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Barometer / The lesser-known anniversaries of 2025

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...

The Spectator

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...

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...

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...