Alex Massie 
The government's attitude to Romania and Bulgaria is contemptible - Spectator Blogs
Pity the staff at the British embassy in Bucharest. Only last month they were cheerfully banging the drum for Great Britain, telling Romanians what a swell country this rain-soaked archipelago… Continue reading
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The Unbearable Self-Pity of Britain's Rich and Privileged - Spectator Blogs
Is there anything more pathetic, more risible than rich and privileged Britons whining that their cadre fails to receive a fair shake in the matter of admissions to this country’s… Continue reading
52 CommentsFrank Keating, 1937-2013 - Spectator Blogs
A while back a friend remarked that a piece I’d written – on cricket probably though, perhaps, darts – was “worthy of Frank Keating”. I can’t say if the compliment… Continue reading
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Scottish Tories: It's Time To Man Up - Spectator Blogs
Ruth Davidson became leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party in large part because she was the candidate favoured by the party establishment. Where Murdo Fraser suggested – rather… Continue reading
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Worthwhile Canadian Immigration Initiative - Spectator Blogs
Reihan Salam highlights the latest pro-immigration move by Stephen Harper’s Canadian government: Canada is looking to poach Silicon Valley’s intrepid foreign up-and-comers as it launches a “first of its kind… Continue reading
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Mr Obama, Tear Down This Offal Wall - Spectator Blogs
It is not often that I find myself agreeing with Sarah Palin. But the erstwhile Governor of Alaska and hockey-mom-in-chief had a point when she asked how all that hopey-changey… Continue reading
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Cameron’s EU referendum pledge makes winning the Battle for Britain more difficult
At the risk of seeming parochial, I’d suggest that David Cameron’s long-awaited Europe speech and his endorsement of an In or Out referendum has implications and consequences for another referendum… Continue reading
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If Barack Obama is an isolationist then isolationism no longer has any meaning - Spectator Blogs
Con Coughlin suggests Barack Obama has “given up” fighting al-Qaeda which, frankly, is a curious assessment given the ongoing drone war (and other operations) in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Roger Kimball,… Continue reading
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Israel Votes and Hope Loses - Spectator Blogs
Today’s Israeli election does not, it is fair to say, take place in at a moment of supreme hope in the Middle East. Quite the contrary. This is an election… Continue reading
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Talk of a leadership challenge to David Cameron is reckless self-indulgence - Spectator Blogs
For reasons I do not wholly understand, Labour partisans appear reasonably pleased with Ed Miliband. Liberal Democrats may not be especially gruntled with Nicholas Clegg but they do appear to… Continue reading
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Barack Obama's inauguration speech makes the case for Bigger Government - Spectator Blogs
I never quite know what to think about the whole Presidential inauguration thing. One the one hand there is always something stirring about being reminded of the sheer scale of… Continue reading
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Correction of the Year - Spectator Blogs
Courtesy of Time magazine: This article has been changed. An earlier version stated that Oxford University accepted “only one black Caribbean student” in 2009, when in fact the university accepted… Continue reading
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Hillary Clinton 2016? If she wants it, then yes. - Spectator Blogs
Yes, yes, yes, speculating about the 2016 Presidential election before Barack Obama has even begun his second term is a silly business. But so what? Silly things can be fun… Continue reading
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Barack Obama's Gun Control Measures: Harmless but Ineffective - Spectator Blogs
Barack Obama’s response to the horror of Sandy Hook was entirely predictable, largely unobjectionable and most unlikely to make much of a difference to very much at all. Politics as… Continue reading
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No Country for Green Men - Spectator Blogs
This week’s Think Scotland column takes a gander, just for once, at the Scottish Green party. Patrick Harvie’s party is in favour of Scottish independence for reasons that, frankly, seem… Continue reading
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Who cares about HMV? Shopping has never been better. - Spectator Blogs
How many people presently lamenting the demise of HMV (at least in its current incarnation) actually spent any money there these past, say, five years? Not too many, I suspect.… Continue reading
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David Cameron's Europe "Strategy" is Going to Fail - Spectator Blogs
This is unfortunate, not least because the Prime Minister is a greater realist than many of his erstwhile supporters. They, too often, seem to be another bunch of Bourbons. They… Continue reading
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Housing: the south's difficulty is the north's opportunity - Spectator Blogs
Three cheers for Isabel’s post on the difficulties Nick Boles faces in pushing through his plans to make is slightly easier to build houses in Britain. I would add only… Continue reading
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EU Shocker: The United States agrees with the British Government! - Spectator Blogs
Good grief. Are we supposed to be surprised that senior officials at the US State Department take the view that Britain should, all things considered, remain a member of the… Continue reading
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Barack Obama & Chuck Hagel: The Era of Big Foreign Policy is Over
Republicans objecting to Chuck Hagel’s nomination to serve as the new US Defense Secretary have only themselves to blame. Having run Susan Rice out of the running to succeed Hillary… Continue reading
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