Is this the beginning of the end for Humza Yousaf?: The end of the power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens could spell disaster for First Minister Humza ...
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Kemi and Gove’s Cabinet clash on Rwanda: When the Rwanda Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons just before Christmas, there was a revolt on the ...
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Quick Glance: British Law on Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
- The new British deportation law aims to curb illegal migration and secure the reelection of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
- However, experts doubt the effectiveness of the law in stopping illegal migration to the UK.
- Rishi Sunak is under significant pressure due to political challenges in the election year, including inflation and healthcare issues.
- The Rwanda law intends to deport migrants without valid papers to Rwanda, although the efficacy of the law is being questioned.
Meta’s AI investment plan has backfired on Zuckerberg: Zuckerberg outlined his ambitions to invest heavily in AI. The result? In after-hours trading ...
spectator.co.uk/article/metas-ai-investment-plan-has-backfired-on-zuckerberg/
Was the London horse rampage avoidable?: Five horses from the Household Cavalry bolted during a rehearsal, having been frightened by noisy builders near ...
spectator.co.uk/article/was-the-london-horse-rampage-avoidable/
Now even GB News viewers prefer Starmer: Oh dear. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is no stranger to poor poll outcomes – but a new survey may cut a little closer to ...
spectator.co.uk/article/now-even-gb-news-viewers-prefer-starmer/
Humza Yousaf faces no confidence vote: If last week wasn’t bad enough for hapless Humza Yousaf, this week has brought him even more turbulence ...
spectator.co.uk/article/watch-scottish-tories-to-lodge-no-confidence-vote-in-humza-yousaf/
Why didn’t the Tories nationalise the railways?: The Conservatives can crow all they like about the benefits of privatisation – and make whatever claims they ...
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Where does ‘stuff’ come from?: Pelham, the hero of the novel of the same name (which came out in 1828, the first year of The Spectator’s existence) ...
spectator.co.uk/article/where-does-stuff-come-from/
It rarely pays to be ahead of your time: Following the release of the Cass report deprecating NHS ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors as reliant on rubbish ...
spectator.co.uk/article/it-rarely-pays-to-be-ahead-of-your-time/
Why won’t Chris Packham have a real debate on climate?: On Sunday, the BBC did something unusual. It invited Luke Johnson, a climate contrarian ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-wont-chris-packham-have-a-real-debate-on-climate/
Why is the BBC censuring Kenneth Clark’s ‘Civilisation’?: The clue to Civilisation’s success lies in its subtitle: A Personal View. Clark did not aim to be ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-is-the-bbc-censuring-kenneth-clarks-civilisation/
The case for Churchillian drinking: Churchill. No disrespect to Andrew Roberts’s more recent work, but I set out to look up a point about drink in Roy Jenkins’s ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-case-for-churchillian-drinking/
Children could die because of Greenpeace’s Golden Rice activism: First, a word of warning. If you donate money to Greenpeace, you might think you’re helping save ...
spectator.co.uk/article/children-could-die-because-of-greenpeaces-golden-rice-activism/
Why the EU is raiding Chinese companies: The target of Wednesday’s dawn raid has been on the radar of western security services for some time ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-the-eu-is-raiding-chinese-companies/
The struggle to book my wedding in Ireland: ‘How does anyone young and stupid manage to get married?’ I kept shouting at the builder boyfriend as I pummelled the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-struggle-to-book-my-wedding-in-ireland/
Forget Eton. This Mumbai team should play Harrow at Lord’s: The first thing I do is turn my watch upside down. India is five-and-a-half hours ahead of the UK ...
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Daniel Dennett’s last interview: ‘AI could signal the end of human civilisation’: Do we still need philosophers? Daniel Dennett, who died last week ...
spectator.co.uk/article/daniel-dennetts-last-interview-ai-could-signal-the-end-of-human-civilisation/
My Negroni-soaked lunch with Laurence Olivier: Breakfast is my preferred meal, in case you’re interested. I broke my fast this week with my walking laser-light ...
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Donating to charity is too easy: It’s been a torrid few weeks for anyone who knows anyone who was running in the London Marathon. In have come the emails sent by ...
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Men, step away from the trainers: What is it with men and trainers? Or rather, men of a certain age and trainers. I’m still trying to banish the horror-show ...
