Beware the super-spreaders of coronavirus conspiracy theories
When a new virus is discovered, conspiracy theories often spread faster than the disease. I’ve been following the debate in…
Will Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings be knocked off course by Sir Philip Rutnam’s resignation?
There are a handful of big things to watch out for following Sir Philip Rutnam’s resignation as Home Office Permanent Secretary:…
The media’s clueless coverage of the Biden candidacy
At the time of writing, Joe Biden is on course for an approximately 30 point victory in South Carolina. Not…
Biden’s Pyrrhic victory
Bernie Sanders just lost his first primary of 2020. He’ll lose a few more on Tuesday. But as of now,…
Joe Biden had to win in South Carolina
Joe Biden desperately needed a win in South Carolina. His poor performances in Iowa and New Hampshire, and sub-par showing…
Biden wins the South Carolina puppy bowl
The way our politics has shaped up (up? has it shaped up?), the South Carolina primary is a bit like the puppy…
Boris’s baby – Westminster’s worst kept secret
There’s much speculation (and conspiracy theory) about why Boris Johnson chose today to announce that he’s becoming a father for…
Could coronavirus really trigger the next crash?
It’s a bloodbath in the markets, but by how much could the real, global economy be affected by the coronavirus…
Portrait of the Week
Home The government told Britons returning from 11 quarantined towns in northern Italy to isolate themselves, for fear of spreading…
Diary
I made the mistake of saying I thought insects might help feed the world. They are high-protein, cheap to farm…
Barometer
What a hole The World Health Organisation added processed meats to its list of ‘known’ carcinogens. A few of the…
Brevity goes a long way
The PM is insisting that the briefings he finds in his red box every evening should be, well, brief, and…
Letters
Devolved or decentralised? Sir: Paul Collier (‘Northern lights’, 22 February) conflates what devolution has come to mean, in UK terms, with…
The Spectator’s Notes
The fall from grace of Jean Vanier is truly a sad story. The founder of the L’Arche communities did extraordinary…
Sanders, Trump, and the populist juju
‘Bernie beats Trump! Bernie beats Trump!’ That’s what Bernie Sanders’s fans keep chanting, and they have the polls to prove…
The war the government must win
We will rue the day we all decided bullying was a bad thing. The consequence is that the inept, the…
How Sinn Fein got away with murder
The online world should be credited when it gets something right. And on Twitter an account titled ‘On This Day…
Why did no one believe Johnny Depp?
When it was first reported that Johnny Depp had been hit and pelted with crockery by his slight, blonde then…
Bet like Buffett: the virus scareis a chance to buy cheaper
If anything, stock markets have been slow to respond to the spreading coronavirus outbreak. Stories of Chinese supply interruptions, from…
