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New year predictions are always rash, but it feels as though one aspect of the story of 2025 can already be written. The gap between the economic...
As in every year since 1947, a spruce tree given by the people of Oslo adorns Trafalgar Square. Yet the tradition actually began in 1942 in the...
Sir: The bet between Martin Rees and me that Matt Ridley recounts pits two kinds of scruples of disinterested rationality against each other...
This is a crowded field. A few years ago, I was delighted when Tracey Emin walked out of an address I was giving at the Royal Academy. But she’s no...
For what should we give thanks this Christmas? The faith that sustains millions through life’s challenges and inspires countless acts of compassion...
This is a crowded field. A few years ago, I was delighted when Tracey Emin walked out of an address I was giving at the Royal Academy. But she’s no...
Juno Dawson complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that spectator.co.uk breached Clause 12 (Discrimination) of the Editors’...
The New Zealand novelist Catherine Chidgey ought to be much more celebrated in this country than she is. Do not be put off by the fact that The...
Barbara Emerson’s The First Cold War: Anglo-Russian Relations in the 19th Century (Hurst, £35) is an outstanding account of Britain’s relations...
Here’s your chance to have your illustrations featured in The Spectator. We’re looking for fresh, funny, and original work. Whether you’re a...
As the four candidates prepare to make their pitch at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, we quizzed them about their ideas and...
Oxford and Cambridge have released figures showing how many offers they gave to pupils from schools in the 2023 Ucas application cycle. We have...
In her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves made much of being the first woman to hold that position. ‘To every young woman and girl,’ she...