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Scotland’s new transgender guidance is a safeguarding nightmare
On Thursday, teachers planning residential trips were told that it was just fine for teenagers of the opposite sex to…
Meet the CRT grifters
The American right nominally has the support of half the country, but it is its own persistent self-inflicted curse that…
Sales of The Spectator jump 27 per cent to a new all-time high
When the pandemic struck, we at The Spectator adopted the brace position. Like many publications, we furloughed staff and prepared…
My roots burnt with Greece
On 11 March this year my father passed away from prostate cancer after several weeks in a hospital in central…
The failure of the right
Sometimes things that don’t happen are as important as those that do. In the Sherlock Holmes story Silver Blaze, about…
The problem with Anglo-Gaullism
Enoch Powell was a great admirer of General de Gaulle. That didn’t stop him, at the end of his career,…
Merkelism is here to stay – and that's bad news for German politics
When Angela Merkel leaves office after Bundestag elections next month, she will have forever changed the course of German history.…
How China tried to suppress the lab leak investigation
The lead figure in the World Health Organisation’s work on the origins of Covid-19 has givena remarkable interview to Danish…
Where is our anger about Afghanistan?
This is an age of anger. Social media amplifies rage and exaggerates polarisation. Twitter isn’t Britain, but too many people…
Is there anything ‘new’ or ‘shocking’ about the latest Hunter Biden scandal?
The prodigal son returns without his pants. Hunter Biden, the male heir of the 46th president, was caught hanging brain…
Devolution doesn't work in a crisis
One of the worst features of devolution is the tendency of devocrats to insist on doing their own thing in…
Winning here: the Lib Dems' links with China
Earlier this week Mr S brought you news of the latest interminable row splitting the Lib Dems: what to do about Vince…
The SNP-Green alliance is a victory for the cranks
The SNP’s nationalist outriders, the Scottish Green party, are reported to be within touching distance of agreeing the terms of…
Why progressives have no sense of proportion
Isn’t it odd how progressives constantly emit platitudes like words matter, yet can never resist a chance to indulge in…
Why Biden will not change tack on Afghanistan
Afghanistan will be a stain on the Biden presidency. His decision to continue with a US withdrawal from the country…
Britain’s Covid economic bounce back is less impressive than it seems
The UK economy is rebounding at the fastest rate in Europe, and faster even than the United States: that is…
How do we stop the next David Cameron?
One of the enduring charms of British politics is how slight the pecuniary rewards are for taking up the job…
When will exams get back to normal?
It wouldn’t be credible to say that this year’s A-Levels grades are comparable with 2019’s: almost 45 per cent of entries…
Should locals be allowed to work at British embassies?
It is just short of 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union and suddenly there comes a reminder…
Cambridge XR academic brags after prosecution dropped
Since being formed in May 2018, the eco-warriors of Extinction Rebellion have done their best to endear themselves to commuters across…
Why China’s vaccine diplomacy is running into difficulties
Tear gas and rubber bullets hold off the protestors marching to Government House in Bangkok. They’re looking for Prime Minister…
Curry isn't racist
The latest casualty in the culture wars is an innocent-sounding word: ‘curry’. Apparently it’s inappropriate to use it, and incorrect…
Caitlyn Jenner is trapped in the wrong Twitter account
Caitlyn Jenner’s Twitter account is having an identity crisis. It’s not particularly rare for a political campaign to create fake…
Google's war on home workers was inevitable
Tapping out some code in the back garden. Working on a sales presentation while watching the school sports day. Or…
The strange allure of double agents
John le Carré, the master of British spy stories, may have died last December, aged 89. But the dastardly world…
