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https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/spectator-parliamentarian-of-the-year-2024-in-pictures/"> Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year 2024, in pictures </a> </h3> <span class="article__tag article__tag--new">New</span> </header> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">In 2024, no incumbent has been safe. Whether it was the Democrats in America or the Tories in Britain, there has been plenty of drama in every corner of the globe. Here in Westminster, Keir Starmer swept to power – only to discover that governing well is quite a bit harder than some seemed to</p> </div>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/spectator-parliamentarian-of-the-year-2024-in-pictures/"> <img width="378" height="252" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-20.35.25-copy.jpg?resize=378,252" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-20.35.25-copy.jpg?resize=1007,671 1007w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-20.35.25-copy.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-20.35.25-copy.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-20.35.25-copy.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-20.35.25-copy.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-20.35.25-copy.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-20.35.25-copy.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> <article id="article-529052" class="article article-- article--vertical article--post article--society highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The problem with the FA’s rainbow laces furore">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/jawad-iqbal/"> Jawad Iqbal </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jawad-iqbal-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-problem-with-the-fas-rainbow-laces-furore/"> The problem with the FA’s rainbow laces furore </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The suits who run football in this country can always be relied upon to make a pig’s ear of things. The latest example of their capacity to cock up matters is the farce over this week’s return of the rainbow laces campaign in the Premier League. This campaign, now in its eleventh year, is an</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-problem-with-the-fas-rainbow-laces-furore/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187607066-e1733245291213.jpg?resize=262,147" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187607066-e1733245291213.jpg?resize=1415,796 1415w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187607066-e1733245291213.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187607066-e1733245291213.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187607066-e1733245291213.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187607066-e1733245291213.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187607066-e1733245291213.jpg?resize=800,450 800w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> <article id="article-529050" class="article article-- article--vertical article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Poll: public back NFU over Reeves">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/steerpike/"> Steerpike </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Steerpike" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/poll-public-back-nfu-over-reeves/"> Poll: public back NFU over Reeves </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">When you’re in a hole, stop digging. These words of wisdom are yet to be heeded by the bright young things in Downing Street, who appear to be ploughing on manfully with plans to slap inheritance tax on family farms. Yet despite all the state-sponsored spinning, the public seems to be increasingly turning against Labour</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/poll-public-back-nfu-over-reeves/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2184965025.jpg?resize=262,147" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2184965025.jpg?resize=1214,683 1214w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2184965025.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2184965025.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2184965025.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2184965025.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2184965025.jpg?resize=800,450 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2184965025.jpg?resize=980,551 980w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> <article id="article-529075" class="article article-- article--vertical article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Was the Emir of Qatar’s visit a good idea?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/alexander-larman/"> Alexander Larman </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/was-the-emir-of-qatars-visit-a-good-idea/"> Was the Emir of Qatar’s visit a good idea? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">As the first day of the Emir of Qatar’s state visit to Britain draws to a close, all those involved in this its organisation might allow themselves a larger-than-usual measure of Christmas cheer. From Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani’s arrival in the country earlier today, the lavish pageantry of his welcome by</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/was-the-emir-of-qatars-visit-a-good-idea/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2188024342.jpg?resize=262,147" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2188024342.jpg?resize=1214,683 1214w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2188024342.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2188024342.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2188024342.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2188024342.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2188024342.jpg?resize=800,450 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2188024342.jpg?resize=980,551 980w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> <article id="article-529065" class="article article-- article--vertical article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Conservative Home founder joins Reform">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/steerpike/"> Steerpike </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Steerpike" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/conservative-home-founder-joins-reform/"> Conservative Home founder joins Reform </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The ravens really are leaving the Tower. Last week, it was Andrea Jenkyns quitting the Tories; this week it is the turn of an even bigger name. Tim Montgomerie – the founder of Conservative Home – has today been announced as the latest prominent Conservative to switch to Reform UK. The party posted a picture</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/conservative-home-founder-joins-reform/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-17.15.29.png?resize=262,147" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-17.15.29.png?resize=1100,619 1100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-17.15.29.png?