Immigration
Ali Baba and the 300 hostages: the kidnappers who prey on desperate migrants in Europe’s border badlands
The kidnappers who prey on desperate migrants in Greece’s border badlands
Fraser Nelson’s Diary: Spotting the miscreants at Jeremy Clarke’s drunkenness-themed book launch
‘Hello. I’m lesbian threesome,’ the young lady tells Taki. ‘And I’m Mongolian rampage,’ says the young man beside her. We’re…
Merkel's crisis is Cameron's opportunity
Merkel’s crisis is David Cameron’s opportunity
Shunned, slighted and starving in Sheffield — the Indian immigrants who have become Britain’s untouchables
Novels of such scope and invention are all too rare; unusual, too, are those of real heart, whose characters you…
The subject of immigration has become a means of entrapment
When I founded the American Conservative 13 years ago — the purpose being to shine a light on the neocon…
Jonathan Portes, master of the political correction
Jonathan Portes, master of the political correction
Eritrean migrants face many dangers. Are we one of them?
A few weeks ago someone very dear to me passed on a question about The Spectator, asked them by a…
Like every referendum ever, this EU vote will solve nothing
I suppose, if you could look deep into the mind of somebody who was passionately keen that Britain should leave…
Why Viktor Orban could be David Cameron’s new best friend
Hungary’s Viktor Orban could be the PM’s most influential ally in EU renegotiations. So what does he want – and what can he get?
What Labour needs to do is estrange its awful voters
And so now we have to suffer the epic delusions, temper tantrums and hissy fits of the metro-left. They simply…
After Miliband’s ‘tablet of stone’ stunt, I may just spend election day in the pub
You have the advantage over me. You know the result of the general election, whereas I do not — a…
The ‘start-up cities’ of Ancient Greece
Honduras wants to establish start-up cities to experiment with alternative economic, regulatory, and legal systems. Could this concept help stop…
How Lampedusa copes when the migrant ships come in
Encounters with those who have risked their lives to cross the Mediterranean
Cameron led calls to remove Gaddafi. Why is he silent on Libya's drowning refugees?
One Friday, 28 people were rescued by the Italian coastguard when the boat on which they were fleeing Libya capsized in…
Why are so many men on diets? I blame feminists
According to Jenni Russell, my colleague at the Times, David Cameron has lost 13lb since Christmas, mainly by giving up…
The Conservatives should be the party of immigrants — and here’s how they can be
For a long while, the Conservatives have been puzzled about their lack of popularity among immigrants. In theory, the Conservative…
The perils of planespotting
A dangerous hobby Three men from Greater Manchester were arrested and held in the UAE after being seen writing down…
Why did the House of Lords ever have a rifle range?
Gun lords The House of Lords shooting range is to be turned into a cupboard, having previously survived an attempt…
The benefits of breeding like a rabbit
Why I’m glad to have five children, with a sixth on the way
Archbishop John Sentamu on why politicians are like men arguing at a urinal
Archbishop John Sentamu is not scared to tell off politicians, across the spectrum
The deep instinct that Britain’s immigration debate still ignores
The deep instinct that the immigration debate still ignores
How to fix Britain’s immigration crisis (without leaving Europe)
The crisis is real. And we can solve it without leaving Europe
Left-handed people are stupid (and everyone who worries about immigration is a bigot)
Thoroughly cheering news emerged this week that left-handed people are likely to earn between 10 and 12 per cent less…
The price of seeing Santa (and what it gets you)
Dear Santas A £22.50 a head Christmas theme park in Warwickshire designed by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen closed temporarily for improvements after…
How America’s right wing is becoming a lot more like Britain’s
America’s right wing is becoming a lot more like Britain’s
