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The sugar tax is only a ‘success’ if you ignore the evidence
They say no news is good news, but what to make of old news? Today’s papers (including this front page) feature…
Sir Roger Scruton: 1944-2020
Sir Roger Scruton died today at the age of 75. In an article for the 2019 Christmas issue of The Spectator,…
Why trouble in the Middle East no longer means an oil price hike
Not so long ago, you could judge the stability of the Middle East by looking at the oil price. Now:…
This is the most important election in modern history – it’s time to take sides
Next week, voters will decide the future of the government, of Brexit, and perhaps of the Union. Jeremy Corbyn has…
The case for amnesty: why it’s time to offer citizenship to illegal immigrants
There is an unspoken truth about British life: we have two classes of citizen. The first are those born or…
By royal disappointment: Meghan and Harry’s behaviour is undermining the monarchy
August on Royal Deeside. Soft rain falls without cease on the Caledonian pine forests, it soaks into the ancient peatlands…
With interest rates crashing, Boris is in luck – he can borrow his way out of any Brexit crisis
Is Boris Johnson the luckiest prime minister ever? This week, the Government can borrow money for ten years at 0.48…
There’s another option beyond no deal or May’s deal – and Boris knows it
With Boris Johnson finally in No. 10 we now have a prime minister who says he is committed to Britain…
Full transcript: Boris Johnson grilled by Andrew Neil
AN: Boris Johnson, we’re going to talk a lot about policy, but I first want to talk about you, because…
Boris has to get out of Camberwell
Well! Just when it looked like the only political question anyone would be talking about is the start of the…
The Scruton tapes: an anatomy of a modern hit job
Sometimes a scandal is not just a scandal, but a biopsy of a society. So it is with the assault…
Benedict Cumberbatch on playing my husband, Dominic Cummings
Imagine looking at a photo of a stranger and feeling in response, quite naturally, the sort of happy affection you…
What The Spectator’s 48-year-old intern did next
To anyone who has dreamed of becoming a journalist, the thrill of walking into a national newspaper office never goes…
Christmas quiz – The answers
Weird world 1. Cannabis 2. Che Guevara 3. Tesco 4. Asda 5. Beauty and the Beast 6. Georgia 7. France…
Spot the Classical Music – The answers
1. The Planets (Holst) 2. The Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky) 3. Fingal’s Cave (Mendelssohn) 4. Enigma Variations (Elgar) 5. Choral Symphony…
The joy of Japanese puzzles – The answers
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