Emily Thornberry is the one to watch in Labour’s leadership election
Watch out for Emily Thornberry. She has sneaked through to the next round of the Labour leadership contest because of…
What’s your worst Christmas song?
Just to sour the festive mood a little, I thought I’d ask what are your least favourite Christmas songs and…
Diane Abbott to Donald Trump: Christmas messages from the great and the good
Diane Abbott I spent the entire day searching for those familiar traditional Christmas delicacies which all kids adore – but…
Let’s make David Lammy Labour’s next leader
It is a little over four years since The Spectator journalist Toby Young joined the Labour party for three quid…
A response to my critics
I’m not on Twitter so haven’t seen any of the fury and outrage over my piece in this week’s Spectator.…
When Brexit is done, this is the party to vote for
We may still be small, but we have better speakers at our conferences than the major parties. At the Social…
Who was the dad who confronted Boris Johnson?
The BBC PM programme today led on Boris Johnson’s discomfort when confronted by members of the public while out on…
In solidarity with Owen Jones
Much as the appalling Shami Chakrabarti has insisted, I stand ‘in solidarity’ with Owen Jones and hope he makes a…
Beech’s sentence is an overreaction – the real blame lies elsewhere
I don’t blame Harvey Proctor for having scant sympathy for his ludicrous accuser, Carl Beech. I think it’s entirely right…
Does J***e C***l O***s understand irony?
The following tweet comes from a very talented US author: ‘The irony that in T***p Dark Age with its public…
On Iran and oil tankers
I’m glad the Foreign Secretary thinks it ‘unacceptable’ of Iran to have seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Straits…
In defence of Matthew Parris
A perfectly sensible observation from Matthew Parris has incurred the wrath of his colleagues on the Times. Speaking of Trump’s…
The complaints are piling up at the BBC after my Newsnight appearance
For those of you who were not watching, if you have the time, take a look at the interview I…
On the standard of political debate
Just received this update from the Brexit Party: ‘Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage threw down a challenge to Tory leader-elect Boris Johnson:…
How to save the Tory party
How do you feel about the standard of political debate in this country? I ask this question at the very…
What the Peterborough debacle says about the LibDems
I see that the Lib Dems were also involved in trying to put up a joint candidate with the Greens,…
A crafty apple
Overheard on the eastbound Jubilee Line train today at about 1620. Two blokes, sitting next to each other, apparently friends.…
Why Conservatives can’t survive in government
I had mixed feelings about the sacking of Roger Scruton from the government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, following comments…
My least favourite countries in the world
Every year during Easter Week I draw up a chart of my least favourite countries and distribute the list to…
Tory Brexiteers were wrong not to back May’s useless deal
Amongst the wrath we should pour upon our elected politicians – yes, especially the Tory Remainers and Labour’s bereft and…
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