The Spectator

The Spectator Politics, culture and more; weekly since 1828, and a bit more often here. Join us at spectator.co.uk/facebook

Subscribe at: spectator.co.uk/facebook
Follow us on: http://twitter.com/spectator

How many babies in Britain are called Jihad?✍️ The Spectator
10/10/2025

How many babies in Britain are called Jihad?

✍️ The Spectator

Out of office French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after just 27 days – making his time in office 22 days shorter than that of Liz Truss. But even Lecornu doesn’t hold the record for...

My toxic affair with my Land Rover.✍️ Flora Watkins
10/10/2025

My toxic affair with my Land Rover.

✍️ Flora Watkins

For the past decade I’ve been in a toxic relationship. Sure, there were red flags – most of them on the dashboard – but it was love, or at least lust, on my part. My Land Rover seduced me with its...

It is hard not to conclude that the primary cause was a desire to avoid upsetting Beijing.✍️ Ian Williams
10/10/2025

It is hard not to conclude that the primary cause was a desire to avoid upsetting Beijing.

✍️ Ian Williams

The antics of Keir Starmer and his top security adviser over the collapsed China espionage case bring to mind the slapstick British movie Carry On Spying – which is precisely the message it will have...

The Spectator state of mind.✍️ Lara Prendergast
10/10/2025

The Spectator state of mind.

✍️ Lara Prendergast

It is party time in New York as we toast the launch of The Spectator’s swish new office on Fifth Avenue. The building, an art deco number originally designed by George F. Pelham, thrusts skywards, just...

Keir Starmer and the ancient question of word vs deed.✍️ Peter Jones
10/10/2025

Keir Starmer and the ancient question of word vs deed.

✍️ Peter Jones

Sir Keir Starmer said that Britain had come to a fork in the road. As usual, he took it – the fork between his words and his actions. Athenians of the 5th C bc were fascinated by the implications of...

Soldiers rehearsed setting up and manning checkpoints; the fire service fished out a sinking barge.✍️ Lisa Haseldine
10/10/2025

Soldiers rehearsed setting up and manning checkpoints; the fire service fished out a sinking barge.

✍️ Lisa Haseldine

Hamburg What would happen if Russia was planning an attack on Estonia, Lithuania or Latvia – and the threat was sufficiently great that Nato felt the need to send troops east across Europe to face off...

She enjoyed making people happy, with her gifts of creating a sexier, jollier world for us to escape into.✍️ Rachel John...
10/10/2025

She enjoyed making people happy, with her gifts of creating a sexier, jollier world for us to escape into.

✍️ Rachel Johnson

Jilly Cooper, the last great Englishwoman of my lifetime – after Queen Elizabeth II and Debo – has died. The lights are going out all over Rutshire. During her life, Jilly shone as an author, a friend...

Portrait of the week: Synagogue attack, pro-Palestine protests and a new Archbishop of Canterbury.✍️ The Spectator
10/10/2025

Portrait of the week: Synagogue attack, pro-Palestine protests and a new Archbishop of Canterbury.

✍️ The Spectator

Home Two men at a synagogue at Heaton Park in Manchester were killed on Yom Kippur when Jihad al-Shamie, 35, drove a car at bystanders and went on the attack with a knife. He was a British citizen of...

The evidence is that the MoJ is opposed to any programme that originated outside the civil service.✍️ David Shipley
10/10/2025

The evidence is that the MoJ is opposed to any programme that originated outside the civil service.

✍️ David Shipley

Failing institutions don’t like challenge, let alone being shown up. Few institutions are failing more tragically than our prisons – and the situation is getting worse. This is because the officials...

My wife Carla says: ‘Youdo not look normal, you arenot normal.’ Well, thank God.✍️ Nicholas Farrell
10/10/2025

My wife Carla says: ‘Youdo not look normal, you arenot normal.’ Well, thank God.

✍️ Nicholas Farrell

Dante’s Beach, Ravenna ‘Welcome back, signore!’ said the woman in uniform at the all-seeing security doorway which passengers must walk through to be allowed on a plane, as if it were the Holy Door...

Spectator Competition: Virtue-signalling.✍️ Victoria Lane
10/10/2025

Spectator Competition: Virtue-signalling.

✍️ Victoria Lane

For Competition 3420 you were invited to submit a poem or short story incorporating that sentence of Emerson’s: ‘The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.’ Dr Johnson...

The folly of solar panels.✍️ Melissa Kite
10/10/2025

The folly of solar panels.

✍️ Melissa Kite

The house fell silent as the last of the tourists took their oat milk and pretend cheese from the guest fridge. Winter came in the nick of time. I’ve bitten my lip for six months while the B&B guests...

Address

22 Old Queen Street
London
SW1H9

Telephone

+442079610200

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Spectator posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to The Spectator:

Shortcuts

Share

Category