The new plan for the Tory leadership contest
At last there is white smoke in the negotiations over the rules for the Tory leadership contest. On Monday, the…
Did Kamala Harris just snub Barack Obama?
Kamala Harris just delivered her first public remarks since the Democratic ticket fell apart over the weekend. But this was…
How has Yvette Cooper started as home secretary?
Labour are now making daily pronouncements on the latest policy area where the last government left things in a worse…
Keir Starmer has just made his first misstep as Prime Minister
In dodging calls from his party to remove the two-child cap, Sir Keir Starmer is making one of his first…
Biden and Nixon: presidential history is repeating itself
One of the advantages of not having been born yesterday is the ability to recognize certain trends of the news…
Trump will change the (energy) world
The film VICE traces the rise of Dick Cheney to the position of US Vice President under the administration of…
Green leader’s embarrassing U-turn over Biden remarks
Dear oh dear. With all that’s happening in the US Democratic party just now, one might have thought it would…
Kamala expresses gratitude for Biden in first speech since he dropped out
The Democratic Party’s dynamic new favorite for president, Vice President Kamala Harris, told the nation she was “deeply grateful” for…
Hate speech or censorship? Queensland to give more power to activists
What began as a worthy goal to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace has been hijacked by activists seeking to…
How much trouble will the benefit cap row cause Starmer?
If you wanted an idea of where the noisiest opposition to Keir Starmer’s government will come, the list of amendments…
Starmer needs more than money to solve his Northern Ireland problem
Keir Starmer has been in office for less than three weeks, but his government has spent an unusually large amount…
Can Labour afford inflation-busting pay rises for teachers and NHS staff?
Well, that didn’t last long. Having preached to us about fiscal responsibility and ‘securonomics’, Chancellor Rachel Reeves appears to be…
Is Robert Jenrick in cahoots with Kemi Badenoch?
Back to Westminster and the looming Tory leadership contest. No one has officially announced their candidacy yet, but the rumour…
The CrowdStrike crash was an act of God
CrowdStrike. What a name. It sounds, doesn’t it, like exactly what it’s meant to prevent? And a cloudstrike, in the…
Why the punishment fits the ‘crime’ for Japan’s smoking gymnast
Japan’s Olympics have got off to the worst possible start. The captain of their women’s gymnastics team Shoko Miyata has…
Why can’t French progressives be more civil?
There was a muted reaction among the French political class to the attempt on Donald’s Trump’s life. Keir Starmer sent…
Can anything stop Kamala Harris?
‘There are two things that are important in American politics,’ said Mark Hanna. ‘The first is money and I can’t…
Joe Biden’s legacy is one of failure
He resisted as they tried to force him away. He showed his defiance. Then, after a struggle, he gave in…
Peter Dutton must take a stand against the eSafety Commission
A new video of a talk by eSafety csar Julie Inman Grant is circulating on social media, revealing what many…
Presidential puppets: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are finished
‘Inevitability’ – it should be the word for the week. It was inevitable that a tech crash would cripple our…
Joe Biden’s presidency in Spectator covers
Over the past four years, Joe Biden has featured on 18 covers of The Spectator. They range from the upbeat…
Republicans shouldn’t underestimate Kamala Harris
Joe Biden has bowed to the inevitable in withdrawing from the presidential race and endorsing his Vice President, Kamala Harris.…
Biden ushers in more uncertainty by stepping aside
It’s odd how things that have been widely predicted and even widely anticipated can nevertheless occur with an emotional thunderclap. I…
Does Kamala Harris poll better against Donald Trump?
Kamala Harris seems overwhelmingly likely to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, having been given the blessing of both…
