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On Brexit, no one quite knows where Boris is taking us
I am not going to lie: I am bored sick with Brexit. Like so many of you, I have become…
You come at the Trump, you best not miss
The third presidential impeachment in US history has now reached the Senate. Like the first two, this one is almost…
Impeachment is now just another bludgeon in the armory of political warfare
A couple of days ago, members of the United States House of Representatives processed with all their accustomed pomp and dignity…
Is Labour heading for another Kinnock moment?
‘You end in the grotesque chaos of a Labour council – a Labour council – hiring taxis to scuttle round…
Let Big Ben bong for Brexit day
Something deeply embarrassing is happening in our country. It is not entirely clear why, but in an act of extreme…
David Attenborough is making the same mistake as Greta Thunberg
It wasn’t so long ago that Sir David Attenborough came across as a calm voice of reason. His much-admired documentaries…
If the impeachment trial is ‘a joke’, who’s having the last laugh?
Yet another dubious figure whom Donald Trump barely knows. This time it’s Lev Parnas, the Michael Cohen of 2020. ‘I…
My evening with the Bernie Bros
The stench of beer and cheap deodorant filled the bar in which the ‘Bernie Bros’ were meeting. The scene looked…
MPs need an alternative career path to just becoming a minister
Parliament feels rather quiet at the moment, and it’s not just because there are no longer constant knife-edge votes on…
Megxit is a diplomatic nightmare
The government has wisely kept away from the Harry and Meghan story so far. Despite that, no one should imagine…
The hunt is on for Putin’s successor
Putin does like to spring a surprise. The first hour or so of his state of the nation address yesterday…
There’s a long way to go before Trump can declare victory in his trade war
There is no shortage of quotes by Donald Trump that his opponents have tried to use against him — few…
Trump must be unsettled by the impeachment developments
So Lev Parnas is now swanning about with Rachel Maddow? It seems that Maddow scored an exclusive interview with Parnas…
In Iowa, Democrats tell farmers no new jobs until Greta Thunberg is happy
We were four minutes in, somewhere on the outskirts of Mideast foreign policy, when the boredom began to take hold.…
Inside the Labour leadership campaigns: who is running the show?
Now that the second phase of the Labour leadership contest is underway, the five candidates are finalising their campaign teams.…
Warren’s dirty trick against Bernie proves she’s the new Hillary
The next time Elizabeth Warren offers you a beer, be sure not to turn your back on her lest she…
Why there won’t be a Scottish independence poll this year
There will be no second referendum on Scottish independence this year. This is certain. And it is not because Boris…
How did I get Meghan so wrong?
I have many fine qualities – but being a good judge of character is not one of them. Put me…
Bernie Sanders is back — and Donald Trump is delighted
Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign looked listless back in October. Sure, the Vermont senator and 2016 Democratic party runner-up still had…
How to run Number 10: An insider’s guide
Gavin Barwell was Theresa May’s chief of staff between 2017 and 2019. He was the MP for Croydon Central between 2010…
What Meghan’s new fans like to ignore
What would it take to convert Afua Hirsch to the cause of capitalism? We now know the answer because the…
The sugar tax is only a ‘success’ if you ignore the evidence
They say no news is good news, but what to make of old news? Today’s papers (including this front page) feature…
Progressives should now admit their outrage about ‘money in politics’ is confected
There’s a funny silence where the complaints about ‘money in politics’ used to be. The latest numbers on amounts spent…
Roger Scruton: A man who seemed bigger than the age
Sir Roger Scruton has died. Diagnosed with cancer last summer, he passed away peacefully on Sunday surrounded by his family.…
Sir Roger Scruton: 1944-2020
Sir Roger Scruton died today at the age of 75. In an article for the 2019 Christmas issue of The Spectator,…
