Constitution

After Trump comes reform

5 February 2026 10:57 pm

America needs Donald Trump, badly. He is the bull in the china shop that every nation needs from time to…

The case against a snap election

6 September 2022 12:32 am

Unless Her Majesty throws us all a curveball, Liz Truss will be the next prime minister. So let’s knock something…

Parliament, not judges, should decide our laws

8 December 2021 2:40 am

The British commentariat has not covered itself in glory in its reaction to Dominic Raab’s proposed reforms to judicial review.…

The Spectator’s notes

7 November 2015 9:00 am

It is good to learn that the current management of the V&A want to reverse their predecessors’ lack of interest…

Long to reign over us

3 January 2015 9:00 am

This year the Queen will become the longest-serving monarch in British history. Her rule defines our era