Hague brings the house down at Oxford
To Oxford, where William Hague was today admitted as the university’s 160th chancellor. In an hour-long ceremony, the onetime Tory…
Women won’t easily forget Scottish Labour’s gender turnaround
For the last fortnight, the employment tribunal brought by nurse Sandie Peggie against NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton has…
Could Zelensky have made a deal to stop the war?
Is there any truth to Donald Trump’s extraordinary and, to many, highly offensive comments apparently blaming Volodymir Zelensky for starting…
Climate groups wage war on ARC
Dear oh dear. The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference almost got through its entire meet-up without much interference from…
Labour has until Easter to stop prisons running out of space
There are just over a thousand men’s prison places left in the UK out of a total of 88,618 total.…
Read: Oliver Anthony’s speech at ARC
The below is an edited version of Oliver Anthony’s speech to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) on Wednesday, 19…
Is X still worth £38 billion? Elon Musk thinks so
When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, his many critics gleefully predicted a catastrophe. We were told that everyone would…
Which female minister did Sunak call ‘effing useless’?
There’s only one book which all of Westminster is talking about. Traditionally, the post of Chief Whip has been filled…
Why is Tom Hanks mocking Trump supporters?
We have long become accustomed to actors holding and sharing their progressive political views. So when David Tennant opened the…
Reform makes more gains in Scotland
Well, well, well. As Nigel Farage’s Reform party continues to poll well across the UK, north of the border the…
Why is Birmingham council spending £14.5 million on taxis?
We’re less than a week into the Spectator Project Against Frivolous Funding, and Spaff has already shone a light on…
The BBC’s Gaza documentary omitted something astonishing
The BBC’s documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone at first glance seemed to offer a raw and intimate portrayal of life…
Trump is making sure that Zelensky is re-elected
Ukrainians don’t like it when foreign leaders tell them what to do – whether they are Vladimir Putin or Donald…
Could Jeff Bezos face jail under Labour’s knife reforms?
It’s a gaffe day with Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour lot and now the spotlight is on policing minister Diana Johnson.…
Inflation rises to 3% – should we panic?
Prices are rising. Inflation rose to 3 per cent in the twelve months leading up to January, up from 2.5…
Are 3.1 million Brits really too sick to work?
Is it any wonder that the economy is struggling in spite of an apparently booming jobs market, with employers finding…
Trump’s support for Taiwan has infuriated Beijing
They were only six words on a website, but they helped maintain Beijing’s fiction that Taiwan is part of its…
What Labour can learn from the glory days of British Rail
The Department for Transport has just launched an eight-week consultation to determine the shape of its much-vaunted Great British Railways…
Can the British army stretch to peace-keeping in Ukraine?
It has been a traumatic week for Europe’s political and military leaders. Last Wednesday, without warning, US President Donald Trump…
Why Iran wanted to arrest two British ‘spies’
A British couple detained in Iran has been charged with espionage, according to the Iranian judiciary news agency. Craig and Lindsay…
Donald Trump succeeded where John Howard failed
Former Prime Minister John Howard is widely loved by the loyal Blue Ribbon conservative base – even those who swell…
The confusing sex lives of Gen Z
What do Hollywood bonkbusters Bridget Jones: Mad About a Boy, Baby Girl, and Lonely Planet have in common? The middle-aged…
Does it matter if Rachel Reeves fibbed on her CV?
Rachel Reeves is in the headlines again, for all the wrong reasons. The Chancellor’s entry in Who’s Who lists her…
The crypto crash haunting Javier Milei
When Javier Milei took power in Argentina there was one group whose ears pricked up with interest: the global crypto…
A Trump and Musk love-in on Hannity
When your fiercest loyalists are accusing your government of being taken over by Elon Musk, who they brand a “parasitic…
