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France’s bid to tame the German giant
Why does president Macron want European debt mutualisation? Why has France become the spokesman for the ‘southern states’ on a…
The chasm between the UK and EU’s Brexit positions
David Frost briefed the Cabinet yesterday on the state of the Brexit negotiations and he has now issued a very…
Could having a cold protect against Covid?
Could having a common cold protect you against Covid-19? The intriguing prospect has been raised by a team from the…
Britain must back Australia in its fight against China
China is a bully and the sooner the West understands that, the sooner we can begin to push back. Beijing…
How the Labour party ran out of ideas
After losing the leadership contest in April, the left of the Labour Party regrouped. Organising as part of old factions…
Elon Musk slays California’s anti-business beast
After a lengthy battle with public health officials in Alameda County, California, Elon Musk has emerged victorious. Tesla — the…
Germany’s coronavirus protests are a big headache for Merkel
Where Brits have voiced their opposition to the coronavirus lockdown, they’ve mostly done so from their own homes over the…
Covid has exposed the weakness of Whitehall
Britain has long flattered itself that it leads the world in administration. But, as I write in the magazine this week,…
Britain should break the taboo on ‘challenge vaccines’
So far, so good: the Oxford university trials on a potential vaccine for Covid-19 is reported to be going well.…
Is the R number a flawed measure?
Boris Johnson’s address on Sunday was always going to be challenging. The effects of Covid-19 – in terms of its…
Will coronavirus change the way we talk about death?
Every generation has an event that defines it. For my father, it was the Second World War. For his father,…
Oil on troubled waters: the US-Saudi alliance is crumbling
Donald Trump said in October 2018 that the Saudi royal family ‘wouldn’t last two weeks’ without American military support. Last…
Biden busted? Dems and the media circle the wagons over Flynn unmasking
Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell dropped a massive bombshell in the counter-investigation on Russiagate, which President Trump has…
When money dies
This article is in The Spectator’s May 2020 US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. ‘Money for Nothing’ is more than just…
Cuomo’s COVID carnage
Have we reached peak Cuomo? I think that the climacteric came when the media was aflutter with rumors that the…
Boris’s sloppy PMQs performance is becoming a problem
A former prime minister once told me that PMQs in the Commons is an event that can only be enjoyed…
How to save our nightlife after coronavirus
The one certainty about crisis is that it makes bad situations worse. Anyone working in restaurants, pubs, cafes and clubs…
Why Japan doesn’t clap for its key workers
There has certainly been no shortage of praise for the NHS over recent weeks, and the speed at which the…
Let’s use this crisis to tackle Britain’s woeful skills shortage
Training. What a turn-off. The very word casts a shadow over the page. That is partly because it has become…
Has coronavirus killed the Democrats’ healthcare referendum?
Late last December, Democrats were heading into the homestretch of their presidential primary optimistic that although they faced an internal…
Newsflash: Trump insults everyone
Want to know the worst kept secret in America? Every time President Trump and the White House Press Corps do…
Cut! Weekend news shows give Barr and Pompeo the chop
The communications teams at the State Department and Department of Justice spent the past couple of days trying to correct…
Can we trust Covid modelling? More evidence from Sweden
At last we’re getting a debate about Covid-19 modelling. When people finally got to look under the hood of the…
Why Benjamin Netanyahu has outlasted all his political rivals
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a coalition agreement, after a year of uncertainty and three elections, to create…
Who will be Joe Biden’s co-president?
Joe Biden needs a co-president. Not just a running mate, not just a potential vice president, but someone who will…
