By Luca Mattinson In our political and media landscape, the truth is distorted and manipulated so that it is difficult to decipher fact from fiction.  Armchair activism and social media have allowed clickbait headlines to quickly enrage millions.  But amidst this smokescreen of daily of politics, we have allowed a falsity to pass without scrutiny and…

By Martin Seiffarth Ever since 52% of British voters decided that Britain ought to leave the European Union, commentators on both sides of the Channel have sought to paint this decision as a regressive one. Britain, they argue, is not simply leaving a political and economic bloc; it is, rather, seeking to retreat from the…

By Max Glynn Through almost four hundred years of service, the British Armed Services have proven their outstanding merit time and time again. Whether intervening against genocide in the Balkans, breaking the seemingly invincible powers of Napoleon or Hitler, or defending British sovereignty in the Falklands. Our armed services have always gone above and beyond the…

By Harry Mayo Barack Obama’s foreign policy has been described as a ‘continuous disaster’. Sadly, the ongoing failure of his policies has extended well beyond his presidency; we are all still living with its consequences. From the shores of Cuba to the mountains of Afghanistan, despots, dictators, theocrats and terrorists were all emboldened as they…

By Sam Barrett At the Margaret Thatcher Conference on Security, hosted by the Centre for Policy Studies, last June, Henry Kissinger gave a speech during which he briefly recalled a conversation he once had with Mrs Thatcher. At the time, she was a fairly obscure education minister, yet her prudent language foretold the success she…

By Jack Emsley Let’s begin this article by setting out some facts from the past month: On the 4th March 2018, a military grade chemical weapon was deployed on the streets of a small English cathedral city. It was the first time a chemical weapon has been used to target individuals in Europe since the…

By Charlie Collard Imagine, if you can, a small, impoverished child, or somebody elderly and infirm, living in a war-torn nation, with their family lacking the wealth to escape. Imagine their knowing that, daily, they risk death from above by their own government, and death on the ground from terrorists. Imagine chlorine and sarin gas…

By Martin Seiffarth   ‘Red London’ is not the title of a disaster film; it is the headline of this week’s Spectator. That the doom-mongering over the upcoming local elections in London has reached so far is worrying for two reasons: it is counterproductive to the Conservative campaign; and, if the predictions are proven right, the…

By Harry Mayo Israel is the Middle East’s only true liberal democracy, it is an essential ally against terrorism and, contrary to what the far left and Islamists would have you believe, it has always been a strong partner for peace. Britain had a proud, leading role in the creation of Israel. As early as…

By Sebastian Gisbert-Madziar The Human Rights Act 1998, passed under Tony Blair, has enabled the rights enshrined in the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to be directly applied by judges in Britain. For the first time, after our entry into the European Union, it allowed the direct interference of an unfamiliar legal system with our…