A woke church is doomed to fail
My church attendance leaves something to be desired and I can’t cite Bible verses for every occasion. Yet for as…
How the Brexit deal demonstrates Boris Johnson’s genius
I have never cared for Boris Johnson as a politician. Despite that, I voted for him twice as London mayor.…
Why Brexiteers should support this deal
When Britain voted on whether to leave the EU or remain within it there were valid arguments on both sides.…
Confessions of a failed royal reporter
Half a lifetime ago, I was, briefly, an occasional royal reporter – and watching The Crown, season four has revived…
The moment the modern world went wrong
Spectator contributors were asked: Which moment from history seems most significant or interesting? Here is Jonathan Sumption’s answer: The Paris…
Why Christmas sends a shiver down my spine
Does Christmas send a shiver down your spine? It should. We seek at this time of year to reclaim the…
Full text: Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal speech
It is four and a half years since the British people voted to take back control of their money, their…
Britain has won the biggest Brexit prize of all
In the end, the fish were only of symbolic importance. Neither does it matter that much what happens to Scottish…
At last: we have a Brexit deal
Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have both confirmed that we have a deal: one with zero tariffs, zero quotas. The…
Christmas raises the most basic political question
A few years ago, around this time of year, I overheard a nice exchange in a charity shop (I was…
Fifteen reasons why Santa is a Communist
It’s that time of the year again to wish readers a very Merry Christmas — whatever circumstances you find yourself…
Is there a Brexit deal?
Tonight we are still waiting for confirmation that a Brexit deal has been done. But the noises coming out of…
Happy Xmas (woke is over)
To mark the end of the year that saw elected politicians of all political stripes impose what retired British top…
Who would want to be Joe Biden’s attorney general?
Whoever Joe Biden picks for attorney general is in a lose-lose situation. Why is that job so hard? At least…
The BBC should be ashamed of its reporting on trans teenagers
This is an article about some difficult, complex subjects: suicide, mental health, support for transgender children. It’s also about something…
Could 30 per cent of Brits have some Covid immunity?
How big is the job of vaccination? The aim is herd immunity, to protect enough people so that the virus…
Palestinian kids in UN-run schools are being taught to hate and kill
Schools being operated by the UN Relief and Works Agency are teaching Palestinian children as young as 6 to hate,…
No deal isn’t what Paris thinks it is
The Brexit waiting continues. The negotiators are still talking but, according to one of those close to the negotiations on…
Celebrate Christmas
Only two sleeps till Christmas and I just cannot wait. I love Christmas. My fifth music album was all Christmas…
Trump supporters never stood a chance
New York There are times, living in this here dump, when I doubt if anyone’s heard of the word magnanimity.…
We must stop militant liberals from politicizing artificial intelligence
What do you do if decisions that used to be made by humans, with all their biases, start being made…
Eddie Izzard and the denigration of women
I’m done with being white. It’s boring. From now on I choose to identify as black and I insist that…
Merry Christmas corona chaos from the Premiers
State Premiers have rushed to support New South Wales in a show of national unity as authorities battle to control…
Why do politicians pretend they can wipe out the Wuhan virus?
Why do politicians so l often make decisions based not on judgement but on computer modelling? This is notwithstanding the telling…
The Coate Report: This must never happen again. Really?
The Spectator Australia is first with the news. We have proved this time and again. Just yesterday, if proof were needed,…
