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Has Cop 26 already flopped?
‘There is no chance of stopping climate change next week,’ the Prime Minister told me in an interview for ITV…
The New York Times and the art of the Big Lie
Lies come in all shapes and sizes, colors, odors, textures and tastes. Some are only little white lies, but more often the accompanying adjective suggests…
Can Poland and the EU resolve the rule of law crisis?
In recent months the spectre of ‘Polexit’ has been haunting Europe. Poland and the EU have become embroiled in a…
What if wokeness really is the new Christianity?
Have you had a conversation about The Wokeness recently? If you’re anything like me, you’ll have had a few. And…
How drones are transforming modern conflicts
Last week’s announcement that US officials believe Iran was behind the October drone strike on the al-Tanf US base in…
The battle for the soul of the National Trust
Yesterday, at the Trust’s AGM, Restore Trust – the body which wants to stop the dumbing-down and politicisation of the…
The small Welsh village taking on the tree planting industry
The village of Cwrt y Cadno sits in a particularly pretty and unspoiled valley in Carmarthenshire, south west Wales. The…
Tucker Carlson goes full truther
Heavens to Betsy! It seems that Tucker Carlson has gone full truther. Or, if you prefer, disinformer about the tawdry…
Andrew Cuomo deserves more than a single criminal complaint
Ex-governor of New York Andrew Cuomo has been named on a criminal complaint for “forcible touching the sexual or intimate parts for the purpose…
China’s energy crisis
The absence of Xi Jinping from COP26 in Glasgow this weekend should strip away any illusion that China is a…
Did Biden lie about his meeting with the pope?
Pope Francis met with Joe Biden on Friday. It’s always a boost for a world leader to be snapped smiling…
COP kicks off with another eco-quandary
At long last, COP26 is finally here. Tomorrow, the world’s largest eco-jamboree will begin in Glasgow, with some 20,000 to…
Why Boris wins
A couple of years ago at The Spectatorsummer party I realised I was standing close to the British prime minister.…
Emmanuel Macron is a clear and present danger to Britain
Once upon a time, the insolence demonstrated by Emmanuel Macron in his fish war with the United Kingdom would have…
Will the Tories cut taxes before the next election?
The Tory party has reached a fork in the road, I say in the Times today. One path involves sticking…
Why did neo-Nazis patrol the German border?
Just after midnight last Sunday, around 50 vigilantes gathered in east Germany to ‘patrol’ the country’s border with Poland. They…
Britain’s fish fight with France risks triggering a new low in EU relations
Another day, another troubling development in UK/ EU relations. Earlier this week, a British trawler was seized by France and another fined. Now, France’s…
Joe Biden takes his failures on tour
How’s the ice cream in Rome? Joe Biden is about to find out. Word is he is excited about the…
The worst boogier inside the Beltway
Cockburn’s rug-cutting days are behind him. An unfortunate misunderstanding with the wife of an Ecuadorian chargé d’affairs during a Georgetown…
Rishi Sunak’s new age fantasy and the great Tory con
Failure corrupts as much as power does, and when the powerful fail they make others pay for their disappointment. To…
Who should pay for nuclear?
How much longer is the government going to suppress the cost to households of achieving net zero carbon emissions, or try…
Can Beijing buy the Taliban?
China is seeking a grand bargain from the Taliban: eliminate the groups Beijing says are stirring up trouble among its…
The MAGA infiltrator is sad, not brave
Last weekend brought some minor internet drama courtesy of Amanda Moore, a progressive activist who outed herself as having spent the…
Smug vegan Eric Adams phones it in
Crime is the biggest issue in the New York mayor’s race, according to both candidates and the moderators of Tuesday…
Would the real Rishi Sunak please stand up?
It was a tale of two chancellors at today’s high-spending Budget. Rishi Sunak began by embracing the big-state profligacy pursued…
