European Union
Low life
Putting old or contaminated petrol in a car needn’t be catastrophic, but in the Golf’s case it was. With 37,000…
The Spectator’s Notes
At the end of next week, a judge will decide whether the ‘trial of the facts’ can proceed now that…
Exit strategy vs stay-in power
By this time next year Britain will, if the government has its way, have voted on whether or not this…
Portrait of the week
Home Two groups were launched, one in favour of remaining in the European Union and the other in favour of…
Europe’s great game
Merkel’s crisis is David Cameron’s opportunity
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, toured Europe trying to gain support for reforms to favour Britain’s position in the…
The march of the ‘yes’ men
Forty years ago this week, Britain voted to remain part of the European Community. That remains the only direct vote…
Cameron’s EU rollercoaster
We have just had a very insular general election campaign, but the mood at Westminster is now determined by news…
How to fight Ukip
In the 2005 general election this magazine supported the Conservatives, with one exception — we urged voters in Medway not to…
More war for oil
You can’t understand any of the world’s crises without understanding petropolitics
Labour has proved that it speaks for London – and nowhere else
So, now almost all the votes have been counted — except for those in the Islamic Republic of Tower Hamlets, where…
Bad timing
For me, by far the most surprising revelation in Martin Durkin’s documentary Nigel Farage: Who Are You? (Channel 4, Monday)…
Long life
Waitrose in Towcester has closed down for a week to make what it describes as ‘a final few touches’ to…
‘Instant wildlife – just add water’
The ideology that created an unnatural disaster
