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Can the Czech Republic challenge Europe’s vaccine orthodoxy?
The Omicron wave has left European counties standing at a crossroads this year. Despite the relative mildness of Omicron compared…
How bad are the polls for Boris Johnson?
It’s no secret that the polls do not look good for the Prime Minister at the moment. The most recent…
Germany’s diplomatic game doesn’t make sense
Amidst the heavy criticism of Germany’s lack of commitment in the Ukraine crisis, the German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock argued…
Zemmour, Marion Maréchal and the union of the French Right
The news that the highly influential third-generation member of the Le Pen family, Marion Maréchal, will not be backing her…
China’s censors have already won
The Chinese Communist Party regime has always been censorious. Its so-called ‘Great Firewall’ means that Facebook, Twitter and Google are…
The Tories have abandoned the young
Tories who tried to convince Number 10 and Number 11 to delay the hike in National Insurance have had their…
The real reason Boris is unfit to be prime minister
Three years ago, imagine that you had wanted to write a film script about a prime minister and his travails.…
The year left-wing ideas came home to roost
2022 is proving to be the year in which progressives’ genius ideas come home to roost. Instituting far-left policies in…
The power of black conservatives
Black conservatism is a particular form of conservative politics. As a movement, it’s American, with strengthening echoes in the UK,…
The EHRC is right about the trans conversion therapy ban
Before I saw the statement, ‘It is with sadness and deep regret that LGBT Foundation is severing all ties with…
Why Neil Young’s Spotify boycott is a mistake
When Neil Young issued his threat to Spotify – get rid of Joe Rogan’s podcast or remove my music from…
5,000 helmets and Germany’s dark history in Ukraine
If anyone produces a ‘history in 100 objects’ for the first half of the 21st century, one of those objects…
Eric Zemmour isn’t to blame for France’s anti-Semitism crisis
Emmanuel Macron sees anti-Semitism everywhere except where it really lurks. Earlier this month his government accused protesters opposed to the…
Could this kitty swing the midterms for the Demo-cats?
President Biden must not be feline optimistic about his paltry poll numbers, particularly after his landmark Build Back Better Act…
Does Keir Starmer really want Boris Johnson to step down?
It’s time for Boris Johnson to go, says Keir Starmer. Angela Rayner agrees: ‘Fundamentally the British public are starting to see that…
Why the Met’s partygate redaction makes legal sense
Having said just days ago that they had no objection to Sue Gray’s report being published, the Met have now…
How long can the SNP ignore Scotland’s looming fiscal timebomb?
A new report from Holyrood’s finance and public administration committee is unusually blunt in its assessment. But is the SNP…
Has Cressida bailed out Boris?
‘Wait for Sue Gray’ was the ministerial mantra last week. And wait, we all have, as the days have ticked…
The Met calls for the redaction of Sue Gray’s report
After a week of speculation about the release of Sue Gray’s report into partygate, its publication has now been complicated…
The dangerous alliance between Russia and China
The growing alliance between Russia and China is something we shouldn’t lose sleep over, their long history of mutual suspicion…
Ukraine isn’t the West
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis. Just 90 miles from the American mainland, the attempt…
Read: Tucker Carlson on Ukraine, ethno-nationalism and M&Ms
This week, Tucker Carlson spoke to Freddy Gray on the latest episode of Spectator TV. You can watch their conversation…
Prince Andrew’s high-risk sex case strategy could easily backfire
Prince Andrew isn’t known for his shy and retiring nature. That much has been clear, at least, from the saga of…
Asking about male inmates in women’s jails isn’t transphobic
One of the joys of living through a period of cultural revolution is watching all the new moralities arrive and…
Playboy’s shameless bid to distance itself from Hugh Hefner
‘Get woke, go broke’ is the rule that explains the collapse of so many powerful institutions which profess social justice…