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-17.15.29.png?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-17.15.29.png?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-17.15.29.png?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-17.15.29.png?resize=800,450 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-03-at-17.15.29.png?resize=980,551 980w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </section> </div>  <section class="subscription-banner subscription-banner--small" aria-label="Subscription banner" style="background-color: #000000;" > <div class="subscription-banner__wrapper container container--xlarge"> <img src="https://src.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/BF24_1400x600-transparent.png" class="subscription-banner__image" width="300" height="125" alt=""> <div class="subscription-banner__content-wrapper"> <div class="subscription-banner__content"> <h2 class="subscription-banner__title heading" style="color: #dba30a !important;">Black Friday sale: Get 10 weeks for just £1</b></h2> <div class="subscription-banner__body" style="color: #ffffff !important;">Unlimited access to the <em>The Spectator</em>, online and via the app</div> </div> <a data-analytics-id="house_ad_subscribe_cta" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/row-black-friday/" class="subscription-banner__button button button--secondary" style="background-color: #dba30a !important; color: #000000 !important;"> SUBSCRIBE <svg class="subscribe-cta__icon" width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 14 24" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.63 12.797 2.59 23.67c-.441.44-1.154.44-1.594 0l-.666-.666a1.126 1.126 0 0 1 0-1.593L9.92 12 .34 2.59a1.126 1.126 0 0 1 0-1.594L1.005.33c.44-.44 1.153-.44 1.594 0L13.64 11.203c.431.44.431 1.153-.01 1.594Z" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="nonzero"/></svg> </a> </div> </div> </section> <script type="text/javascript"> if (!window.Zephr) window.Zephr = {}; if (!window.Zephr.outcomes) window.Zephr.outcomes = {}; window.Zephr.outcomes["coffee_house_slot"] = { featureLabel: "5. 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That is the conclusion of a report earlier this week, one that found that shoppers who opt for meat alternatives elicit fear and contempt from others. According to researchers from the University of Vaasa in Finland, who interviewed 3,600 people from four European countries, including the</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/vegans-arent-saints-or-sinners/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-911466976.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-911466976.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-911466976.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-911466976.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-911466976.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-911466976.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-911466976.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-911466976.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--nine-up">  <div class="mosaic__tile-row mosaic__tile--three-up"> <article id="article-529010" class="article article--row article--three-up article--vertical article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-bottom" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Commons back proportional representation bill">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/steerpike/"> Steerpike </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Steerpike" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/commons-back-proportional-representation-bill/"> Commons back proportional representation bill </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">There have been a lot of political firsts this year: Labour’s supermajority, Reform UK’s Westminster seats and the incorporation of an, er, bungee jump into the Liberal Democrat election campaign. Now all eyes are on a curious development in Westminster today that has the potential to alter the UK’s entire voting system… In a rather</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/commons-back-proportional-representation-bill/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-78105004.jpg?resize=262,147" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-78105004.jpg?resize=608,342 608w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-78105004.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-78105004.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-78105004.jpg?resize=500,281 500w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> <article id="article-529021" class="article article--row article--three-up article--vertical article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-bottom" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Why has South Korea’s president declared martial law?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/philip-patrick/"> Philip Patrick </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Philip Patrick" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/philip-patrick-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-has-south-koreas-president-declared-martial-law/"> Why has South Korea’s president declared martial law? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">In a dramatic and unnanounced move, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday in a live broadcast on YTN television. Yoon did not specify exactly what measures would be taken but justified the decision as necessary to ‘safeguard constitutional order’.  Yoon accused opposition parties, which have a majority in the South</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-has-south-koreas-president-declared-martial-law/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1470396189.jpg?resize=262,147" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1470396189.jpg?resize=1223,688 1223w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1470396189.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1470396189.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1470396189.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1470396189.