Full text: Theresa May’s Downing Street statement on Brexit
Yesterday, I was in Salzburg for talks with European leaders. I have always said that these negotiations would be tough…
The Spectator writers’ party, in pictures
It’s the Spectator’s 190th birthday this year and we celebrated with an end-of-summer drinks party in the garden for the…
The rise of Sajid Javid
Since being appointed Home Secretary, Sajid Javid has taken a series of bold and overdue decisions. On immigration, he understood…
The facts about the Venezuelan economy
Contrary to the impression given by Jason Mitchell, Venezuela does not have a socialist economy (‘Maduro’s madness’, 25 August). It…
Britain’s economy is not suffering as much as the doom-mongers insist
This piece first appeared as the leading article in The Spectator. Economies run on confidence — as Franklin D. Roosevelt…
Why Tommy Robinson has been released on bail
Tommy Robinson has been released on bail after he won an appeal against a conviction for contempt of court. Here…
Full text: Liz Truss’s LSE lecture – ‘I want to take a zero-tolerance approach to wasteful spend’
As an economics geek, and a committed free marketer, I’ve always admired the London School of Economics. Despite its left-wing…
Lionel Shriver defends her Spectator column on Radio 4
Mishal Husain: If an agent submits a manuscript by a gay transgender Caribbean who dropped out of school at 7…
Ruth Davidson: Tories are too dour and joyless
This is an edited transcript of Ruth Davidson’s speech at last night’s launch of Onward, a new liberal Conservative think…
What do Gammons really think of gammon-gate?
Controversy raged this week over whether calling an angry, white, right-wing man a ‘gammon’ is racist. The insult is first…
Brexit debate: Andrew Adonis vs Robert Tombs
Robert Tombs, professor of European history at Cambridge University, and Labour peer Andrew Adonis took part in a discussion on the…
Who’s afraid of cryptocurrency? It could be the answer to our ills
Since its inception, cryptocurrency has been regarded as technically fascinating but fundamentally unreliable. Those who invested £10 in Bitcoin eight…
Don’t dismiss cryptocurrencies as the drug dealer’s friend
This is the leading article in this week’s Spectator magazine. Since its inception, cryptocurrency has been regarded as technically fascinating…
Live local elections 2018: Labour falls short in London
The key results from the 2018 local elections: The Tories win Barnet and hold Westminster and Wandsworth, despite predictions Labour…
Theresa May’s Syria strikes statement, full text
Last night British, French and American armed forces conducted co-ordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the Syrian Regime’s chemical weapons…
Viktor Orban and Hungary’s muzzled media
There are several ingredients for a successful democracy: the rule of law, opposition parties working without harassment, and a free…
Where is Artificial Intelligence taking us?
Recently, The Spectator, in association with NatWest, brought together leading entrepreneurs, MPs and technology writers to discuss where Artificial Intelligence…
Theresa May has shown Putin that the West can still unite
After Britain voted to leave the European Union, there was much mistaken talk about how it might also move away…
Theresa May’s Russia response, full text
First, on behalf of the whole House, let me pay tribute once again to the bravery and professionalism of all…
Full text: Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement
The UK was the only major economy to make hundreds of tax and spending changes twice a year. And major…
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