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The comedy genius of Zarah Sultana
As both of the great Spectator writers Madeline Grant and Gareth Roberts have pointed out here recently, the element of…
How to live gracefully in a ‘granny annexe’
There comes a time in every Boomer Granny’s life when she must consider the ‘granny annexe’ as a viable demesne. For Sarah Ferguson, that time has…
The strange history of one-armed vs one-legged cricket
A sheet metal worker from Shropshire who lost a leg below the knee in a tractor accident when he was…
Has Reform peaked?
The week ends as it began, with Keir Starmer outlining plans to curb child poverty, news that Rachel Reeves won’t…
Watch: Zack Polanski’s bizarre migration remarks
To BBC Question Time, where the leader of the Green party made a rather interesting intervention on migration last night.…
Why shouldn’t Trump deport Prince Harry?
There are many things Americans admire about Britain – Shakespeare, Churchill and parliamentary democracy (on a good day). Above all,…
Inside the world of Reform’s mystery money man
Nigel Farage keeps eclectic company. Reform is not a party of slick spin doctors or career politicians. Instead, it is…
Keir Starmer says ending child poverty is Labour’s ‘moral mission’
Tackling child poverty is this government’s ‘moral mission’, Keir Starmer insisted today. The Prime Minister has unveiled plans that he…
Farage: Corbyn and Sultana should ask me for tips
To Reform’s Nigel Farage, who managed to dominate headlines today after he took a pop at the Beeb on Thursday…
Boycotting Israel could kill Eurovision
What exactly is the point of Eurovision? It can’t be about the music. Britain, the nation that gifted the world…
Milo Yiannopoulos holds forth on the origins of homosexuality
Are we becoming “faggotized?” According to Milo Yiannopoulos “everything has gone gay” – food, music, fashion, showbiz and – significantly…
There’s nothing equal about Russia’s relationship with India
Vladimir Putin lands in Delhi, steps off the plane and instantly gets what he came for: the pictures. The handshake…
The evil of the grooming gangs is finally being exposed
It has now been six weeks since the inquiry into ‘Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse’ fell into chaos. Over…
David Lammy is wrong about Brexit and the EU
David Lammy believes Britain should rejoin the EU customs union to boost economic growth. In an interview on Thursday, the…
Why GPs are reluctant about online booking
‘Moaning Minnies’ is how the Health Secretary Wes Streeting has described GPs opposing his rollout of online appointment booking. Originally,…
Fifa’s great World Cup rip-off has gone too far
Today’s World Cup draw in Washington, presided over by Fifa president Gianni Infantino with best buddie president Donald Trump at…
Ukraine’s war on the Russian language is a mistake
Kyiv has stripped the Russian language of its protection under Europe’s Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Culture warriors at home and abroad have hailed…
Why can’t Bridget Phillipson admit she’s wrong about free schools?
Back when the free school policy was in its infancy, the general secretary of Britain’s largest headteacher union described them…
Trump’s peace process pageantry
The US Institute of Peace was taken over by DoGE in January and now appears to have undergone a makeover…
Halle Berry vs. Erika Kirk
Journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin’s DealBook summit, sponsored by the New York Times, made a lot of news yesterday, though it…
There is one impressive thing about Keir Starmer’s government
I am going to shock Spectator readers and say something in praise of the government. There is one area where…
Trump is running out of tricks to prop up the American economy
President Donald Trump dozed off during his cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Who could blame him? Listening to Secretary of State…
Liz Truss launches ‘The Liz Truss show’
Ping! An email lands in Mr Steerpike’s inbox. An exciting new project launches tomorrow. Liz Truss is starting her own…
Who knew that King Charles could be funny?
Describing the royal family as ‘funny’ is not, perhaps, the first thing that comes to mind when talking about the…
The sinister rise of facial-recognition Britain
Britain has long been one of the most surveilled democracies in the world. But under Starmer’s government, things are about…