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1470396189.jpg?resize=800,450 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1470396189.jpg?resize=980,551 980w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> <article id="article-529008" class="article article--row article--three-up article--vertical article--post article--society highlight-color-red article--image-bottom" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="How to prevent another Gregg Wallace scandal">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/lucy-vallance/"> Lucy Vallance </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-to-prevent-another-gregg-wallace-scandal/"> How to prevent another Gregg Wallace scandal </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">‘Huw Edwards, Russell Brand, Jermaine Jenas, Phillip Schofield, Gregg Wallace… when will it end?!’ read the message from a friend. Sadly, the answer is that it won’t anytime soon. The media scandals that explode into the headlines – such as those surrounding Gregg Wallace, who is alleged to have made inappropriate comments while working on Masterchef</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-to-prevent-another-gregg-wallace-scandal/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WNE0F2.jpg?resize=262,147" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WNE0F2.jpg?resize=866,487 866w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WNE0F2.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WNE0F2.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WNE0F2.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WNE0F2.jpg?resize=640,360 640w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div>  <div class="mosaic__tile-group mosaic__group-rail-alternative"> <div class="mosaic__tile-featured"> <article id="article-528984" class="article article--featured article-- article--vertical article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-bottom" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Why the Welsh Tory leader has quit">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/james-heale/"> James Heale </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="James Heale" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-the-welsh-tory-leader-has-quit/"> Why the Welsh Tory leader has quit </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Andrew RT Davies has quit this lunchtime as the leader of the Conservative group in the Welsh parliament. It follows a confidence vote among the 16 Tory Senedd Members (MSs) who narrowly voted by nine to seven to keep him on as leader. With the group split how best to proceed, Davies has opted to</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-the-welsh-tory-leader-has-quit/"> <img width="440" height="248" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2158009153.jpg?resize=440,248" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2158009153.jpg?resize=1195,672 1195w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2158009153.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2158009153.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2158009153.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2158009153.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2158009153.jpg?resize=800,450 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2158009153.jpg?resize=980,551 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div>  <div class="mosaic__tile-rail"> <article id="article-528953" class="article article--rail article--small-excerpt article-- article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Public trust in SNP government collapses">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/public-trust-in-snp-government-collapses/"> <img width="200" height="113" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2159987853.jpg?resize=200,113" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2159987853.jpg?resize=1214,683 1214w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2159987853.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2159987853.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2159987853.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2159987853.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2159987853.jpg?resize=800,450 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2159987853.jpg?resize=980,551 980w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/steerpike/"> Steerpike </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Steerpike" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/public-trust-in-snp-government-collapses/"> Public trust in SNP government collapses </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">When it rains for Scotland’s Nats, it pours. It now transpires – according to the Scottish government’s very own survey – that between 2022 and 2023, the proportion of people who trust the SNP government has plummeted by a staggering 10 points. And that’s not all. Trust in all six public sector institutions has declined</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-528946" class="article article--rail article--small-excerpt article-- article--horizontal article--post article--america highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Starmer will struggle to keep both the EU and US happy">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmer-will-struggle-to-keep-both-the-eu-and-us-happy/"> <img width="200" height="113" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187383825-e1733225448669.jpg?resize=200,113" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187383825-e1733225448669.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187383825-e1733225448669.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187383825-e1733225448669.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187383825-e1733225448669.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187383825-e1733225448669.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187383825-e1733225448669.jpg?resize=800,450 800w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/eliot-wilson/"> Eliot Wilson </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmer-will-struggle-to-keep-both-the-eu-and-us-happy/"> Starmer will struggle to keep both the EU and US happy </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">We do not have to make a choice between our alliance with the United States and closer relations with the European Union: that was the message of the Prime Minister’s traditional annual speech to the Lord Mayor’s Banquet at the Guildhall. Sir Keir Starmer called the supposed binary ‘plain wrong’, and prayed in aid some</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div>  <div class="mosaic__tile-row-two"> <article id="article-528955" class="article article--row-two article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Is this the end for Barnier – and Macron?">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-this-the-end-for-barnier-and-macron/"> <img width="200" height="133" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2183555132.jpg?resize=200,133" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2183555132.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2183555132.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2183555132.