Glastonbury wouldn’t survive under a Corbyn government
Only Jeremy Corbyn could speak at Glastonbury and think he was addressing the oppressed proletariat. Glastonbury, he said, while introducing…
Labour and the Lib Dems are as much to blame as the Tories for Grenfell Tower
I haven’t been in Camden this afternoon, so I can’t vouch for there being no marches of activists holding banners…
Theresa May’s problem is that she is far too British for her own good
While I was rummaging through data on what Treasury officials had spent on their credit cards, back in George Osborne’s…
Trying to turn Grenfell Tower into a morality tale about the rich and poor stinks
Who would want to be a political leader in the wake of a disaster such as that of Grenfell Tower?…
Are conservatives a bunch of neanderthals? Some on the left seem to think so
How tragic that the country – and indeed the world – is being dragged rightwards by a bunch of Neanderthal…
Philip Hammond’s Brexit plan is the worst of all worlds
Had last week’s expected landslide actually occurred Philip Hammond would by now be working on his memoirs. Instead, he is…
Let’s stop blaming Brexit for higher inflation
No time has been lost in blaming Brexit for today’s rise in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) to 2.9 per cent.…
It’s delusional to claim the election result was a vote against Brexit
How deliciously tempting it must be to do as the Times and FT has done today, along with many others…
George Osborne must bitterly regret quitting politics
I am no psychologist but I don’t think you have to be one to appreciate that there is some turmoil…
Corbyn has stirred the youth vote in a way that even Blair could not
We don’t yet have an age breakdown of who voted on Thursday, but from the rise in turnout it seems…
There’s only one solution: a coalition between the two parties
How utterly, utterly miserable it could be for a minority Conservative government. They can forget their lacklustre, un-costed manifesto now.…
Is Jeremy Corbyn really out to help the poor?
Is Jeremy Corbyn really out to help the poor – or just to entice the middle classes into his big…
‘Can Britain’s digital economy be a global leader?’
Recently, The Spectator held a roundtable discussion on the digital economy, featuring Matt Hancock, minister for digital and culture, Garrett…
Jeremy Corbyn now finds the IRA question easy to answer
A week ago, in the immediate aftermath of the Manchester bombing, it would have been impossible to imagine that Jeremy…
Jeremy Corbyn’s speech is a trap for the Tories
The most dangerous thing about Jeremy Corbyn’s speech today, blaming terror attacks in Britain on wars we have fought abroad,…
Your enemy’s enemy isn’t always your friend when it comes to refugees
For those who argue that Britain should blindly accept refugees, the family history of Salman Abedi must make somewhat uncomfortable…
There’s a fairer way of funding social care. Here’s how
So, the Conservatives have capitulated. After days of facing negative headlines about the ‘dementia tax’ Theresa May has given in…
How business-friendly would Theresa May’s government be?
When the main opposition party is proposing to jack up corporation tax from 19 per cent to 26 per cent…
Earn less than £85,000? You might be better off under Corbyn
Recent elections have followed the same format: the Conservatives positioning themselves as the party of low taxes while Labour feels…
Labour’s manifesto steals from the rich – and gives it back to the wealthy
The consequence of last week’s leak of a draft Labour manifesto is that all eyes today have fallen on what…
Team Theresa’s concept of ‘workers’ is seriously outdated
I can understand why Theresa May should want to toy with the idea of having ‘workers’ representatives on board’. As…
Losing here: Why have the Lib Dems stalled in the polls?
Theresa May’s return to Downing Street on the morning of 9 June will surprise no-one, but there is one thing…
The government has some big questions to answer over the NHS cyber-attack
Are there any words which have such an affinity as ‘NHS’, ‘IT’ and ‘cock-up’? Older readers might remember how the…
Labour’s manifesto is a fiscal fantasy land – but the Tories would be wrong to ignore it
Labour’s leaked manifesto is, predictably enough, a fiscal fantasy land with lots of spending pledges and rather few tax rises…
Wiping the record book clean is no way to tackle cheating in sport
What does it say about today’s athletes that the men’s triple jump record hasn’t been broken since 1995, the long…
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