Passing the Tebbit test
Dominic Lawson reviews 10,000 Not Out: The History of The Spectator, 1828-2020 by David Butterfield
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
Was Houellebecq right?
Reassessing the French novelist vilified for forecasting the Islamicisation of France
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
The wrongs of Proudman
Criticism does not amount to discrimination or abuse
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
