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The court of Boris Johnson: the factions competing for approval
How will Boris Johnson govern? With even Jeremy Hunt allies privately braced for defeat in two weeks’ time when the…
Why the Mueller report doth repeat so much
The Mueller report should have been a knockout blow to anti-Trump forces who invested their hopes in the special counsel.…
Boris takes inspiration from The Godfather
When Michael Gove turned on Boris Johnson in the 2016 Tory leadership contest and decided to stand against his former…
The women’s world cup pay gap is nothing to do with sexism
As the Women’s World Cup drew to a close yesterday, the noise around the ground wasn’t just generated by fans…
Could Nigel Farage be the next British Ambassador to the US?
Leaked diplomatic cables are a hoot, aren’t they? The Mail on Sunday’s big scoop shows that Britain’s man in Washington,…
A Halloween no-deal Brexit is no longer a scary prospect
Project Fear is back after a seasonal break. Far from resolving anything, Theresa May’s decision to delay Brexit back in…
Labour’s losing its old heartlands. Backing Remain could make things worse
A moderate, halfway-competent Labour party could crush the Tories. But given that Labour members are Corbynite in inclination, what are…
Boris Johnson must remember: In victory, magnanimity
With the ballot papers out, the next few days will be crucial in the Tory leadership election. As I say…
Why governments should spend big on tech
I was talking to a large Silicon Valley video-conferencing firm the other day. ‘Just for interest,’ I asked, ‘what would…
Why I’m sick of Pride
Anyone else sick of the Pride flag? It’s everywhere. It flutters from virtually every building in central London. Town halls…
What’s really going on in Hong Kong?
If you believe the American and British media, the people of Hong Kong have launched a democratic revolution and are…
Biden and Trump converge on the middle ground
Are both Donald Trump and Joe Biden going to run to the center? Yesterday Trump delivered a fairly anodyne speech…
Billy Connolly and the death of free speech
I hope readers will forgive me for returning to a subject I addressed here recently. It was a reflection on the…
Boris vs Hunt: a voter’s guide
Voting is finally underway in the Tory leadership contest. So should Britain’s next prime minister be Boris Johnson or Jeremy…
Where is the Democrat who can take on Trump?
I have plenty of shamefaced company in having rashly predicted, as pundits are warned never to do, that Donald Trump…
How the first world war inspired the EU
Christopher Booker has died at the age of 81. In 2014, he wrote in The Spectator about how the first…
Trump’s ‘Salute to America’ is the perfect fusion of capitalism and patriotism
The Washington, DC city council is having none of it. ‘Tanks, but no tanks’, it tweeted at Donald Trump. Trump…
Is Joe Biden the Democrat’s Jeb Bush?
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when Joe Biden was the man to beat in the race to…
Some women have penises. If you won’t sleep with them you’re transphobic
I’m bored with writing about politicians and Brexit so this is an article about genitals instead. Feel free to make…
Why Boris Johnson’s team fear the tide is moving against him
William Hague is not noted for agonies of self-doubt. But the former Tory leader’s judgement, in his Telegraph column on…
The Sussexes’ complete lack of self-awareness
There’s no stopping the Sussexes, is there? Right after they get up everyone’s nose by saying their son’s christening is…
Vice President Tucker Carlson?
Will President Trump switch up his ticket in 2020? The Wall Street Journal editorial page, bastion of the establishment right, certainly hopes…
The Tory leadership contest is entering its most important week
Although there’s three weeks until the next Tory leader is announced, the contest is entering what is the most important…
Portland Antifa are the real fascists
If you were ever in any doubt that so-called anti-fascists are, in fact, fascists, take a look at this picture…
Why GATT won’t break the Brexit deadlock
There has been a lot of talk about how Article XXIV of GATT can provide an alternative to the Withdrawal…
