Could Le Pen win in France? After Trump, it’s foolish to rule it out
France’s centre-right newspaper, Le Figaro, is running a poll on its website asking readers if they’re happy to see Donald…
What the papers are saying about Trump’s triumph
Trump’s win sent shockwaves around the world and today’s papers are dominated with news of the one of the biggest…
Hillary Clinton concedes to Donald Trump – ‘he must be given a chance to lead’
Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States. Hillary Clinton conceded defeat, telling supporters that Trump must be given…
Hillary Clinton delivered a classy defeat speech. But would Sanders have delivered a victory speech?
Hillary Clinton may have been a woeful candidate, but she just delivered a classy defeat speech. She did what everybody…
Can we trust the people? After Trump, I’m no longer sure
This piece is from the new issue of The Spectator, out tomorrow. This week’s cover: Planet Trump, with @Freddygray31, Rod…
The sneering response to Trump’s victory reveals exactly why he won
If you want to know why Trump won, just look at the response to his winning. The lofty contempt for…
Donald Trump proved most people wrong
Washington D.C. So, Trump was right, and everyone else was wrong. Most of all the pollsters – my advice to…
Donald Trump won’t be as bad as you think
This piece is from the new issue of The Spectator, out tomorrow. This week’s cover: Planet Trump, with @Freddygray31, Rod…
The English right’s Trump temptation
Labour’s election then re-election of Jeremy Corbyn was the equivalent of a suicidal man who, when the noose snaps and…
Cheer up! Donald Trump’s victory isn’t all doom and gloom
Well, it’s just like Brexit, isn’t it? The appalled tone of the BBC six o’clock news, my daughter’s refusal –…
Jeremy Corbyn blames ‘governing elite’ for Trump’s election
While Theresa May has offered Donald Trump her congratulations this morning, the leader of the opposition has no kind words for…
Theresa May congratulates Donald Trump on his victory
The Prime Minister has issued a statement congratulating Donald Trump on his election as the next President of the United…
Donald Trump played the identity politics game – and won
I feel a strange sense of schadenfreude mixed with a heavy dose of terror and uncertainty now that the American…
Caption contest: Trump’s trust issues
Spare a thought for Donald Trump. For weeks now, the Republican candidate has been suggesting the US voting system is…
Will millennials forgive Hillary Clinton for Bernie Sanders’ defeat?
In recent rallies for Hillary Clinton, Jay-Z, Beyonce and Lady Gaga have all lent their celebrity clout to the embattled…
Why do the polls make anyone confident that Donald Trump will lose?
Today’s reports about the confident noises coming from Hillary Clinton’s camp made me think about the reports I picked up…
The unfair attacks on Liz Truss prove that Parliament has too many lawyers
If there were any doubt that there are too many lawyers in Parliament it has been removed by the meeting,…
Clinton on Corbyn: ‘the maddest person in the room’
Although Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers is rooting for Donald Trump tonight, it’s widely thought that — out of the two…
Has Hillary Clinton already got it in the bag?
Washington, DC Unless something crazy is happening — and of course, 2016 is the year of crazy — Hillary Clinton…
In defence of the Daily Mail
Who’s more hysterical: the Daily Mail for branding three judges ‘enemies of the people’ or the Dailymailphobes who have spent…
George Osborne turns his attention to the special relationship
Although George Osborne is now a backbencher, the former Chancellor still harbours leadership ambitions. On that note, it’s not gone…
The change to Toblerone bars is an act of desecration
When the history of capitalism is written, November 8 2016 will deserve a footnote. No, not the date the 45th…
Jeremy Corbyn’s brother gets behind Tommy Robinson and Donald Trump
With the US presidential result now less than 24 hours away, tensions are high both across the pond and in…
‘Vote for the one you dislike least’: What the US papers are saying on election day
Americans will finally head to the polls today after one of the most fractious Presidential contests in the country’s history.…
