This is the worst Tory election campaign ever
Rod Liddle 27 May 2017 9:00 am
I am trying to remember if there was ever a worse Conservative election campaign than this current dog's breakfast —…
A dementia tax would eventually become a euthanasia bonus
Matthew Parris 27 May 2017 9:00 am
Had Theresa May not on Monday summarily abandoned her manifesto threat to raid the savings of those who end up…
Spread your bets on Theresa May's majority
Freddy Gray 27 May 2017 9:00 am
Where's all the unpredictability in politics gone? After the hubbub about a 'crisis of liberalism' and the thrills of punting…
Does Donald Trump have dementia?
Lionel Shriver 20 May 2017 9:00 am
On the heels of the Today programme's invitation to discuss 'cultural appropriation' (again), the New York Times reported the disheartening…
Theresa May take note: Aristotle knew power lies with the middle classes
Peter Jones 20 May 2017 9:00 am
The Labour party's tagline for the forthcoming general election is: 'For the many, not the few.' Aristotle, who understood this…
For the Tories to be the party of workers, they must be the party of jobs
Charles Moore 20 May 2017 9:00 am
'Exclusive invitation: I want to hear from you, Charles', it said in my inbox. Theresa May wanted me to take…
We need to address the murky world of online political advertising – fast
Hugo Rifkind 20 May 2017 9:00 am
In his new book Move Fast and Break Things, the American academic Jonathan Taplin makes a decent case that, democratically…
Red Theresa's manifesto
Fraser Nelson 20 May 2017 9:00 am
The Prime Minister's election strategy is to discard ideology
Middle May: How the Prime Minister is discovering a new centre ground
David Goodhart 20 May 2017 9:00 am
How the Prime Minister can find a new centre ground
'Our children are horrified': on the campaign doorstep in Wrexham
Quentin Letts 20 May 2017 9:00 am
Meet the lifelong Labour voters who are turning to the Tories
The NHS is dying and only Theresa May can save it
Max Pemberton 20 May 2017 9:00 am
The NHS is collapsing. Theresa May has a unique opportunity to save it
Whether you look at leaders or voters, Labour is now the stupidest party
Toby Young 20 May 2017 9:00 am
John Stuart Mill is usually credited as the person who first called the Conservatives 'the stupid party', but that isn't…
Who were the 2 per cent of Ukip supporters who did not vote Leave?
The Spectator 13 May 2017 9:00 am
God forbid Irish police investigated Stephen Fry over a complaint of blasphemy, which is no longer a criminal offence in…
Theresa May has both luck and skill on her side in this election campaign
James Forsyth 13 May 2017 9:00 am
Normally, the first anniversary of a prime minister taking office is the occasion for a lot of opinion polls and…
The economy isn't all roses, but that's no reason not to vote for Theresa May
Martin Vander Weyer 13 May 2017 9:00 am
As the election campaign goes into full swing, we hear surprisingly little about the state of the UK economy —…
Magical thinking isn't a political position
I'm due to debate the philosopher A.C. Grayling on Saturday about whether there should be a second EU referendum on…
When Jean-Claude Juncker found out how 'bloody difficult' Theresa May can be
The Spectator 6 May 2017 9:00 am
Home Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, told Theresa May after dinner with her on 26 April, 'I'm…
Letters: The mayor of Liverpool has failed to defend free speech
Liverpudlian censorship Sir: I enjoyed Kelvin MacKenzie's Diary (29 April). The obloquy thrown at him after his criticism of Everton…
Diane's grey matter and Labour's sticky votes
Rod Liddle 6 May 2017 9:00 am
I awoke the other morning to hear Diane Abbott's brains leaking out of her ears and all over the carpet…
Labour's election strategy – vote for us and watch us lose
Hugo Rifkind 6 May 2017 9:00 am
The crapness of Corbyn's Labour is a phenomenon. It fascinates me. Frankly, it does my head in. For there is…
Never mind the general election – Corbynism isn't going away
James Forsyth 6 May 2017 9:00 am
General elections are meant to produce a government and an opposition — ideally, a decent version of both. It is…
Jeremy Corbyn banks on his holiday promise
The Spectator 29 April 2017 9:00 am
Home Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, cheered the United Kingdom by promising four new bank holidays for the whole country…
Why the Tories are talking up Labour
James Forsyth 29 April 2017 9:00 am
Considering that their party is expected to win by a landslide, the Tory spin doctors sound unusually panicked. They are…
Politicians should follow Tim Farron's example and do God: it's a vote winner
Theo Hobson 29 April 2017 9:00 am
A little faith goes a long way for leaders
Why Theresa May's 1970s-style energy price caps won't work
Matthew Lynn 29 April 2017 9:00 am
Anything would be better than May's throwback energy policy