Falkland Islands
America is not our friend
Imagine, if you will, King Charles in the Deep South. The aesthetics are easy enough: it doesn’t take much to…
Where have all the Normans gone?
Does Britain understand where Javier Milei’s move on the Falklands is heading? It is becoming clearer that, behind the nationalist…
The oil field at the heart of Milei’s Falklands threat
If Andy Burnham were looking for a quick popularity boost, he might decide to order the deployment of a flotilla…
Helen Parr’s intimate portrait of the Parachute Regiment – Our Boys – captures the essence of modern Britain
On the night of 13 June 1982, Dave Parr was hit by shellfire on Wireless Ridge. He was 19, a…
Fantasy on ice
In this exciting new era of Spectator cruises I have been put in mind of a dream event long in…
Indefensible
With the exception of 1983, when Michael Foot promised unilateral nuclear disarmament, defence has played little role in modern election…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, who was cutting up lettuce in his kitchen, told James Landale of the BBC that he would not…













