Special relationship

America must rediscover statecraft

24 July 2026 9:14 pm

The Prime Ministerial tenure of Andy Burnham was not 24 hours old before the report came that he would allow…

When will we admit that the special relationship does not exist?

2 May 2026 9:00 am

It was to King Charles’s great credit that he refused to fall for the Trump power handshake thing and instead…

King Charles

The King’s speech: disagreement should not become divorce

29 April 2026 6:38 am

The King’s address to Congress was a rare and authoritative statement of national and international interest, delivered from a position…

Can the special relationship survive Trump?

21 March 2026 9:00 am

Since this calamitous Iran war began, there’s been endless talk in Britain about our ‘special relationship’ (often capitalised) with the…

Trump isn’t the greatest threat to the special relationship

7 March 2026 5:12 am

Britain’s refusal to fully back the United States over strikes on Iran has triggered an unusually public transatlantic row. It…

The Ukraine crisis has united the West

15 February 2022 7:38 am

There has been a subtle change of tone from Joe Biden and Boris Johnson about the likelihood of a Russian…

Diary

22 November 2014 9:00 am

Oh God, it’s happened again. Another evening where I’m surrounded by people I know personally or have interviewed, and I…

High life

22 November 2014 9:00 am

To the grand Herrera house on the upper east side of Manhattan for lunch in honour of Lord and Lady…