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Will under-13 curfews really make France safer?: In Béziers, the Mayor this week said that in three districts of the city, no kid under 13 may be on the street ...
spectator.co.uk/article/will-under-13-curfews-really-make-france-safer/
The Xi files: how China spies: Most states spy. In principle there’s nothing to stop them. But China’s demand for intelligence on the rest of the world goes far ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-xi-files-how-china-spies/
The cost of European peace: After six months of delay, the US Senate has finally passed a $60 billion foreign-aid package which will send urgently needed ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-cost-of-european-peace/
Following Napoleon: my exile in St Helena: St Helena In an attempt to escape from the world, I have come with friends to St Helena. It is quite a good place for ...
spectator.co.uk/article/following-napoleon-my-exile-in-st-helena/
How Pret ate itself: How bad would it be if Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distributions Services (IDS), were to be taken over by the Czech ...
spectator.co.uk/article/how-pret-ate-itself/
How the Jilly Cooper Book Club turned toxic: The Jilly Cooper Book Club was set up about a decade ago by two friends who’d had enough of book groups where ...
spectator.co.uk/article/how-the-jilly-cooper-book-club-turned-toxic/
Why the Cass report won’t change a thing: The Liberal Democrat candidate in the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency recently released a video ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-the-cass-report-wont-change-a-thing/
A helpful suggestion for Taylor Swift’s boyfriends: Sir Mark Rowley should not resign. We must try to break our habit of getting rid of each Metropolitan Police ...
spectator.co.uk/article/a-helpful-suggestion-for-taylor-swifts-boyfriends/
Why Portugal’s coup worked: Fifty years ago today, on 25 April 1974, Europe was stunned by an almost bloodless military coup in Portugal
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Has the C of E got its reparations bill all wrong?: Reparations have a troubled history, and rightly. The word itself, in its familiar sense ...
spectator.co.uk/article/has-the-c-of-e-got-its-reparations-bill-all-wrong/
Why were Germany’s Covid files redacted?: There are two kinds of long Covid. One is a medical syndrome, the other manifests as a healthy obsession – an urge to ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-were-germanys-covid-files-redacted/
Who will pay the price for the boost in defence spending?: Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the government will increase defence spending to 2 ...
spectator.co.uk/article/who-will-pay-the-price-for-the-boost-in-defence-spending/
Quick Glance: Increase in UK defence spending by 2030
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to raising spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a 'war footing'.
- Sunak emphasized the need for deeper stockpiles of munitions and quicker replenishment due to the events in the Ukraine conflict.
- The planned increase in defence spending would require significant financial reshuffling, partly through announced measures to reduce the size of the civil service.
- Shortly after announcing the pledge to send weapons worth 500 million pounds to Ukraine, this commitment followed.
Hyper-history: why did politics go crazy?: On the day Theresa May signed her Brexit withdrawal agreement with Brussels, Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary ...
spectator.co.uk/article/hyper-history-why-did-politics-go-crazy/
Frank Field: 1942-2024: Frank Field, the former Labour minister and crossbench peer, died today aged 81. Below is an interview he did with Lynn Barber in 2018 ...
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Quick Glance: Farewell to Frank Field: A Life Dedicated to Social Justice
- The former Labour minister and advocate for poverty alleviation, Frank Field, has passed away at the age of 81.
- Throughout his career in Westminster, Lord Field championed social causes such as child poverty and modern slavery for over four decades.
- Field succumbed to a long battle with cancer in a care home in London. He advocated for a 2021 bill on assisted dying in England and Wales.
- His family emphasized that Field will be mourned by admirers in the political realm, but most of all missed by those fortunate enough to have experienced his laughter and friendship.
Rayner outsmarts Dowden at PMQs battle of the deputies: Few politicians have looked more pleased with a joke than Oliver Dowden did with his first offering at ...
spectator.co.uk/article/rayner-outsmarts-dowden-at-battle-of-the-deputies/
Confessions of a competitive dog owner: Defeat stares me in the face every time I walk down my north London street. Decorating the knocker of a house a few doors ...
spectator.co.uk/article/confessions-of-a-competitive-dog-owner/
Tommy Robinson and the truth about two-tier policing: Yesterday’s police operation was proportionate to the circumstances. Robust action was taken against a ...
spectator.co.uk/article/tommy-robinson-and-the-truth-about-two-tier-policing/
Lockdown’s impact on children is only beginning: Children who started school in the early days of the pandemic will have worse exam results well into the next ...
spectator.co.uk/article/lockdowns-impact-on-children-is-only-beginning/
Anti-colonialism and the distortion of history: In 2020, the National Trust released its ‘interim report’ on the connections between its properties and ...