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2183555132.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2183555132.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/gavin-mortimer/"> Gavin Mortimer </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Gavin Mortimer" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gavin-mortimer-512.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-this-the-end-for-barnier-and-macron/"> Is this the end for Barnier – and Macron? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Emmanuel Macron arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for trade talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Having signed a strategic partnership deal in Riyadh, the pair pledged to work for peace in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon. An Élysée spokesman said Macron wants ‘presidential elections to be held in Lebanon, with the aim of</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-528948" class="article article--row-two article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="NHS Scotland can’t go on like this">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/nhs-scotland-cant-go-on-like-this/"> <img width="200" height="133" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1211162131.jpg?resize=200,133" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1211162131.jpg?resize=731,487 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1211162131.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1211162131.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1211162131.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1211162131.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/iain-macwhirter/"> Iain Macwhirter </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iain-macwhirter-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/nhs-scotland-cant-go-on-like-this/"> NHS Scotland can’t go on like this </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Another Scottish budget and another dire warning from the spending watchdog, Audit Scotland, that the National Health Service in Scotland is out of control and heading for disaster. With almost one sixth of the Scottish population on a waiting list, around 10 per cent of beds occupied by people who shouldn’t be there, and daily horror stories from accident</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-528916" class="article article--row-two article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Will Louise Haigh receive a golden goodbye?">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-louise-haigh-receive-a-golden-goodbye/"> <img width="200" height="133" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186280726.jpg?resize=200,133" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186280726.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186280726.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186280726.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186280726.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186280726.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186280726.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186280726.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/steerpike/"> Steerpike </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Steerpike" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Steerpike.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-louise-haigh-receive-a-golden-goodbye/"> Will Louise Haigh receive a golden goodbye? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Well, well, well. Before Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour lot got into government, Starmer’s army was quite happy to commit to to suspending – and, in some cases, revoking altogether – severance pay over ministerial code breaches. But it appears Sir Keir’s crowd is a little less enthusiastic about the prospect now it threatens to affect</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="eight-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--eight-up">  <div class="mosaic__tile-row mosaic__tile--three-up"> <article id="article-528913" class="article article--row article--three-up article--vertical article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-bottom" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Marine Le Pen’s reckless game with the French economy">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-lynn/"> Matthew Lynn </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Matthew Lynn" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matthew-Lynn-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/marine-le-pens-reckless-game-with-the-french-economy/"> Marine Le Pen’s reckless game with the French economy </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The power probably feels good. And it may help her win the presidency eventually. Even so, there is a catch to Marine Le Pen’s decision to bring down Michel Barnier’s government in France, potentially as soon as tomorrow afternoon. If the government goes, the eurozone ay well go down with it. The financial plans of</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/marine-le-pens-reckless-game-with-the-french-economy/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2185907376-e1733222392204.jpg?resize=262,147" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2185907376-e1733222392204.jpg?resize=1067,600 1067w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2185907376-e1733222392204.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2185907376-e1733222392204.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2185907376-e1733222392204.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2185907376-e1733222392204.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2185907376-e1733222392204.jpg?resize=800,450 800w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> <article id="article-528914" class="article article--row article--three-up article--vertical article--post article--middleeast highlight-color-red article--image-bottom" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Why Britain is rolling out the red carpet for Qatar">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/damien-phillips/"> Damien Phillips </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-britain-is-rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-qatar/"> Why Britain is rolling out the red carpet for Qatar </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">This week’s state visit by the Emir of Qatar is the first of any Arab leader since King Charles ascended the throne. This is no coincidence: while its role is often misunderstood, Qatar has skilfully positioned itself as one of the West’s most important allies in the Middle East. Doha’s role as the world’s mediator-in-chief</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-britain-is-rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-qatar/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2YR2TX7.jpg?resize=262,147" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2YR2TX7.jpg?resize=866,487 866w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2YR2TX7.