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Watch Piers Morgan in conversation with Andrew Doyle as they discuss Woke Is Dead and the cultural shift reshaping politics, media, and public debate. Subscribe to The Spectator for £1 a month for your first 3 months to unlock the full recording.

Watch Piers Morgan in conversation with Andrew Doyle as they discuss Woke Is Dead and the cultural shift reshaping politics, media, and public debate. Subscribe to The Spectator for £1 a month for your first 3 months to unlock the full recording.

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Armed with his water gun and foul language, a truculent 14-year-old Arab boy called Hamza has become the unexpected sideshow of the Paris heatwave season. Videos have gone viral showing the pudgy Algerian adolescent in swimming trunks terrorising Parisians along the crowded Canal Saint-Martin in the blistering summer heat. Shirtless and bare-foot, Hamza aims his water pistol at pedestrians and cyclists, extorting two euros (£1.70) from targets who are commanded to pay up or get sprayed. ✍️ Matthew Fraser Article | Matthew Fraser 🇪🇺

Armed with his water gun and foul language, a truculent 14-year-old Arab boy called Hamza has become the unexpected sideshow of the Paris heatwave season. Videos have gone viral showing the pudgy Algerian adolescent in swimming trunks terrorising Parisians along the crowded Canal Saint-Martin in the blistering summer heat. Shirtless and bare-foot, Hamza aims his water pistol at pedestrians and cyclists, extorting two euros (£1.70) from targets who are commanded to pay up or get sprayed. ✍️ Matthew Fraser Article | Matthew Fraser 🇪🇺

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Whatever, people detest him. They think he is useless, bland and untrustworthy, indecisive and stupid. In the words of an elderly gentleman in my village: ‘I wouldn’t waste my piss watta on him if he were burning to death.’ You get the mildly homicidal flavour. The question, then, is whether Sir Keir is a singularity, a black hole of perceived badness, surpassing everything bad that went before it. ✍️ Rod Liddle

Whatever, people detest him. They think he is useless, bland and untrustworthy, indecisive and stupid. In the words of an elderly gentleman in my village: ‘I wouldn’t waste my piss watta on him if he were burning to death.’ You get the mildly homicidal flavour. The question, then, is whether Sir Keir is a singularity, a black hole of perceived badness, surpassing everything bad that went before it. ✍️ Rod Liddle

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I see Jerry Seinfeld has got the pompous left sobbing into their keffiyehs. His sin? He refused to buckle to their neo-religious mantra 'Free Palestine'. The comedy legend was accosted by a YouTuber outside Madison Square Gardens in NYC last week. "Can we get a 'Free Palestine'?", the streamer asked as he shoved his mic towards Seinfeld's gob. Seinfeld smirked. He held his tongue. No 'Free Palestine' passed his lips. ✍️ Brendan O’Neill Article |

I see Jerry Seinfeld has got the pompous left sobbing into their keffiyehs. His sin? He refused to buckle to their neo-religious mantra 'Free Palestine'. The comedy legend was accosted by a YouTuber outside Madison Square Gardens in NYC last week. "Can we get a 'Free Palestine'?", the streamer asked as he shoved his mic towards Seinfeld's gob. Seinfeld smirked. He held his tongue. No 'Free Palestine' passed his lips. ✍️ Brendan O’Neill Article |

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It is undeniable now: war has been declared on British Jews. A fascistic crusade is being waged against our Jewish compatriots. The anti-Semitic atrocity in Golders Green today is further brutish proof of this unsettling fact. We’ve had firebombings at synagogues, the murder of Jews in Manchester on Yom Kippur, and now this frenzied knifing of Jews in London. There can be no more equivocating – this is a moral emergency. The scenes from Golders Green are truly grim. Video clips show the suspect wielding his knife with demented fury at two visibly Jewish men. One is reportedly in his 70s, the other in his 30s – both sustained serious injuries, but are reportedly in a stable condition. Their crime? They were out, proud Jews on the streets of London in 2026. If this doesn’t force a moral reckoning with the state of our nation, nothing will. The pessimist in me is not holding his breath. After all, mere hours after the slaying of two Jews at the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester in October, bourgeois mobs were on the streets hollering ‘Globalise the intifada’. Two dead Jews weren’t enough for them, it seems – they wanted more, they wanted the destruction of the Jewish state itself. ✍️ Brendan O’Neill Article |

It is undeniable now: war has been declared on British Jews. A fascistic crusade is being waged against our Jewish compatriots. The anti-Semitic atrocity in Golders Green today is further brutish proof of this unsettling fact. We’ve had firebombings at synagogues, the murder of Jews in Manchester on Yom Kippur, and now this frenzied knifing of Jews in London. There can be no more equivocating – this is a moral emergency. The scenes from Golders Green are truly grim. Video clips show the suspect wielding his knife with demented fury at two visibly Jewish men. One is reportedly in his 70s, the other in his 30s – both sustained serious injuries, but are reportedly in a stable condition. Their crime? They were out, proud Jews on the streets of London in 2026. If this doesn’t force a moral reckoning with the state of our nation, nothing will. The pessimist in me is not holding his breath. After all, mere hours after the slaying of two Jews at the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester in October, bourgeois mobs were on the streets hollering ‘Globalise the intifada’. Two dead Jews weren’t enough for them, it seems – they wanted more, they wanted the destruction of the Jewish state itself. ✍️ Brendan O’Neill Article |