spectator.co.uk/article/anti-colonialism-and-the-distortion-of-history/
Angela Rayner’s staggering admission at PMQs: Angela Rayner stood in for Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs, and she opened with fireworks. ‘They’re desperate to talk ...
spectator.co.uk/article/angela-rayners-staggering-admission/
Yousaf faces rebellion from Forbes backers: Will Humza Yousaf ever catch a break? The short answer is: not anytime soon. Last week was dubbed the First ...
spectator.co.uk/article/yousaf-faces-mini-rebellion-from-forbes-backers/
Watch: Greens grilled on ‘zero murders’ pledge: To the fantasy land of the Greens, where no promises are off the table — no matter how surreal ...
spectator.co.uk/article/watch-green-party-mayoral-candidates-absurd-pledge-to-abolish-murder/
Watch: Cameron squirms over Rwanda questions: Cameron was asked by interviewer Anushka Asthana on ITV’s Peston show whether he would have pursued Rwanda if he ...
spectator.co.uk/article/watch-cameron-squirms-over-rwanda-questions/
French bureaucracy cannot be defeated: When Emmanuel Macron launched his campaign to win the French presidency eight years ago, he promised to cut the number of ...
spectator.co.uk/article/french-bureaucracy-cannot-be-defeated/
What Israel should do about Hezbollah: On Tuesday, Hezbollah launched its deepest attack into Israel since the recent hostilities between Jerusalem and the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/what-israel-should-do-about-hezbollah/
The problem with cringe-making funerals: When did supposedly religious funerals turn into ‘celebrations of life’ that are more about entertaining the ...
spectator.co.uk/podcast/the-problem-with-cringe-making-funerals/
David Cameron’s China links are too much baggage: In the years following his resignation as prime minister, David Cameron appeared to become the poster child for ...
spectator.co.uk/article/david-camerons-china-links-are-too-much-baggage/
Kathryn Hughes: Catland: My guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is the author and historian Kathryn Hughes, whose new book Catland tells the story of how we ...
spectator.co.uk/podcast/kathryn-hughes-catland/
How to defuse the pension timebomb: Bluntly put, because people don’t care about pensions. They’re complicated and boring and they’re about things that might be ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-pension-timebomb-is-ticking-heres-how-to-defuse-it/
Free the Greens from the SNP’s clutches!: Participation of the Greens in the Scottish governing coalition may have significantly damaged the cause which is the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/free-the-greens-from-the-snps-clutches/
Humza Yousaf and his ridiculous, feigned outrage: On Tuesday, Humza Yousaf was angry at UK ministers for not including Scottish sub-postmasters in laws that will ...
spectator.co.uk/article/humza-yousaf-and-his-ridiculous-feigned-outrage/
Writing a will isn’t easy: You may choose to write a will yourself – but the exercise can be fraught with danger. It can make you suspicious of friends and ...
spectator.co.uk/article/writing-a-will-isnt-easy/
Litauens Laurynas Kasciunas räcker ut en hand till Trump: En valseger för Donald Trump riskerar att destabilisera Nato. Men Litauens försvarsminister har en ...
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Taylor Swift is the tortured voice of millennials: Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department is filled with bitterness and sadness at where her life ...
spectator.co.uk/article/taylor-swift-is-the-tortured-voice-of-millennials/
Narendra Modi is unbeatable: Voting in India’s election started last week. It will finish in June. The future for Modi, the country's nationalist leader ...
spectator.co.uk/article/narendra-modi-is-unbeatable/
Have Londoners forgotten how to stand up to anti-Semites?: There are some among the tens of thousands who march through London each week who genuinely seek peace ...
spectator.co.uk/article/have-londoners-forgotten-how-to-stand-up-to-anti-semites/
Why are the English embarrassed about St George’s Day?: How should the English celebrate St George’s Day, their national day, which falls each year on the 23rd ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-are-the-english-embarrassed-about-st-georges-day/
UNRWA hasn’t earned our trust in Gaza: Before 7 October last year, observers had long suspected an uncomfortable symbiosis between UNRWA ...
spectator.co.uk/article/can-we-trust-unrwa-in-gaza/
Quick Glance: UNRWA Report Highlights Lack of Evidence for Israel's Employee Militancy Claims
- An independent review commissioned by the United Nations found that Israel has not provided evidence to support its accusation that a 'significant' number of employees of the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip are members of terrorist organizations.
