Italian politics will be duller without Silvio Berlusconi
He blurred the lines between showbusiness and politics until they became all but invisible
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Monday
Forza Berlusconi! Silvio in Sardinia
When Berlusconi takes the wheel of a golf buggy, he is like Niki Lauda on the Monza hairpin
Thursday
Jeremy Clarke remembered: by Boris Johnson, Sophie Winkleman, Eric Idle and more
‘After many drunken dinner parties together in Provence, I used to dread what might appear in his next column’
Sunday
Why I’ve built my own coffin
The modern undertaking industry is a massive con
Wednesday
Five things we learned from Boris's Privileges Committee grilling
The Privileges Committee seemed concerned about the difference between ‘guidance’ and ‘rules’
Wednesday
Boris takes a bashing from US TV host Tucker Carlson
The former British PM ‘didn’t want to defend his position on the war,’ the Fox host tells Cockburn
Friday
Remembering Paul Johnson, 1928–2023
The late author wrote a Spectator column from 1981 to 2009
Saturday
The polite radical: Rishi Sunak on economic repair, migrants and faith
‘I got this job in unexpected and very quick circumstances. And I am excited about what we do from there’
Thursday
The joys of a career change
The first 100 lines of the Iliad may contain the first description of something like Covid
Wednesday
The empty eco-activism of renting clothes
How exactly is it sacrificing for the earth if a royal re-wears some clothing?
Monday
Penny drops, Rishi wins
The new Conservative leader faces a formidable set of challenges
Friday
Boris won’t save the Tory party
He will almost certainly hand the next UK election to Labour
Thursday
Runners and riders for next Tory PM
Rishi Sunak? Penny Mordaunt? Boris Johnson?
Saturday
Five ways the Liz Truss saga could end
The British PM is technically safe from challenge for another year
Tuesday
Get ready for Liz mania
The new PM is well-positioned to benefit from very low expectations
Monday
Is Liz Truss a Tory Jeremy Corbyn?
The rise of Liz Truss suggests the Tories are making the same mistake Labour did
Monday
Europe still hasn’t learned from its lockdown debacles
In early 2020, hardly anything was known about their effectiveness, legality or side effects
Tuesday
Where will Boris write his column?
The outgoing British PM is being linked with posts at a number of newspapers
Sunday
Why aren’t mistresses a secret any more?
The fun of a secret liaison is being lost
Tuesday
My night with the Rolling Stones
Recalling a drug-related adventure from the 1970s