Boris Johnson
Zac Goldsmith’s London campaign was a toe-curling embarrassment
Zac Goldsmith’s London campaign was an embarrassment
De Gaulle knew it: Britain does not belong in the EU
‘England in effect is insular, she is maritime, she is linked through her interactions, her markets and her supply lines…
Leave campaigners aren’t being disrespected. They’re being paranoid
There are moments when one wonders whether one is seeing and hearing the same things as others. For me such…
David Cameron is heading for a hollow victory in the EU referendum
‘Nothing except a battle lost can be half as melancholy as a battle won,’ wrote the Duke of Wellington after…
Rachel Johnson’s diary: My brother’s whopping tax return
With hindsight maybe it was silly for me to bleat, ‘As everyone knows, the Johnsons are neither posh nor rich’…
Who is the Tories’ ‘Stop Boris’ candidate?
Most MPs greet the parliamentary recess with a sense of relief. But Conservatives are welcoming this Easter break like the…
Why I feel compelled to defend Boris
I got Boris Johnson into trouble once, without meaning to. The two of us had been driven hither and thither…
George Osborne can still see off Boris Johnson. Here's how
When George Osborne last stood up to deliver a budget, he had reached his post-election apotheosis. His economic (and political)…
Portrait of the week
Home An official analysis by the Cabinet Office said that if Britain left the EU it would lead to a…
Spectator letters: What might have been for young Boris and Dave
What might have been Sir: Harry Mount points out that Boris Johnson is two years older than David Cameron (Diary,…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, having continued talks through the night in Brussels, announced that he had achieved a ‘special status’ for…
Boris and Dave’s schoolboy rivalry is journalistic wishful thinking
The Prime Minister is pretty angry with Boris. But the idea that they’ve competed with each other since school is…
The City’s real players may be voting ‘out’ in the EU referendum
‘The City is in no doubt that staying in Europe is the only way ahead,’ declared Mark Boleat for the…
Inside the Tories' EU dogfight
The Brexit campaign has only just started to demonstrate its strength
David Cameron is presenting all the wrong arguments for staying in the EU
It is normally in the final, frantic days of a campaign that a multitude of dubious claims are made. But…
This London mayoral race will feature something new: boredom
London, 2012. It’s Olympic year, and east London is sprouting anew, and our city feels like the capital of the…
Sadiq Khan: I will defeat Zac. The only question is how I do it
Sadiq Khan is fighting the mayoral battle his way, but he’s still very much on the left
Zac Goldsmith: the London race will be tough for me – and the Conservative Party
Zac Goldsmith explains how he will sell himself to a city that’s now solidly Labour
'This will take longer than I’d thought' - an interview with David Cameron
An interview with the Prime Minister
Only blockbusters can film in London now
I’ve spent much of the autumn and winter shooting my new TV series for BBC1. New Blood looks at the…
Dear Mary solves problems for Nicky Haslam, Nigel Slater, Professor Mary Beard and others
From Nicky Haslam Q. Being considered something of a guru on the subject of things common, can you advise me…
Labour’s failure and Lady Colin Campbell’s popularity point to one thing: the politics of envy has failed
Last week I put £25 on Lady C to win I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. At 25/1,…
Sorry, but the Bullingdon Club really doesn’t help your career
I’m getting a lot of abuse on Twitter for saying that having been a member of the Bullingdon is more…
Is Theresa May gearing up to lead the EU No campaign?
Who is the most politically interesting member of David Cameron’s cabinet? There’s a good case to be made for Michael…
Boris Johnson’s diary: Amid the China hype, remember Japan
Frankly I don’t know why the British media made such a big fat fuss last week when I accidentally flattened…
