The painful truth about Gareth Southgate’s England
Football, so they say, is a results business – except when it comes to Gareth Southgate, the England manager. In…
Why North Korea hates Alan Titchmarsh’s jeans
Alan Titchmarsh presumably did not expect to see his programme Garden Secrets, filmed in 2010, air on North Korean state television this…
The UAE bid for The Spectator is over
In the end, it was watertight. A new law has been just voted through the Lords banning foreign governments from…
I’ve done very well, says Rishi Sunak at select committee grilling
Normally when a select committee hearing or interview is described as ‘wide-ranging’, it’s because a lot was said, but none…
The art of ugliness
All art is political, said Orwell. To say otherwise is a political statement. In a time of mass society and…
The era of informed consent is over
In a significant blow to patient autonomy, informed consent has been quietly revoked just 77 years after it was codified…
How can we avoid another Batley Grammar blasphemy row?
Dame Sara Khan, the government’s adviser on social cohesion, has produced a powerful and brave report with some stark findings…
Mass migration and state ‘Voices’ fuel distrust in democracy
Opinion polls from around the world show an accelerating decline in trust in democracy. In a recent American poll, only…
The Youth Parliament makes children of us all
When the British Youth Council (BYC) announced last week its imminent closure, people went near-hysterical, declaring it ‘devastating’ news and…
Ad-free media? There is no ad-free media…
Commercial media promotes goods, services, functions, and political messages for those prepared to pay for these services. The government-owned ABC…
The British farmers’ tractor protest may just be the start
As you tuck into a leg of roast lamb this Bank Holiday weekend, consider how religious festivals are a boon…
Carbon Pawprints: North Korea has gone to the dogs, and so have environmentalists
In 2020, the dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, ordered the confiscation of dogs owned by those living in the…
Valdo Calocane didn’t get away with murder
On Monday, the HM Crown Prosecution Inspectorate (HMCPSI) released a report on the CPS’s actions in the case of Valdo…
Week in 60 Minutes S2E8: The Age of Conspiracy and rise of the militant unions… Professor David Flint, Nick Hossack, Stuart Ballantyne
Albanese’s rule has had a nasty side effect … the resurrection of the militant union movement. Between a powerful collective…
Watch: Stephen Colbert grovels for Kate joke
Oh dear. In his never-ending quest to prove that he’s almost as funny as Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert has tripped…
Why the WHO’s pandemic planning poses a threat to Britain
The fall-out from Covid continues. Its latest manifestations on the international stage are a draft pandemic preparedness treaty, soon to…
You’re not being paranoid: smart meters are out to get you
If anyone was still in doubt as to why the government is keen to press ‘smart’ meters onto us, those…
Scotland’s pound shop Stasi
The Scottish government’s illiberal Hate Crime and Public Order Act isn’t even being enforced yet and already Police Scotland are…
The Waspi women won’t be compensated any time soon
If the ‘Waspi women’ (women against state pension inequality) were hoping that last week’s ombudsman report into the maladministration of…
Europe must tighten its borders to combat the Islamist threat
Europe is on a state of high alert after Friday’s Islamist attack in Moscow that left 137 concertgoers dead. France…
Trump’s legal troubles are paving his way to the White House
The Trump 2024 campaign’s fundraising email operations went into overdrive last weekend. ‘Dems threaten to seize Trump Tower,’ screamed one call…
Was Russia right to torture the Moscow attackers?
The court appearance of the four men accused by Russia of carrying out the Moscow massacre of 137 innocent concert…
The Moscow terror attack is Putin’s 9/11
The Crocus City Hall attack blindsided Putin’s vast security state. Employing nearly a million policemen, 340,000 national guards and over…
Let’s kick ‘racial justice’ out of the Church of England
Holy Week is the most important part of the year for many Christians, but it will come as little surprise…
Health insurers experiment with nine-day fortnights
It is reported that health insurer BUPA is ‘trialling’ a nine-day fortnight for its staff, meaning it is looking to…