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2YR2TX7.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2YR2TX7.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2YR2TX7.jpg?resize=640,360 640w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> <article id="article-528901" class="article article--row article--three-up article--vertical article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-bottom" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Is Starmer planning a foreign policy reset too?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/james-heale/"> James Heale </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="James Heale" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-starmer-planning-a-foreign-policy-reset-too/"> Is Starmer planning a foreign policy reset too? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Keir Starmer is preparing to give his big reset speech on Thursday. But the more interesting address is perhaps the one he gave last night. The annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet was the setting for the Prime Minister to give his first major speech on foreign policy since entering No. 10. The most interesting passage saw</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-starmer-planning-a-foreign-policy-reset-too/"> <img width="262" height="147" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187414285.jpg?w=262px&crop=0,3,262px,147px" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187414285.jpg?w=1214px&crop=0,3,1214px,683px 1214w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187414285.jpg?w=320px&crop=0,3,320px,180px 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187414285.jpg?w=375px&crop=0,3,375px,211px 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187414285.jpg?w=500px&crop=0,3,500px,281px 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187414285.jpg?w=640px&crop=0,3,640px,360px 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187414285.jpg?w=800px&crop=0,3,800px,450px 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187414285.jpg?w=980px&crop=0,3,980px,551px 980w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div>  <div class="mosaic__tile-group"> <div class="mosaic__tile-featured"> <article id="article-528898" class="article article--featured article-- article--vertical article--post article--society highlight-color-red article--image-bottom" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The new Jaguar is spectacularly hideous">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/alexander-larman/"> Alexander Larman </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-new-jaguar-is-spectacularly-hideous/"> The new Jaguar is spectacularly hideous </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Winston Churchill reputedly said ‘Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.’ This adage must have been at the forefront of the minds of Jaguar’s chief executives as they unveiled the brand’s new electric concept car, the Type 00, during Miami Art Week. The company has had a torrid past few</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-new-jaguar-is-spectacularly-hideous/"> <img width="440" height="248" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Design-Vision_FRONT_3.4_16x9.jpg-copy.jpg?resize=440,248" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Design-Vision_FRONT_3.4_16x9.jpg-copy.jpg?resize=731,411 731w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Design-Vision_FRONT_3.4_16x9.jpg-copy.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Design-Vision_FRONT_3.4_16x9.jpg-copy.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Design-Vision_FRONT_3.4_16x9.jpg-copy.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Design-Vision_FRONT_3.4_16x9.jpg-copy.jpg?resize=640,360 640w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div>  <div class="mosaic__tile-rail"> <article id="article-528893" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article--society highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The Japanese are in for a big TfL culture shock">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-japanese-are-in-for-a-big-tfl-culture-shock/"> <img width="200" height="113" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/iStock-2183441703.jpg?resize=200,113" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/iStock-2183441703.jpg?resize=866,487 866w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/iStock-2183441703.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/iStock-2183441703.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/iStock-2183441703.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/iStock-2183441703.jpg?resize=640,360 640w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/christian-wolmar/"> Christian Wolmar </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-japanese-are-in-for-a-big-tfl-culture-shock/"> The Japanese are in for a big TfL culture shock </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Tokyo Nothing can prepare the good people from Tokyo Metro – who are coming to London to run the Elizabeth Line – from the culture shock they will undoubtedly suffer here. Japan, as we all know, is a very different place and the way they operate their transport system is very different to how business</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-528627" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Things can only get worse for Keir Starmer">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/things-can-only-get-worse-for-keir-starmer-2/"> <img width="200" height="113" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2187340903.jpg?resize=200,113" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2187340903.jpg?resize=866,487 866w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2187340903.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2187340903.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2187340903.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2187340903.jpg?resize=640,360 640w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/robin-ashenden/"> Robin Ashenden </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/things-can-only-get-worse-for-keir-starmer-2/"> Things can only get worse for Keir Starmer </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Finally a date has been set – 29 January 2025 – for the government to debate points posed by the now infamous ‘Call a General Election’ petition. ‘I would like there to be another General Election,’ reads the blurb on the website. ‘I believe the current Labour government have gone back on the promises they</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-528876" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Britain is finally debating cousin marriage">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/britain-is-finally-debating-cousin-marriage/"> <img width="200" height="113" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Untitled.jpeg?resize=200,113" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Untitled.