- The review, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, revealed that UNRWA 'plays an indispensable and irreplaceable role in the region,' despite issues such as employees expressing political views and offices being used for 'political or military purposes'.
- The review listed recommendations to enhance UNRWA operations, including improved training, more rigorous employee screening, and a thorough review of all textbooks and supplements.
- Concerns were raised regarding the screening of UNRWA employees and the content of textbooks, while Israel has yet to provide evidence to support the claim that a significant number of UNRWA employees are members of terrorist organizations.
Nicola Sturgeon dodges scrutiny, again: If there was ever an immutable truth in Scottish politics, it is that Nicola Sturgeon never misses an opportunity to talk ...
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‘You are discouraging people from running for office.’ Lionel Shriver on the danger of looking for any dirt we can find on our politicians 🎥 Watch the full ... Show more #politics #author #ukpolitics
Does Labour really love the St George’s Cross?: Following last night’s mammoth parliamentary ping pong session, a funny thing happened early this morning ...
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With Joel Golby: Joel Golby tell Lara about the joy of pink custard, why Mum's roast is always the best roast and where a pint is best enjoyed.
spectator.co.uk/podcast/with-joel-golby/
Campus Gaza protests are crippling US universities: University campuses across America are facing a growing wave of student-led protests over the Israel-Hamas ...
spectator.co.uk/article/us-universities-have-descended-into-chaos-over-israel-hamas/
Why did it take Rishi Sunak so long to up defence spending?: Britain is putting its defence industry on a 'war-footing', the PM has said, as he vowed to boost ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-did-it-take-rishi-sunak-so-long-to-up-defence-spending/
Prisons have lost the war on drugs: Prisons have always had illicit drugs problems that the authorities have struggled to deal with. This has a perverse benefit.
spectator.co.uk/article/in-prison-drugs-and-violence-go-hand-in-hand/
What happened to the Tory promise to balance the budget?: This morning it was revealed that last month the government was forced to borrow £11.9 billion ...
spectator.co.uk/article/what-happened-to-the-tory-promise-to-balance-the-budget/
Australia doesn’t need a Ministry of Truth: Two unrelated acts of violence, a murderous rampage and a livestreamed knife attack, have led to a crackdown on free ...
spectator.co.uk/article/australia-doesnt-need-a-ministry-of-truth/
Elon Musk doesn’t know how to turn Tesla around: When Elon Musk unveils the quarterly results for Tesla later today, he will need to convince his shareholders he ...
spectator.co.uk/article/elon-musk-doesnt-know-how-to-turn-tesla-around/
Does Channel 4 think this counts as balanced?: We are now just nine months out from the latest possible general election, which means that in a year’s time the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/does-channel-4-think-this-counts-as-balanced/
The young are missing out on a proper breakfast: What better way to celebrate St George’s Day than with a good Full English Breakfast? But the young seem to have ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-young-are-missing-out-on-a-proper-breakfast/
Tony Blair is a post-democratic product: Why was it that when I read a big interview with Tony Blair over the weekend – the ostensible premise being to wonder if ...
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I was the NME’s squarest journalist: In the 1980s, I was a music journalist for the New Musical Express. I was given free tickets to Glastonbury to review the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/my-life-as-a-teenage-music-journalist/
What happened to the London bus?: Have you tapped onto a London bus recently? Careful some kids don't crash into you. And try to ignore the irritating ...
spectator.co.uk/article/what-happened-to-the-london-bus/
Shylock and the Nazis: the truth about Shakespeare’s most infamous character: The character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice may be the most famous Jew in ...
spectator.co.uk/article/shylock-and-the-nazis-the-truth-about-shakespeares-most-infamous-character/
Watch: Lights go off in the Lords in Rwanda showdown : Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is one step closer to stopping the boats — or so he hopes ...
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Could Europe send troops to Ukraine?: It is 2026, and in a downbeat speech at the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin finally announces a withdrawal from Ukraine ...
spectator.co.uk/article/could-europe-send-troops-to-ukraine/
How NPR became a national laughing stock: The smug world of public radio in the United States received a smart slap in the face last week ...
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Mark Rowley does not deserve to go: Why did Gideon Falter cross the road? Or try to? That is a question that went viral this weekend. A video emerged of Falter ...
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Dear Britain, please take Prince Harry back: In the annals of recent royal history, few narratives have unfolded with as much drama and tumult as the saga of ...
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