. The idea was to…
Ten seats that could win or lose the election for the Tories
Will the Tories’ election gamble pay off? Or will Boris Johnson follow in the footsteps of his predecessor and regret…
Boris Johnson rallies Tory MPs as Commons backs snap election
The House of Commons has just voted by 438 to 20 for a 12 December election. Given that amendments on extending…
Britain heading for 12 December snap election
Britain is heading for an election on 12 December. MPs are currently voting to confirm the Government’s preferred date for…
A vote for Labour is a vote for anti-Semitism
The December election that now looks inevitable will be, as all elections are, a test. A test of a decade-old…
Why would anyone normal want to be an MP?
Heidi Allen has announced she is standing down at the election, citing the culture of abuse and intimidation in politics…
Can the Tories hold on to their Scottish seats?
The prospect of a Christmas election is one the Scottish Conservatives do not greet with enthusiasm. The party has lost…
Will Boris Johnson get the 2019 election he craves?
By the end of the day tomorrow, we will know if Boris Johnson is going to get the 2019 election…
Stop all the clocks, Baghdadi is dead
Bright eyes, burning like fire Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so…
Seven candidates who could save the Democrats in 2020
Has there ever been a more cack-handed, sloppy bunch of goons than these Democratic candidates? Ancient Joe Biden looks like…
Big Squaw E. Warren speaks with forked tongue
This article is in The Spectator’s November 2019 US edition. Subscribe here. Absent the appearance of a last-minute deus (or dea) ex…
Will this be President Trump’s ‘Osama moment’?
Trump’s presidency is, in many ways, the Obama Undoing Project. Look at the Iran deal, environmental legislation, labour laws, the…
Al-Baghdadi’s death comes at the perfect time for Donald Trump
When President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference later today we can be sure he will be milking, for…
How status seeking leads to bad decision-making
Whenever I use the security lane at an airport, I enjoy watching people retrieving their bags and metallic items when…
For Remainers, Brexit is really about power
At the New Yorker Festival party in mid-October, my astute colleague hardly needed the caution. But you know how at…
SNP and LibDems join forces to pursue 9 December election
The Scottish National Party and Lib Dems have joined forces to attempt to force a general election in early December,…
What is Boris Johnson’s plan?
As Boris Johnson laid out his plan at political Cabinet on Thursday, it quickly became apparent how much of it…
Why I’m fed up with David Attenborough
The other day, I went to be interviewed in the Savoy hotel. Sitting in what the Savoy now calls the…
The pestilence of Brexit and the failure of the political class
The latest confirmation of the sickness evident in British politics these days comes courtesy of political scientists at the universities…
The winners and losers of a Christmas general election
Who will you feel most sorry for in the event of a December election? Election officials who will find many…
Labour is set to deny Boris Johnson a December election
Word tonight is that Labour will whip its MPs to abstain on Monday’s general election vote. Officially, Labour won’t formally…
Boris Johnson calls for December 12 election – will he succeed?
Boris Johnson will make his third attempt to call a general election. In an interview with the BBC, the Prime…
The Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is a doomed and desperate time-buying ploy
Oh no! The walls are closing in again on Trump! We’ve reached a ‘tipping point.’ This time, finally, at last, we…