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Untitled.jpeg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Untitled.jpeg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Untitled.jpeg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Untitled.jpeg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Untitled.jpeg?resize=800,450 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Untitled.jpeg?resize=980,551 980w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/justin-marozzi/"> Justin Marozzi </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/britain-is-finally-debating-cousin-marriage/"> Britain is finally debating cousin marriage </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">It is a biting winter’s evening in Cambridge and apparently we are making history. This is the first serious public discussion in the UK of the law on cousin marriage, and the desirability of legislating against it, since the mid-Victorian era. At a time when British universities seem more interested in discussing diversity, equity and</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div>  <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-528889" class="article article--row-two article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Ireland’s centre has held">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/irelands-centre-has-held/"> <img width="200" height="133" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186508703.jpg?resize=200,133" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186508703.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186508703.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186508703.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186508703.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186508703.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186508703.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186508703.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/patrick-gibbons/"> Patrick Gibbons </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/irelands-centre-has-held/"> Ireland’s centre has held </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Two years ago, I secured an apartment in Dublin through a gay dating app. I was desperate and there was a housing shortage in Ireland so I was prepared to ignore safety concerns to get a roof over my head. ‘You must be used to this in London’, Irish friends would say to me. But</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--horizontal"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">Yesterday</h4> <time class="archive-entry__timestamp" datetime="2 Dec 2024">2 Dec 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="five-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-528862" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--middleeast highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Success for Syria’s rebels is far from guaranteed">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/jonathan-spyer/"> Jonathan Spyer </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/success-for-syrias-rebels-is-far-from-guaranteed/"> Success for Syria’s rebels is far from guaranteed </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Syrian Sunni Islamist fighters are continuing to consolidate their gains in Syria’s Aleppo province. Almost the entirety of Aleppo city, sometimes called the capital of Syria’s north, is now in the hands of the Turkey-backed fighters. Russian and Assad regime airstrikes have begun in earnest on opposition-held parts of the country’s north west. The lightning</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/success-for-syrias-rebels-is-far-from-guaranteed/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187354749-e1733161493242.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187354749-e1733161493242.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187354749-e1733161493242.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187354749-e1733161493242.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187354749-e1733161493242.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187354749-e1733161493242.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187354749-e1733161493242.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--five-up">  <div class="mosaic__tile-group"> <div class="mosaic__tile-featured"> <article id="article-528865" class="article article--featured article-- article--vertical article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-bottom" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Will Wormald actually help Starmer change the civil service?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/eliot-wilson/"> Eliot Wilson </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eliot-wilson-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-wormald-actually-help-starmer-change-the-civil-service/"> Will Wormald actually help Starmer change the civil service? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Downing Street has announced that the 14th secretary to the cabinet and head of the civil service will be Sir Chris Wormald. He will succeed Simon Case when the latter stands down after four years on 16 December. Wormald, 56, has been permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care for eight and</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-wormald-actually-help-starmer-change-the-civil-service/"> <img width="440" height="248" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-52476764_4bc688.jpg?resize=440,248" class="ratio-16/9" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-52476764_4bc688.jpg?resize=1072,603 1072w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-52476764_4bc688.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-52476764_4bc688.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-52476764_4bc688.jpg?resize=500,281 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-52476764_4bc688.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PA-52476764_4bc688.jpg?resize=800,450 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div>  <div class="mosaic__tile-rail"> <article id="article-528738" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article--politics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Labour risks death by consultation">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/labour-risks-death-by-consultation/"> <img width="150" height="100" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2175394098-1.jpg?resize=150,100" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2175394098-1.