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Trump vs the Pope: Rowan Williams on America's 'demonic' political climate
Trump vs the Pope: Rowan Williams on America's 'demonic' political climate

The Pope is 'WEAK on crime and terrible on foreign policy' – this was the verdict of the President of the United States this week, as he appeared to …

2 months, 1 week ago

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Is Britain losing its sense of fairness?
Is Britain losing its sense of fairness?

Has Britain become a freeloader’s paradise, asks the Spectator’s economics editor Michael Simmons in our cover piece this week. Michael analyses ‘the…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Is politics becoming more religious? With Tom Holland & Jonathan Sumption
Is politics becoming more religious? With Tom Holland & Jonathan Sumption

Is British politics becoming more religious? Madeline Grant certainly thinks so, arguing – in the Spectator’s cover article – that the next election …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Does British politics have a problem with the 'omnicause'?
Does British politics have a problem with the 'omnicause'?

It is undoubtable that – under the leadership of Zack Polanski – the Green Party have soared to new heights. Having won their first parliamentary by-…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Does Nigel Farage really want to be Prime Minister?
Does Nigel Farage really want to be Prime Minister?

Nigel Farage is a shark – hell bent on devouring Britain's political class, as illustrated with the Spectator's cover story this week, co-authored by…

3 months ago

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America's Iran gamble – why the Royals could be Britain's Trump card
America's Iran gamble – why the Royals could be Britain's Trump card

As oil prices rise, the Spectator’s cover story this week – written by deputy editor Freddy Gray – wonders if Trump’s gamble has backfired, and Opera…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Iran: Why Trump's ultimate target in this war is China – with Maurice Glasman
Iran: Why Trump's ultimate target in this war is China – with Maurice Glasman

As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, what is Trump’s game plan? The Spectator’s cover piece this week, by Geoffrey Cain, argues that Trump’s…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Is Labour too close to the City – with Lionel Shriver & Robert Hardman
Is Labour too close to the City – with Lionel Shriver & Robert Hardman

Britain’s banks have a hold over Rachel Reeves, declares Michael Simmons in the Spectator’s cover piece this week. Almost two decades on from the 200…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Britain is not ready for war – and Labour isn’t doing enough
Britain is not ready for war – and Labour isn’t doing enough

Britain is defenceless, declares the Spectator's cover piece this week. From the size of the armed forces to protection against cyber warfare, the go…

4 months ago

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Labour turns on Starmer – inside the collapse, with Guto Harri, Tim Shipman & Toby Young
Labour turns on Starmer – inside the collapse, with Guto Harri, Tim Shipman & Toby Young

‘Authority is like virginity. Once it’s gone, it’s gone’ – that's just one of the damning quotes about Keir Starmer that Tim Shipman has extracted fr…

4 months, 1 week ago

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