Proud to be British
Sunder Katwala, of Indian-Irish heritage, analyses the whiteness of the Remain vote, seeing Britain’s pro-European movement as a case of cosmopolitanism without diversity
Secrets of the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
Anne L. Murphy provides a vivid picture of clients, clerks and couriers, pay and perks, cases of fraud and incompetence and the underappreciated threat of fire and violence
An unstable world
Adapted from interviews with a trainer from Iowa, Scanlan’s novel is a disturbing portrait of violence and squalor behind the scenes at racing stables
Literary fun and games
Academic jargon, back-scratching and literary scandals were all ripe for treatment in the long-running N.B. by J.C. column – now available in a glorious miscellany
Where there’s a will…
Determined sceptics will always find reasons to cast doubt on Shakespeare’s authorship, but who cares in the end, Emma Smith wonders
Revealed: first Republican presidential debate requirements
The Republican National Committee today confirmed the criteria for presidential candidates to qualify for their first primary debate, which will…
The resilience of the populist ‘strongman’
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a presidential election runoff last Sunday, extending his rule into a third decade. Erdogan,…
The redemption of reputation
Scandal-hit celebrities Johnny Depp and Martha Stewart have coincidentally – yet decisively – proved my working PR theory (of several…
Ageing Senate reveals frail US republic
The late Christopher Hitchens improved on Gore Vidal’s phrasing, citing the ‘bright autumn of my senescence’ in a 1994 book…
Ukrainians are worried about the state of their bomb shelters
Russia fired more than 576 missiles and drones against Ukraine last month; Kyiv was shelled two days in three. Ukrainian…
Watch: Australians mock UK trade deal
Huzzah! The momentous day has arrived at last: finally Britain can reap the Brexit benefits and enjoy some delicious free-trade…
Who is Pride really for?
Towards the end of the first century AD, the Emperor Domitian rebranded the month of October as ‘Domitianus’. It will…
The problem with calculating climate-related excess deaths
Another week, another extravagant claim for climatic doom goes unchallenged. Speaking on the Today programme on Wednesday morning, Dale Vince…
The sinister side of making ‘misgendering’ a disciplinary offence
Should ‘misgendering’ someone be a disciplinary offence? One Oxford college seems to think so. Yesterday, Regent’s Park College posted a…
The rise of the independent watchmakers
Over the last four years, one of the biggest trends in watch collecting has been the rise of the “independents”…
Abolishing inheritance tax would be a mistake for the Tories
Liz Truss’ fallen star has been rising again of late (at least a few degrees above the horizon) as gilt…
Does Donald Trump have anything new to offer?
It’s no secret that I’m not a personal fan of former president Donald Trump – but through the years I…
Trans ideology and the triumph of feelings over fact
Most people who have been following the controversy over Kathleen Stock’s speech at the Oxford Union, and who have been…
Sunak’s absurd decision to sue the Covid inquiry judge
Thursday evening saw the extraordinary sight of a government suing a highly respected retired judge from our Court of Appeal,…
Macron has a point about Russian war crimes
French President Emmanuel Macron tends to rock the boat whenever he opens his mouth, saying hard truths that many of…
Watch: Biden falls over (again) at Air Force graduation
President Biden continues to project strength ahead of the 2024 election — by tumbling on stage at the US Air…
Double Shot Ep4: Eric Abetz on the ABC’s Coronation shame
This week, Eric Abetz takes the ABC to task over the shameful coverage of the Coronation and asks whether we…
Spectator TV Australia: Rachael Wong speaks on the madness of anti-women propaganda
Episode 5: Why can’t the Minister for Women define a woman? And why has biological gender suddenly become a form…
Senators condemn Woke ESG regional bank closures
Australian LNP Senator, Matt Canavan has condemned the closure of regional banks kowtowing to Environmental Social Governance (ESG). Responding to…
Las Vegas’s Mob Museum revels in the city’s gritty past
A generation or two is usually enough time for a family whose fortune may have been built upon a crime…
