4+ hour ago  (195+ words) Highly effective campaigning from parents and parliamentarians has forced the government to agree to introduce age restrictions for under 16s on social media. This promises to be extraordinarily popular among the public, but there are many well-founded objections that should be…...

42+ min ago  (629+ words) A working-class hero is something to be." Even coming from a man less steeped in irony'than John Lennon, it should never have been possible to take this statement sincerely. But more than half a century after the ex-Beatle released his…...

56+ min ago  (194+ words) The thing about Boris is that you'sort of knew'what you were getting For those of us who thought Boris Johnson " like him personally though we might " ill-suited to being'put'in charge of'so much as'a round of drinks, let alone the country,…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (210+ words) Bardella may contest next year's presidential election; it depends on whether Le Pen wins her appeal in July against her political disqualification for malfeasance. Two men who have declared their candidacy are David Lisnard, thecentre-right mayor of Cannes, and "douard…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago  (361+ words) It is just over four weeks since the government was forced to pause its attempted handover of the Chagos Islands, following an almighty backlash on both sides of the Atlantic. Since then there has been an unsatisfactory stand-off, with Labour…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (912+ words) The Spectator Chelsea Flower Show has lost its way It's Chelsea week " officially the start of the Season " so brace yourself for acres of breathy coverage and All The Tropes from SW3. The Royal Walkabout! Red-coated Chelsea Pensioners being patronised! Glossy…...

17+ hour, 29+ min ago  (199+ words) Of all the political protests we've witnessed since Labour won the general election " and we've witnessed many " this was the one he chose to obstruct repeatedly Unite the Kingdom focused mostly on domestic issues, British society and Christianity. Mostly the…...

18+ hour, 58+ min ago  (594+ words) The Spectator Why Britain's mobile download speeds are worse than Peru's The other month I was on a train in London, on a business call with a client in Kampala, Uganda. The call broke up. It was my signal that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (362+ words) The casa grande could be an ancient chalet in the Austrian Tyrol. A steeply gabled roof to slough off the winter snow, dandelion-yellow paintwork, and inside a treasure trove of all an outdoorsman loves. It was here, at the bar…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (642+ words) There's a compelling explanation as to why Israel soared above the din of geopolitical protest to power into second place at last night's'Eurovision Song Contest. In short, it was a bloody good song. Amid the habitual smorgasbord of dad dancing,…...