World
Diversity, nepo-babies and The Spectator
It’s a bit of a late entry for phrase of the year, but the term ‘nepo babies’ has captured attention…
Could the West have done more to help Russia?
At New Year 1992, the USSR ceased to exist and Russia and the other Soviet republics became independent states. Western…
The Recruit might be the worst show on Netflix
The Top Gun series received generous support from the US Navy because it was such an effective recruitment tool. I…
The Raj revision: why historians are thinking again about British rule in India
Is there anything good to be said of British rule over India? The verdict of many politicians, museum curators, TV…
The Twitter Files reveal an unholy alliance
With the recent release of the “Twitter Files,” we’ve learned what so many of us already knew. Or I should…
Putin’s unholy alliance and the sins of the Russian Orthodox church
Travel the length and breadth of Russia – as you could fairly easily before the outbreak of war last February…
The King has inherited his mother’s sense of duty
For the first King’s speech since 1951, the King might have been forgiven for striking a downbeat note in his…
In praise of the Church of England
The Church of England, like all churches, has always struggled with the tension between the affirmation or assimilation of culture,…
Christmas after our darkest hour (1940)
Below is The Spectator’s leading article from Christmas 1940, which you can find on our fully-digitised archive. We have reached…
A Winston Churchill Christmas
On Christmas Eve 1941, in Washington on a diplomatic mission to organize the support of Britain’s American allies in the…
Qatargate has exposed the staggering hypocrisy of the European left
Ravenna, Italy Everyone in Britain has focused on what the Qatargate corruption scandal reveals about the European Union – but not…
China is obscuring the scale of its Covid wave
One University of Hong Kong model has forecast that there could be up to a million Covid deaths in China over the…
Christmas in Ukraine and the ghosts of conflicts past
In Ukrainian, the name for Christmas is Ridztvo (Різдво), meaning ‘Nativity’. The Russian equivalent, used by one in three citizens in Ukraine,…
In defence of Scrooge
There is no Christmas story like A Christmas Carol, and few seasonal characters as iconic as Ebenezer Scrooge; the ‘clutching,…
India’s war on Christians
Christmas is usually Nayomi Gracy’s favourite time of year. But this year, Gracy is feeling more fearful than cheerful. Right-wing Hindu…
Qatargate and the dubious moral authority of NGOs
The Qatargate scandal haunting the European Union is not merely about corrupt politicians and officials. The deplorable role of a non-governmental organisation is at the heart…
Is Christmas really a pagan festival?
It’s as much a part of the season now as baubles, tinsel and the Christmas Number One: those articles, blogs…
Is King Charles safe?
The news that his security experts are conducting an urgent review of the King’s safety during his expected traditional Christmas…
The liberal-conservative tug of war for the GOP
For the last thirty years, the Republican Party has been a battleground between two competing ideologies. One of these is…
American ambivalence towards Ukraine only emboldens Putin
Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress on Wednesday seems to have upset some in the Republican party. Four representatives refused to…
Brexit regrets? Britain has a few
A creeping sense of Bregret is taking hold in Britain. A majority of Brits now say that the vote for…
Life is hard for Bethlehem’s Christians
O Little Town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie: except the place is, in fact, buzzing in the…
Last Christmas in Russia
What a difference 12 months makes. Last year, at the Ikea in Rostov-on-Don, South Russia, I splashed out on some…
What Christianity teaches us about the transgender wars
It’s Christmas – again. For old timers like me, the familiarity of this time of year can blunt the strangeness…
Democrats and Republicans agree… on wasting taxpayer dollars
Who says Democrats and Republicans can’t find common ground? According to the Senate’s recent approval of the $1.7 trillion omnibus…
