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Has Humza Yousaf achieved anything in his first 100 days?
Perhaps Humza Yousaf’s greatest achievement in his first 100 days as First Minister is that he has survived them. Since succeeding…
Humza Yousaf’s first 100 days
Today marks Humza Yousaf’s 100 days as First Minister, yet not even that has gone right: the nationalist leader has…
Keir and Khan clash on Ulez
Ding, ding, ding! That sound you can hear is two monumental egos colliding in a bit of vintage Labour politicking.…
Starmer’s right to roam pledge puts the Tories in a bind
Keir Starmer has come up with a good policy for once. He is promising to offer a Scottish-style right to roam…
Two days in Johannesburg: the city with a heart of gold
Sunrise in Johannesburg, blazing a brighter red than I can recall seeing before. The orb seems unnaturally huge; burning my…
Cabinet Office forced to hand over Boris WhatsApp messages
It’s more bad news for the government today. The High Court has this afternoon ordered ministers to release Boris Johnson’s…
Humza Yousaf’s leadership isn’t dead yet
If you just ignore the opinion polls, Humza Yousaf’s first 100 days as First Minister have been an unqualified disaster.…
Watch: protestors disrupt Starmer speech
Hold a major sporting, political or national event these days and chances are you’re going to be disrupted by a…
Mermaids’ loss is a victory for a free society
This morning’s news that the LGB Alliance has won its case to retain its charitable status is a victory and…
Starmer commits to oracy classes for children
Keir Starmer is giving another speech on one of his five missions (remember them?) today. The Labour leader has a…
Chris Pincher’s suspension spells more trouble for Rishi Sunak
Chris Pincher should be suspended as an MP for eight weeks following allegations he groped two people at the Carlton…
Who really helped end the French riots?
It wasn’t president Macron who brought six days of rioting in France to an end, nor the brave bands of…
The myth of Brexit-broken Britain
With inflation rampant, growth stagnant, government disintegrating, and nothing working – so I’d read, all due to Brexit, naturally –…
A better way to go to college: at sea
I have been pondering ways to rescue young Americans from the trouble and often the waste of the four-year undergraduate…
Spectator summer party 2023, in pictures
It’s 75 years today since the NHS was founded. So what better way for Westminster’s elite to mark the occasion…
Who left their cocaine at the White House?
After party at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? The New York Post reported Tuesday morning that a substance found in the White…
The SNP Westminster group’s civil war continues
All is not well among the SNP’s Westminster group and this time, it’s not Mhairi Black causing them trouble. Leader…
Happy birthday NHS. Here’s why you’re not feeling too good
Today is the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service. There is very little to celebrate. Waiting lists are at…
Biden’s ‘Orwellian’ social media crackdown
Joe Biden cannot be trusted to protect the American people’s freedom of speech. He needs to be restrained, by law,…
The Dartmoor prison hostage taking could have been far worse
Taking my son for a walk yesterday, we passed HMP Dartmoor, where I served as a prison governor. Unknown to…
Is Labour really a credible government-in-waiting?
How long do you give it before Labour abandon their promise of golden hellos for new teachers? Shadow education secretary Bridget…
The EU is heading for a clash with Poland over immigration
Failing to tackle immigration isn’t only a problem for Rishi Sunak. The European Union is also struggling to deal with…
Andy Murray and the unstoppable rise of the sporting bores
When I was a girl, sportsmen were amiable dolts. If they were old-school, they liked blokes and beer; if switched-on,…
France’s riots have left the country more divided than ever
There is a myth of France, specifically of its banlieues, that has been frequently repeated in recent days. Descriptions of…
What makes Joe Biden think Ursula Von Der Leyen is fit to run Nato?
Steerpike hates to brag, but you heard it here first. The Telegraph is now reporting that Joe Biden, having glock-blocked…
