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The persecution of Kevin Myers is a parable of our times
Why did one line count for everything, and a lifetime's worth of distinguished, courageous writing count for beans?
‘I was a tortured, obviously brilliant child’: James Ellroy interviewed
'The great theme of crime fiction is the consequences of sin - and that's a very Christian idea'
Indyref2 could be the biggest headache of Boris’s premiership
The worry is that the nationalists will be emboldened if it seems the Tories are running scared
Labour’s failure isn’t necessarily the Tories’ success
Millions like me will be keeping a wary eye on Mr Johnson, but an interested one
21 December 2019
Boris’s Britain: How the PM intends to deliver for his new friends in the North
How the PM intends to deliver for his new friends in the North
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‘If Dominic Raab can survive,
there’s hope for us all.’
‘I deny ever kissing Momma underneath
the mistletoe. I have no recollection of
ever meeting the lady…’
‘Er — a couple of questions about your terms
of employment…’
Why 2019 has been a wonderful year
I received my Christmas present earlier than usual. It was a message sent via The Spectator from a gentleman who…
A young Rwandan scholar left a profound impression on me
In the Rwandan Genocide Memorial gift shop I bought a handy Kinyarwanda–Kiswahili–English phrase book. The tipping point in the decision…
The strange case of the everlasting bonfire
The bonfire burned and burned, choking out black smoke, and when my headache got so bad I could barely see…