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2175394098-1.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2175394098-1.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2175394098-1.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2175394098-1.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2175394098-1.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2175394098-1.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/james-heale/"> James Heale </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="James Heale" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, 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https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/james-heale-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/labour-risks-death-by-consultation/"> Labour risks death by consultation </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">After 14 years in opposition, you might have expected Labour to come into government bursting with plans for Britain. Yet the first four months of the Starmer supremacy have seen ministers commission a glut of various reviews, consultations and task forces about what they should actually do in office. Helpfully, Sky News has compiled a</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-528845" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article--america highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Why Joe Biden was right to pardon Hunter">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-joe-biden-was-right-to-pardon-hunter/"> <img width="150" height="100" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187280340.jpg?resize=150,100" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187280340.jpg?resize=713,475 713w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187280340.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187280340.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187280340.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187280340.jpg?resize=640,427 640w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/david-christopher-kaufman/"> David Christopher Kaufman </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-joe-biden-was-right-to-pardon-hunter/"> Why Joe Biden was right to pardon Hunter </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">President Joe Biden’s unexpected pardon of his son, Hunter, on federal gun charges may appear as the ultimate example of lawfare hypocrisy, but it’s really the best outcome for everyone – including Donald Trump. Despite indications that such a pardon was unlikely, Biden – who infamously declared on X in May that “no one is above the law” –</p> </div> </header>  </article> <article id="article-528849" class="article article--rail article-- article--horizontal article--post article--economics highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Can Starmer force the NHS to change?">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-starmer-successfully-force-the-nhs-to-change/"> <img width="150" height="100" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2179049622-e1733155908470.jpg?resize=150,100" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2179049622-e1733155908470.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2179049622-e1733155908470.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2179049622-e1733155908470.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2179049622-e1733155908470.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2179049622-e1733155908470.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2179049622-e1733155908470.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/kate-andrews/"> Kate Andrews </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Kate Andrews" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png 488w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=204,203 204w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=151,150 151w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=331,330 331w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=157,156 157w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=285,284 285w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=233,232 233w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=201,200 201w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=321,320 321w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=368,366 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=250,249 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=358,357 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=248,247 248w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=191,190 191w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=197,196 197w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kandrews_1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-starmer-successfully-force-the-nhs-to-change/"> Can Starmer force the NHS to change? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">‘Hear me when I say this – no more money without reform.’ That was the Prime Minister’s message to the NHS only in September, when he promised the biggest reform of the health service since its founding.  But that’s not quite how it has panned out. Labour’s first Budget, which raised an additional £40 billion</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div>  <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-528833" class="article article--row article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article--middleeast highlight-color-red article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Why the West must back Syria’s Bashar al-Assad">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-the-west-must-back-syrias-bashar-al-assad/"> <img width="200" height="133" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186933614-e1733153309785.jpg?resize=200,133" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186933614-e1733153309785.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186933614-e1733153309785.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186933614-e1733153309785.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186933614-e1733153309785.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186933614-e1733153309785.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186933614-e1733153309785.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/francis-pike/"> Francis Pike </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-the-west-must-back-syrias-bashar-al-assad/"> Why the West must back Syria’s Bashar al-Assad </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">I had a nasty shock when I switched on my TV on Sunday. It was clearly a propaganda film with hijabed women standing amidst the rubble of their former homes extolling Hezbollah’s victory over the invading forces of Israel. 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