Brexit
Go fish
Britain’s strange aversion to seafood
The chasm between the UK and EU’s Brexit positions
David Frost briefed the Cabinet yesterday on the state of the Brexit negotiations and he has now issued a very…
The radical history of The Spectator
A newspaper – it would be more than 100 years before it became a magazine – calling itself a spectator…
Biden is the American Boris
We all know which American politician Boris Johnson is supposed to most closely resemble. Comparisons between the prime minister and…
The shape of the future
Could the Covid crisis be an economic opportunity for Brexit Britain?
Our Easter lamb reveals the miracle of free trade
Easter is heavily associated with lamb. The paschal lamb’s sacrifice is a gift to all but that is not the…
A Brexit delay could last longer than you think
Here’s something Brexiteers might want to keep an eye on. While the country’s attention is welded to the Tesco delivery…
A test of trust
We are in a make-or-break moment for trust, not just in this government but in the British state itself. The…
Revealed: Michel Barnier and France’s Brexit stitch-up
The glaring difference between the EU and British negotiating goals has been brought into plain sight. In readiness for the…
Back to basics
How British science can flourish after Brexit
Britain must fight the EU’s nanny state urges
The UK government has given the EU a Brexit deadline of four months. No. 10 is threatening to walk away from the negotiating table…
Le crunch
Two irreconcilable versions of Brexit are about to collide
Completely unhinged
Faced with Marina Lewycka’s new novel, it’s tempting to say that The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid…
Are we heading for a no-deal Brexit in January 2021?
There is a recurring and important phrase in the 36-page document published this morning setting out “the UK’s approach to…
Trade talks between the UK and the EU are heading for a blow-up
‘The reality is the talks will blow up shortly’. As I say in the Sun this morning, this is the…
Despite Brexit
After the vote for Brexit, it was often said that our departure from the EU was most likely to harm…
The Brexit reshuffle
One of the Tories’ tactical successes has been to push Brexit down the news agenda. But even if it no…
The big Brexit challenge still facing the Tories
Since the election, Brexit has fallen down the news agenda. But getting this country ready for the end of the…
The EU is in trouble and Ursula Von der Leyen is the wrong person to rescue it
Ursula von der Leyen was an unloved choice to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission.…
Boris Johnson’s lead Brexit negotiator sets out his red lines
What are the UK’s red lines in the upcoming trade talks with the EU? Although Boris Johnson has said publicly…
Don’t expect the EU to learn any lessons from Brexit
I have enjoyed my first fortnight back as a civilian after my temporary stint as an MEP. Along with other…
Boris and the ticking clocks
‘The clock is ticking.’ It is surely only a matter of time before Michel Barnier returns to his notorious catchphrase…
Family matters
History will record Leopoldstadt as Tom Stoppard’s Schindler’s List. His brilliant tragic-comic play opens in the Jewish quarter of Vienna…
Sajid Javid’s departure doesn’t matter
Much of the reaction to Sajid Javid’s departure yesterday, alongside the sacking of several other Cabinet ministers, would have you…
Boris wants a 2024 election – and wants to start his building boom now
‘The clock is ticking.’ It is surely only a matter of time before Michel Barnier returns to his notorious catchphrase…
