Madrid’s violent tactics will only push Catalans towards independence
In October 1936, on the anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of the New World, a ceremony was held at Salamanca University,…
Who’s afraid of a ‘hard’ Brexit?
Pull yourselves together, you wusses. It’s a minor readjustment of our tariff arrangements we’re talking about, not an epidemic or…
The six best reasons for Brexit
We’re closing 2016 by republishing our ten most-read articles of the year. Here’s No. 8: Daniel Hannan’s piece from June,…
President Islam Karimov: ‘He may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch’
Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan from 1990 – 2016, died yesterday following a stroke. Here’s what Daniel Hannan wrote about him…
Daniel Hannan: Brexit will be a gentle process
This is the transcript of speech delivered by Daniel Hannan during the Spectator’s second Brexit debate. Full coverage of the…
David Cameron will secure all of his EU reforms — because they will alter nothing
I have no doubt that David Cameron will secure 100 per cent of his stated aims vis-à-vis the EU. The…
Cameron could win in 2015 if he took EU withdrawal seriously … but he won’t
Imagine if David Cameron actually meant it. Imagine if he really did follow through with his implied threat to campaign…
Budget 2009: Darling is interested in headlines, not economic recovery
The figures have now become literally unimaginable. Britain will borrow £175 billion this year, £173 billion the year after—a higher total in…