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JULY 3. 2025

Labour’s first year in office: nowhere near good enough

The economy was in a mess when they came into office. But they have moved too slowly, and avoided the biggest questions of all

Is Switzerland the future of Britain?

The nation has just negotiated a new settlement with the EU, and British officials have been playing close attention to the terms of the deal

Tin-eared Jenrick strikes again

Robert Jenrick’s pivot to video continues, this time with an attack on Rachel Reeves so foul and ill-judged that even the right wing trolls are turning against him

Can someone drop a bomb on Rod Liddle please? Just hypothesising

The rent-a-gob Spectator columnist has proposed dropping a nuclear bomb on Glastonbury despite preaching free speech for Tommy Robinson

JULY 2. 2025

Richard Tice: art critic, and chicken

The Reform leader has a new, surprising area of expertise

Is Wales’s shortest-serving first minister heading for the Lords?

Vaughan Gething, who lasted 139 days as first minister, is rumoured to be in line for a peerage

Problem Page: I cried at work. What should I do?

“Raquelle” writes about her sense of betrayal by her boss “Keith” after a project goes wrong

Michael Gove and Sarah Vine: the political Prince Andrew and Fergie?

A Spectator reader made an unwelcome comparison to the "model divorced couple" at an event about living with politicians

JULY 1. 2025

Watching Pussy Riot in the city that defied Putin

The protest band got an ecstatic welcome in Dresden, the city where a young Vladimir Putin was stationed as KGB officer

Alastair Campbell’s diary: After one year in office, here’s what Starmer needs to do now

After a tricky first year, the prime minister has built strong relationships with leaders of other counties. But now he must fix with one he has with his MPs

Standard hits upon groundbreaking idea – paying for newspapers

The struggling title is now back on sale in some London stores 16 years after going free

Matt Kelly’s picks of the week: Gaza, Glastonbury and understanding Giorgia Meloni

Our founder and editor-in-chief’s weekly highlights from the magazine

The pride of Budapest

Using the LGBTQ+ community as a punchbag is an age-old trick for Orbán but this time, the prime minister miscalculated

Ange Postecoglou: a moving family history

The Australian football manager's name tells of his family’s history of relocating