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Simon Diggins

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Are we edging closer to peace in Ukraine?

When he came to write of 1942-3 in his magisterial, if idiosyncratic, ‘History of the Second World War’, Winston Churchill called that period,...

01.07.2026 9

The Spectator

Simon Diggins

Are we edging closer to peace in Ukraine?

When he came to write of 1942-3 in his magisterial, if idiosyncratic, ‘History of the Second World War’, Winston Churchill called that period,...

01.07.2026 10

The Spectator

Simon Diggins

It’s time to overhaul the Ministry of Defence

In a telling exchange on Radio 4 last week, during the furore following John Healey’s resignation, Debbie Abrahams, the Labour MP and chair of the...

17.06.2026 7

The Spectator

Simon Diggins

Britain is facing an Islamist insurgency

The recent horrific attack in Golders Green has generated much anger and despair at this latest in a series of concerted, violent assaults currently...

04.05.2026 20

The Spectator

Simon Diggins

Britain is facing an Islamist insurgency

The recent horrific attack in Golders Green has generated much anger and despair at this latest in a series of concerted, violent assaults currently...

04.05.2026 30

The Spectator

Simon Diggins

Nato / What is Putin’s game?

28.09.2025 10

The Spectator

Simon Diggins

What is Putin’s game?

28.09.2025 20

The Spectator

Simon Diggins

China’s parade spells trouble for Taiwan

03.09.2025 10

The Spectator

Simon Diggins

How Britain ended up in the Afghan asylum mess

23.07.2025 20

The Spectator

Simon Diggins