Courting controversy / The tyranny of lawyers
Books / The SAS explode from the shadows in six days that shook Britain
Nigel’s next target
Reform’s plan for Labour
Brothers in arms / It’s time to let Ukraine join Nato
No sacred cows / The science of voting for Kamala Harris
Own goal / Why can’t China play football?
Exhibitions / Inside the mind of Vincent Van Gogh
Latest from Coffee House
All the latest analysis of the day's news
Why aren’t some released prisoners being tagged?
There’s nothing wrong with being a ‘junior’ doctor
The trouble with Trafalgar Square’s transgender tribute
Diane Abbott doesn’t understand fascism
Why shouldn’t Sue Gray earn £170,000?
What the Sue Gray row is really about
How the SNP damaged the independence cause
Sue Gray paid more than the Prime Minister
Pager bombs won’t stop Hezbollah
Spectator TV Presents
Andrew Roberts hits back at Churchill revisionist Darryl Cooper from the Tucker Carlson show
Spectator Life
An intelligent mix of culture, food, style and property, plus where to go and what to see.
Why women’s golf is better than men’s
From the magazineThe joy of hiring an old banger
From the magazineAs good as Noble Rot: Cloth reviewed
From the magazineBritain needs more royals
From Spectator LifeCheers to corkscrews!
From the magazineFor the first 50 years of the corked bottle, there was no easy way to get into it. The combination of cork and a strong glass bottle came together around 1630 but the first mention of a device to open the bloody thing wasn’t until 1681. Cavalier get-togethers must have resembled the teenage parties I
Give vitello tonnato a chance
From the magazineMagazine
This week's magazine
Nigel’s next target
Reform’s plan for Labour
Nigel’s next target: Reform has Labour in its sights
At this weekend’s Reform conference in Birmingham, the opening speech will be given by a man who wasn’t even a member of the party until four months ago. James McMurdock stood in what was once a Tory safe seat. Against the odds and after three recounts, he won, and is now Reform’s accidental member of
Nigel’s next target: Reform has Labour in its sights
At this weekend’s Reform conference in Birmingham, the opening speech will be given by a man who wasn’t even a member of the party until four months ago. James McMurdock stood in what was once a Tory safe seat. Against the odds and after three recounts, he won, and is now Reform’s accidental member of
Culture
The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
A massive, joyous, sensational hit: Why Am I So Single? reviewed
From the magazineWhy Am I So Single? opens with two actors on stage impersonating the play’s writers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. You may not recognise the names but you’ve probably heard of their smash-hit, Six, which re-imagined the tragic wives of Henry VIII as glamorous pop divas. This follow-up show is a spoof of vintage musicals
More Airplane! than Speed: Nightsleeper reviewed
From the magazineWho should win the Stirling Prize?
From the magazineNot for the squeamish: The Substance reviewed
From the magazineMy night with the worst kind of nostalgia
From the magazineManacorda’s thrills and spills at Prom 72
From the magazineInside the mind of Vincent Van Gogh
From the magazineCartoons
‘‘Have you seen them?’’
Cartoon
‘‘How much access can I get for a pair of trousers?’’
Cartoon
Cartoon