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Compare and contrast / Labour must be honest with voters about the coming crisis

So far, Labour has staged a contested leadership election in government only once – 50 years ago, in 1976. The New Economics Foundation once...

22.05.2026 6

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Desperate retreat / The EU can’t save Labour

Amid the rubble of this government lies a tattered standard – the regimental colours of the current Labour party. The blue and gold of Brussels is...

18.05.2026 10

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Desperate retreat / The EU can’t save Labour

Amid the rubble of this government lies a tattered standard – the regimental colours of the current Labour party. The blue and gold of Brussels is...

18.05.2026 10

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Barometer / Which animals are older than David Attenborough?

Three people were reported to have died in an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship returning to Europe from Antarctica. How likely are you to fall...

11.05.2026 10

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Barometer / Which animals are older than David Attenborough?

Three people were reported to have died in an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship returning to Europe from Antarctica. How likely are you to fall...

11.05.2026 10

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Anti-Semitism is a virus – and it’s spreading

To eradicate a virus, one needs precision. The origin of the threat needs to be identified, as do the circumstances of its incubation and spread, and...

08.05.2026 10

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It’s time for Starmer to go

The Book of Common Prayer asks that those who ‘suffer for the sake of conscience’ might be strengthened. Those prayers were answered on Tuesday...

24.04.2026 10

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The great divide / We can’t afford to keep the pension triple lock

When Britons go to the polls next month, the results will likely reveal just how un-United the Kingdom has become. Separatist parties are poised to...

20.04.2026 10

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The great divide / We can’t afford to keep the pension triple lock

When Britons go to the polls next month, the results will likely reveal just how un-United the Kingdom has become. Separatist parties are poised to...

20.04.2026 10

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Is AI a threat to humanity?

Join The Spectator on Tuesday 14 April via livestream for Is AI a threat to humanity?. Michael Gove, The Spectator’s editor, is joined...

11.04.2026 30

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Second nature / The Tories are the real green party

You might describe it as the Polanski paradox. The party which calls itself Green, which has concern for the environment as its raison d’être, has...

27.03.2026 20

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Watch / BBC: defund or defend?

Editorial errors, ideological bias and partisan presenters – what has happened to the BBC? Watch The Spectator’s Charles Moore, who was fined...

25.03.2026 20

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Finish the job / The West should double down on the Iran war

Donald Trump may be the volatile leader of an unstable coalition. America’s numerous interventions in the Middle East may have been marked by chaos,...

20.03.2026 20

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The King is still our Trump card

George III has not been well remembered on either side of the Atlantic. Despite reigning for almost 60 years, in Britain he is known, if at all, for...

15.03.2026 10

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School portraits: Snapshots of four notable schools

Hurtwood House, Surrey Set in the Surrey Hills, Hurtwood House is England’s only independent boarding school exclusively for sixth-formers. Renowned...

12.03.2026 10

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Power struggle / Ed Miliband must go

Economic forecasting was created, J.K. Galbraith said, to make astrology look respectable. It is not difficult to imagine what the great Keynesian...

09.03.2026 20

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Power struggle / Ed Miliband must go

Economic forecasting was created, J.K. Galbraith said, to make astrology look respectable. It is not difficult to imagine what the great Keynesian...

09.03.2026 20

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Power struggle / Ed Miliband must go

Economic forecasting was created, J.K. Galbraith said, to make astrology look respectable. It is not difficult to imagine what the great Keynesian...

05.03.2026 20

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Reality Check / Watch: Spring statement live

Before the first missiles landed in Tehran, Rachel Reeves had been looking forward to today’s spring ‘forecast’ statement, which was designed to...

03.03.2026 30

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The Alternative Covid Inquiry: the speeches in full

At The Spectator’s Alternative Covid Inquiry last night, science writer and journalist Matt Ridley; Sunetra Gupta, Professor of Theoretical...

26.02.2026 20

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The Alternative Covid Inquiry

Join us for The Spectator’s Alternative Covid Inquiry tonight via livestream at 7pm. Six years after the world shut down, we’re still examining...

25.02.2026 100

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Speaker Series: An evening with John Rhys-Davies

Join The Spectator for an unforgettable evening with John Rhys-Davies via livestream on Wednesday 18 February at 7pm. Widely regarded as having one...

16.02.2026 20

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The Spectator’s 2026 no-CV internship scheme is now open

06.02.2026 30

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A decade on, Brexit still means Brexit

31.01.2026 30

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Leading article / Our duty to British Jews

16.01.2026 20

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Leading article / Who’s up to the challenge of restoring Britain's prosperity?

01.01.2026 20

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Art / A Spectator poll: What is the greatest artwork of the century so far?

10.12.2025 20

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Art / A Spectator poll: What is the greatest artwork of the century so far?

10.12.2025 10

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Art / A Spectator poll: What is the greatest artwork of the century so far?

04.12.2025 30

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The Spectator’s post-Budget briefing

26.11.2025 10

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Live: OBR accidentally leaks Budget

26.11.2025 10

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Leading article / Mystic Milei proves ‘austerity’ needn’t be a dirty word

03.11.2025 20

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Leading article / Mystic Milei proves ‘austerity’ needn’t be a dirty word

03.11.2025 20

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Barometer / How many babies in Britain are called Jihad?

10.10.2025 10

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Barometer / What are the risks of first cousins having children?  

07.10.2025 20

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Barometer / What are the risks of first cousins having children?  

07.10.2025 10

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What are the risks of first cousins having children?  

04.10.2025 20

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Watch live: An evening with Jeffrey Archer

01.10.2025 20

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No turning back / This is Shabana Mahmood’s moment

30.09.2025 10

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No turning back / This is Shabana Mahmood’s moment

30.09.2025 10

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What really makes Britain great?

19.09.2025 20

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Starmer’s survival depends on going against his instincts

14.09.2025 10

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Barometer / What percentage of hotel rooms in Britain are occupied by migrants?

08.09.2025 30

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Barometer / What percentage of hotel rooms in Britain are occupied by migrants?

08.09.2025 10

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The high price of Britain’s misguided energy policy

06.09.2025 10

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The Oxbridge files 2025: which schools get the most pupils in?

04.09.2025 60

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Hiroshima and the continuing urgency of the atomic age

09.08.2025 20

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The Spectator and Douglas Murray win defamation claim brought by Mohammed Hijab

05.08.2025 30

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The cult of safetyism harms us all

02.08.2025 20

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The Afghan asylum leak cover-up saved lives

18.07.2025 10

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