In digital ID we trust?
Earlier this month, the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Stuart Robert, released an exposure draft of…
Six things we learnt from the Budget
Another big fiscal event for Rishi Sunak today, as he delivered his Budget and the details of a three-year spending…
The faux feminism of the orgasm gap
Feminists use ‘The Orgasm Gap’ as an excuse to dump on men. For those of you who may not know…
France is too Catholic to forgive Britain for Brexit
Former Chancellor Nigel Lawson famously said that the National Health Service is the nearest thing we British have to a…
Climate and Covid: the fact checks we had to have
There is no relationship between lockdowns and virus control (eg, 35 studies reported in December 2020, in American Institute for Economic…
Biden’s fright night in Virginia
Cockburn lost a game of darts with Amber Athey at the weekend, so he got the distinct pleasure of trekking…
Liz Cheney, pioneer girl
Cowboy State Daily reports that Liz Cheney’s House campaign has so far hauled in $5 million in donations this year, some millions more than in Cheney’s previous…
Now it really is Dictator Dan
Let’s be clear. Daniel Andrews needs more power. If the Victorian dictator had only been given proper dictatorial powers —…
Liberty is a mental illness?
Academics are always lauding their moral superiority over us, but how often do we inspect what they think? They are the…
Responsible Rishi’s Budget balancing act
Rishi Sunak has released photos of his Budget prep, as he prepares to stand up in the House of Commons…
The curious case of Boris and the bishops
Back in July the wedding of Boris and Carrie at Westminster Cathedral prompted Steerpike’s diligent colleague Robert Peston to ask…
Blah, blah, blah – and then you’re broke
Your correspondent is now a climate commentator. Self-identifying is accepted methodology. If you were even half sensible you would stop reading now to go and read Numbers Don’t Lie:…
Dateline Glasgow: how did we get here?
Sitting in an international meeting, one soon become aware that buzzwords and phrases are thrown around in an attempt to convince others…
Is Cambridge university ashamed of Winston Churchill?
When I first started at Churchill College, Cambridge, I was proud that I had joined an institution whose very existence…
Is high inflation back?
Inflation is clearly on the rise worldwide, running at over 5 per cent in the United States and over 3…
Nick Kristof and a tale of two Oregons
It’s a strange thing about the long-serving New York Times opinion writer Nick Kristof, who apparently now wants to be governor of Oregon. The…
Governments and gambling: heads I win, tails you lose
Gambling and games of chance are a curse, even if to some small degree they are necessary. Gambling impoverishes families;…
The Coalition’s climate stand: just like pissing in a wetsuit
Let’s just keep things nice and simple. Now we have the (lack of) details we can safely declare that the…
Macron’s pointless fish war
During the now virtually forgotten cod wars between Iceland and the United Kingdom from 1958 to 1976, the diminutive foreign…
We’ll only be free when we’re back to the Old Normal
There’s been a lot of talk of “Freedom Days” lately, with New South Wales and Victoria emerging from their prolonged,…
Join: The Spectator’s online COP26 summit
The two-week COP26 climate change summit starts this weekend, with 100,000 expected on a protest march in Glasgow. And tomorrow, we…
Zemmour’s xenophobia
The received opinion is that Islam and immigration are Éric Zemmour’s prime targets as his putative presidential campaign gathers pace. But…
Do we want the nanny state tracking our every step?
The best thing that can be said about the government’s latest anti-obesity scheme is that it’s cheap. For now. The…
Saint Jacinda backs a two-tier society
For many so-called liberals, Jacinda Ardern seemed to be the perfect premier. Warm, empathetic, progressive, above all – moderate –…
The illusion of choice
For much of the last year, there has been a notion of ‘choice’ spread throughout society when discussing the COVID-19 vaccine. The…