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Take the Greens’ Urdu election ad urging voters in Gorton and Denton, where only 82 per cent speak English as their main language, to elect Hannah Spencer in Thursday’s by-election. It’s easy to mistake this for inclusivity or good intentions but it is neither. Addressing the electorate along sectarian lines is not inclusive. In fact, it is exclusive. ✍️ Stephen Daisley Article |

Take the Greens’ Urdu election ad urging voters in Gorton and Denton, where only 82 per cent speak English as their main language, to elect Hannah Spencer in Thursday’s by-election. It’s easy to mistake this for inclusivity or good intentions but it is neither. Addressing the electorate along sectarian lines is not inclusive. In fact, it is exclusive. ✍️ Stephen Daisley Article |

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'Is Elon Musk clear that a lot of grooming cases he talks about happened ten years ago?' Rory Stewart explains why he believes there are more important issues facing Britain than gangs of 'predominantly Pakistani Muslim men' grooming women and girls. Watch in full | | Rory Stewart | Michael Gove | Elon Musk

'Is Elon Musk clear that a lot of grooming cases he talks about happened ten years ago?' Rory Stewart explains why he believes there are more important issues facing Britain than gangs of 'predominantly Pakistani Muslim men' grooming women and girls. Watch in full | | Rory Stewart | Michael Gove | Elon Musk

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'If I was born in Japan I couldn't call myself Japanese.' Suella Braverman tells Tim Shipman that the 'dogma of multiculturalism' is eroding the sense of Englishness, which in turn is having a bad effect on how Britishness is defined. Suella Braverman | Tim Shipman

'If I was born in Japan I couldn't call myself Japanese.' Suella Braverman tells Tim Shipman that the 'dogma of multiculturalism' is eroding the sense of Englishness, which in turn is having a bad effect on how Britishness is defined. Suella Braverman | Tim Shipman

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'No wonder a large proportion of our young people would refuse to fight if we were under attack' Reform MP Suella Braverman accuses 'militant, left-wing' teachers of indoctrinating teenagers into feeling ashamed of Britain and its history. Watch in full | | Tim Shipman | Suella Braverman

'No wonder a large proportion of our young people would refuse to fight if we were under attack' Reform MP Suella Braverman accuses 'militant, left-wing' teachers of indoctrinating teenagers into feeling ashamed of Britain and its history. Watch in full | | Tim Shipman | Suella Braverman

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'They pretend their anxiety is immigrants taking blue-collar jobs' Author Rory Stewart questions whether hostility to immigration in Britain is driven less by concern about demand for low-skilled jobs and more by unease at seeing immigrants as dentists and doctors. Watch in full | | Rory Stewart | Michael Gove

'They pretend their anxiety is immigrants taking blue-collar jobs' Author Rory Stewart questions whether hostility to immigration in Britain is driven less by concern about demand for low-skilled jobs and more by unease at seeing immigrants as dentists and doctors. Watch in full | | Rory Stewart | Michael Gove

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Labour MP Jonathan Hinder tells Michael Gove that Reform would 'have nothing' if his party simply sorted out Britain's immigration problem. Watch in full | | Michael Gove Jonathan Hinder MP

Labour MP Jonathan Hinder tells Michael Gove that Reform would 'have nothing' if his party simply sorted out Britain's immigration problem. Watch in full | | Michael Gove Jonathan Hinder MP

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The Conservatives and Reform UK go head-to-head in The Fight for the Right. Watch the debate featuring Nick Timothy, Claire Coutinho, Matt Goodwin and Danny Kruger. Subscribe to The Spectator for £1 a month for your first 3 months to unlock the full recording.

The Conservatives and Reform UK go head-to-head in The Fight for the Right. Watch the debate featuring Nick Timothy, Claire Coutinho, Matt Goodwin and Danny Kruger. Subscribe to The Spectator for £1 a month for your first 3 months to unlock the full recording.

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Ozempic has a new side effect: divorce New research shows people on ‘fat jabs’ are twice as likely to end their marriages. What’s going on?

