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The Spectator

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The most influential magazine in Britain, covering politics, world affairs, culture, lifestyle, news, comment and analysis.

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🔸 Counter-terrorism police took over the investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe. 🔸 Andy Burnham was nominated for the Labour leadership by 349 of Labour's 403 MPs, making it impossible for any rival to secure the 81 nominations needed to stand against him. 🔸 In 2025,
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One in four people in Britain are now classed as disabled. The Edition discuss Michael Simmons' article which covers the issue, and why it seems 'British eccentricity' is now something to be diagnosed. @TaliFraser | @ShippersUnbound
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‘Anti-racist by 2030’? – inside Wales’s absurd decolonisation drive | The Edition
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The Welsh Government wants to be 'net-zero' on racism by 2030. No, really. Tali Fraser explains the Welsh Government's bizarre pledge to end racism not now, but in four years time. @TaliFraser
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‘Anti-racist by 2030’? – inside Wales’s absurd decolonisation drive | The Edition
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The war in Iran rumbles on, in parallel to talks that are aimed at stopping it. Both sides would rather the war were over; this limbo is causing mayhem in Iran's economy and politics, while MAGA too has been bent out of shape. Yet a reality might be starting to take hold in
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Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the US military will test soldiers over thirty years old for low testosterone. But judging by President Trump's pallid performance last night during his election integrity speech, that testing should commence with him. Trump appeared to
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Pakistan is laughing at us. 4 million Afghans. It was one of the largest expulsions of human beings in history. Yet when we ask Pakistan if they will please take back one poxy bloke, they say "Nope". They are allowed to kick out undesirables, you see, but we are not. The case
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This is the kind of delusional blue-sky thinking you’d expect from a new administration on the cusp of power. But there is just one snag: there is plenty of evidence from around the world that wealth taxes drive out the rich, and more significantly, investment. ✍️ Matthew Lynn
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China's political interference is in many worse than President Trump asserts, but the true nature and scale of Beijing's activities may be obscured by his efforts to use it for partisan gain. Whatever Trump's motives in accusing China of meddling in the 2020 presidential
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Israel armed Argentina during the Falklands. That is a fact. Between the 2 April and 14 June 1982, Israel sold Argentina air-to-air missiles, anti-personnel mines, anti-tank weapons, replacement parts for jets, radar and communications equipment and fuel. Nesher fighter jets,
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Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar has raised eyebrows with a late-night tweet mocking England’s defeat in the World Cup semifinals. Even if we allow for the fact that Sa’ar’s father was from Argentina, his taunting X post is unlikely to be taught as an example of best
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Zelensky's attempts to justify ousting Fedorov with a 'failure' to solve the manpower crisis in six months shocked the nation and sparked mass demonstrations across the country. Even if Fedorov's latest army reform had drawn criticism from the longest-serving soldiers for
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On today's Coffee House Shots podcast: Andy Burnham will today be crowned Labour leader, before entering Downing Street on Monday. His first speech is expected to argue that Labour has lost touch with the working-class communities it was founded to represent – and to promise a
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Pete Hegseth has announced that the US military will test soldiers over 30-years old for low testosterone. But judging by President Trump's pallid performance on Thursday night during his election integrity speech, the testing should commence with him. Trump appeared to be a
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For almost a century, first the Liberals and now the Liberal Democrats have had to consign themselves to being the third force of British politics. This minor status though can conceal the party's rich history of contributing to broader intellectual thought. ✍️ James Heale