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My fight against the police over ‘transphobic’ tweets
The police have no jurisdiction over our thoughts, but that hasn’t stopped them trying recently. Just over a year ago,…
Dawn Butler’s transgender madness
Imagine if a politician went on TV and said ‘The Earth is flat’. Or ‘Man didn’t really land on the…
Sanders and Bloomberg take the American Jewish feud public
You wait decades for a Jewish candidate for the White House, and then two come along at once — like…
The EU is in trouble and Ursula Von der Leyen is the wrong person to rescue it
Ursula von der Leyen was an unloved choice to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission.…
Boris Johnson’s lead Brexit negotiator sets out his red lines
What are the UK’s red lines in the upcoming trade talks with the EU? Although Boris Johnson has said publicly…
What Boris Johnson’s opponents need to know about the PM
Margaret Thatcher famously said of Mikhail Gorbachev “We can do business together”. Clearly she wasn’t endorsing the policies and outlook…
The police are in thrall to Extinction Rebellion in Cambridge
When I read that police were invoking emergency powers at an Extinction Rebellion protest in Cambridge I thought: about time,…
The UN should be ashamed of its anti-Israel boycott list
I knew if we waited long enough, the United Nations would make itself useful. The Office of the High Commissioner…
Joe Biden should do town halls forever
While a successful politician in many ways, Joe Biden’s attempts to become president are marked by quite a severe flaw…
The BBC’s big problem is its obsession with itself
One reason people are disillusioned with the BBC is its obsession with itself. Here is the text of a question…
The coronavirus is China’s biggest test since Tiananmen Square
Over 1,500 Chinese have died from the coronavirus, with tens of millions quarantined in their own homes. President Xi is…
The Spectator becomes the world’s longest-lived current affairs magazine
This weekend The Spectator reaches a truly historic milestone. For forty years, it has been the oldest current-affairs or literary…
Write off Bloomberg’s meme army at your own peril
Michael Bloomberg is everywhere. If you watch a YouTube video, there’s a Bloomberg 2020 ad. If you live in any…
Don’t expect the EU to learn any lessons from Brexit
I have enjoyed my first fortnight back as a civilian after my temporary stint as an MEP. Along with other…
The death of the centre in European politics
Stockholm It’s hard not to feel sorry for Leo Varadkar. He positioned himself as Ireland’s champion and even ended up…
The Democrats are damned if they nominate Sanders. And damned if they don’t
It might be a stretch to compare the ugly-but-not-violent warfare of American politics in 2020 with the explosive politics of…
Sajid Javid’s departure doesn’t matter
Much of the reaction to Sajid Javid’s departure yesterday, alongside the sacking of several other Cabinet ministers, would have you…
Will Boris come to regret his Treasury power grab?
Has Boris Johnson made the first major error of his premiership? Choosing his adviser over his Chancellor could be seen…
Conservative politician forced to apologise for attending conservative conference
Every now and then someone asks me if I have ever thought of becoming a politician. My response tends to…
Boris wants a 2024 election – and wants to start his building boom now
‘The clock is ticking.’ It is surely only a matter of time before Michel Barnier returns to his notorious catchphrase…
Boris has tightened his iron grip on government
This is the LDC reshuffle: loyalty, discipline and competence. Number 10 wants to ensure this government is all singing from the same…
Lisa Nandy is the best of a bad bunch
If Labour had chosen Liz Kendall instead of Jeremy Corbyn in 2015, she’d be prime minister by now. She was…
Reports of the death of the Biden campaign have been greatly exaggerated
Joe Biden has blown it. His era is over. The obsequies for his campaign are pouring in. Michael Hirsh in Foreign…
Is Trump scared of Crazy Bernie?
Manchester, New Hampshire Democrats almost all agree that Donald Trump is ruining America and must be removed from the White…
The Pope rebuffs his liberal supporters by rejecting married priests
Pope Francis today issued his official response to October’s ‘Amazon Synod’, which discussed a plan to ordain married men in…
