Immigration
Pedant’s revolt
Jonathan Portes, master of the political correction
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…
Does anyone really expect the EU referendum to resolve anything?
I suppose, if you could look deep into the mind of somebody who was passionately keen that Britain should leave…
Cameron’s friend in Brussels
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?
Labour must 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…
Miliband’s tablet of stone may cost him my vote
You have the advantage over me. You know the result of the general election, whereas I do not — a…
Start-up culture in Ancient Greece
Honduras wants to establish start-up cities to experiment with alternative economic, regulatory, and legal systems. Could this concept help stop…
The people from the sea
Encounters with those who have risked their lives to cross the Mediterranean
A deadly silence
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 dieting? I blame feminism
According to Jenni Russell, my colleague at the Times, David Cameron has lost 13lb since Christmas, mainly by giving up…
Migrant muddle
For a long while, the Conservatives have been puzzled about their lack of popularity among immigrants. In theory, the Conservative…
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A dangerous hobby Three men from Greater Manchester were arrested and held in the UAE after being seen writing down…
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Gun lords The House of Lords shooting range is to be turned into a cupboard, having previously survived an attempt…
The joy of six
Why I’m glad to have five children, with a sixth on the way
The big loud voice
Archbishop John Sentamu is not scared to tell off politicians, across the spectrum
Lost soul
The deep instinct that the immigration debate still ignores
A new deal on immigration
The crisis is real. And we can solve it without leaving Europe
A story of vile, stupid lefties – and dodgy statistics
Thoroughly cheering news emerged this week that left-handed people are likely to earn between 10 and 12 per cent less…
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Dear Santas A £22.50 a head Christmas theme park in Warwickshire designed by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen closed temporarily for improvements after…
After the Tea Party
America’s right wing is becoming a lot more like Britain’s
Everything is merde
Graham Robb on the book currently taking France by storm
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States of criminality A 90-year-old Florida man feeding the homeless was arrested under a Fort Lauderdale law which makes it…
You shouldn’t watch Dapper Laughs. But you really shouldn’t let the likes of me stop you
As you’ll know by now, I’m big on thinking the right things. Should a thought strike me that m’colleague Rod…
No safe haven
Britain’s appalling record on refugees is a moral failure, and national disgrace
Let the right ones in
It is the easiest thing in the world to say who should come to Britain and why. But if there…
