migration
A cartoonish look at migration: Europe at the Donmar reviewed
Europe. Big word. Big theme. It was used by David Greig as the title of his 1994 play about frontiers…
Why flee France?
Pitching your tent for weeks on end in the cold and mud, with no power or plumbing. Running in a…
Iran’s boat people — and why they’re coming to Britain
When the migrant crisis started, about three years ago, it was seen as a mainly Syrian affair. Caught in the…
The swallows that herald spring
Sweet lovers, Shakespeare reminds us, love the spring. How can they not? All that wonderfully wanton colour, all that sensual…
The new age of the refugee
After years of estrangement in a foreign land, what can immigrants expect to find on their return home? The remembered…
300 signatures can be wrong. How about 2 million?
Name check 306 business people signed a letter to the Daily Telegraph saying that Britain would be better off outside…
Why Britain (and Europe) depends on migrants
This is perhaps not the best moment in history to extol migrants from the developing world or Eastern Europe, but…
Britain’s determination to kill itself makes my blood boil
Gstaad The locals here in the beautiful Saanen valley are split over the migrant crisis. Switzerland does not belong…
Could a change of body language make a difference to American policing?
One of the most shocking items of recent news has been the bald statistic that the number of people shot…
Angela Merkel will survive – but will the soul of post-war Germany?
As Angela Merkel approaches her tenth anniversary in power, Germans are talking about a possible Kanzlerinnendämmerung — a ‘twilight of…
Merkel’s grandstanding on Syrian refugees will lead to many more deaths at sea
Of all the irresponsible decisions taken in recent years by European politicians, few will cause as much human misery as…
Cameron’s talking to the wrong Libyan government. He should call my old driver
When I covered Libya’s revolution in 2011, I had a driver named Mashallah. Mashallah was a decent and stoical man…
Mykonos has turned into hell (I still blame Jackie Kennedy)
The wind is maddening and constant, and gets stronger as the sun falls below the horizon. The streets are lined…
If you really want to help refugees, look beyond the Mediterranean
For all its difficulties, Europe is prosperous and safe: one of the best places on Earth. Many other societies have…
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…
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
Lampedusa The young hang about in packs or speed around town, two to a scooter. Old women group together on…
I got a call from Jeremy Hunt about health tourism — but he still doesn't get it
On Monday morning, Jeremy Hunt’s diary secretary rang me to arrange a time for me to speak to the Secretary…
Portrait of the week
Home Having recalled Parliament to debate British military action over Syria, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, found the government defeated,…
Migration Hotspots, by Tim Harris - review
Consider for a moment the plight of the willow warbler. Russian birds of this species fly between eastern Siberia and…
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