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'I have never yet heard of an economy being taxed into prosperity. I have never heard of a poor person spending himself into wealth.' Economist Arthur Laffer explains why he believes Britain has a 'totally dysfunctional' tax system. Watch in full | | Arthur B. Laffer | Michael Simmons

'I have never yet heard of an economy being taxed into prosperity. I have never heard of a poor person spending himself into wealth.' Economist Arthur Laffer explains why he believes Britain has a 'totally dysfunctional' tax system. Watch in full | | Arthur B. Laffer | Michael Simmons

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What happened in Portsmouth last night was extraordinary. Citizens waded into the bitter sea to try to prevent the arrival of foreign men who were all but ferried in by the authorities. It’s not “bigotry” that motors protests like the one in Portsmouth: it’s a desire to defend individuals and communities from unscreened blokes from afar. It’s a love of Britain, not a hatred of foreigners, that underpins the growing public anger over our swirling, unsustainable levels of immigration. ✍️ Brendan O’Neill Article | | spiked

What happened in Portsmouth last night was extraordinary. Citizens waded into the bitter sea to try to prevent the arrival of foreign men who were all but ferried in by the authorities. It’s not “bigotry” that motors protests like the one in Portsmouth: it’s a desire to defend individuals and communities from unscreened blokes from afar. It’s a love of Britain, not a hatred of foreigners, that underpins the growing public anger over our swirling, unsustainable levels of immigration. ✍️ Brendan O’Neill Article | | spiked

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Labour MP Jonathan Hinder tells Michael Gove why the idea of administering puberty blockers for children is 'utterly mad'. Watch in full | | Michael Gove Jonathan Hinder MP

Labour MP Jonathan Hinder tells Michael Gove why the idea of administering puberty blockers for children is 'utterly mad'. Watch in full | | Michael Gove Jonathan Hinder MP

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A two-part interview with one of Britain’s most debated strategists, Dominic Cummings.

A two-part interview with one of Britain’s most debated strategists, Dominic Cummings.

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Suella Braverman has become embroiled in a racism row after stating she is not English during a discussion about immigration BBC Question Time. Here, she tells Tim Shipman why there is distinction between being civically English and ethnically English. Suella Braverman | Tim Shipman

Suella Braverman has become embroiled in a racism row after stating she is not English during a discussion about immigration BBC Question Time. Here, she tells Tim Shipman why there is distinction between being civically English and ethnically English. Suella Braverman | Tim Shipman

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The American right has developed a morbid fascination with Britain over the past two years, particularly after Elon Musk began tweeting about grooming gangs. Some European influencers have found it lucrative to present Britain and parts of the continent as having ‘fallen’, posting videos of crimes by immigrants and appearing on American podcast networks as weary ambassadors from broken countries to warn: ‘It could happen here.’ The Joe Rogan Experience podcast released a two-hour interview with Rupert Lowe, leader of the Restore party. Was Lowe there merely to create content – or is Restore a serious political party? Some of his statements suggest it’s the former rather than the latter. Article | | Rupert Lowe MP | Joe Rogan

The American right has developed a morbid fascination with Britain over the past two years, particularly after Elon Musk began tweeting about grooming gangs. Some European influencers have found it lucrative to present Britain and parts of the continent as having ‘fallen’, posting videos of crimes by immigrants and appearing on American podcast networks as weary ambassadors from broken countries to warn: ‘It could happen here.’ The Joe Rogan Experience podcast released a two-hour interview with Rupert Lowe, leader of the Restore party. Was Lowe there merely to create content – or is Restore a serious political party? Some of his statements suggest it’s the former rather than the latter. Article | | Rupert Lowe MP | Joe Rogan

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Allahu Akbar, one and all. It’s been a big night for Green and independent candidates standing in the Gaza – sorry, British – local elections. While Reform has much to celebrate in gaining ground across the country, so too, it seems, do the people of Palestine, who now find themselves represented in town hall decision-making about bin collections and potholes nationwide. As if they hadn’t suffered enough, eh? Successful pro-Palestine candidates have wasted no time taking to social media to express their pride at winning swathes of British voters. ✍️ Steerpike Article |

Allahu Akbar, one and all. It’s been a big night for Green and independent candidates standing in the Gaza – sorry, British – local elections. While Reform has much to celebrate in gaining ground across the country, so too, it seems, do the people of Palestine, who now find themselves represented in town hall decision-making about bin collections and potholes nationwide. As if they hadn’t suffered enough, eh? Successful pro-Palestine candidates have wasted no time taking to social media to express their pride at winning swathes of British voters. ✍️ Steerpike Article |

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The 28-year-old gave up reading International Law and Legal Studies as a PhD student at King's College London to run for parliament. Her full name is actually Pyla Lara Bird-Leakey and she is, of course, obsessed with Palestine. Unearthed videos of the qualified English barrister on social media appear to show that she has significantly dialled up her Scottish accent since becoming an MP, having previously spoken in a rather posh English tone. ✍️ Steerpike Article |

The 28-year-old gave up reading International Law and Legal Studies as a PhD student at King's College London to run for parliament. Her full name is actually Pyla Lara Bird-Leakey and she is, of course, obsessed with Palestine. Unearthed videos of the qualified English barrister on social media appear to show that she has significantly dialled up her Scottish accent since becoming an MP, having previously spoken in a rather posh English tone. ✍️ Steerpike Article |

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'Black History Month is tokenistic nonsense.' Headteacher Katherine Birbalsingh argues that instead of schools focussing on Black History Month once a year, they should instead teach British history that isn't seen through an 'oppressor and oppressed' lens. Watch in full | | Michael Gove | Katharine Birbalsingh

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