Fraser Nelson
Editor of The Spectator, columnist for . Also advisory board member of Centre for Social Justice and the Social Mobility Foundation.
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Dear Mary: what do you do if you spill red wine on a sofa?
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No matter how much you loved Boris you would find it maddening if he spilled red wine on your sofa.  And more so if he didn’t even make a gestural effort to clear it up. But, like us all, Boris would…
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Fraser Nelson The Spectator’s agony aunt, Dear Mary, gives advice to Boris, her former boss, that could have saved him a lot of trouble. 41h
This tape will always threaten Boris Johnson
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It’s not hard to work out the ‘lines to take’ that are being handed out from Boris Johnson’s team to his surrogates in politics and the media after the police were called to the flat he’s been living…
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Fraser Nelson Until you’ve heard that tape and know what happened in that flat that night, you can’t be sure you know who Boris Johnson is, says James Kirkup 3d
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Fraser Nelson “This story cannot be shrugged off as a private matter or another confected skirmish in the culture war. It will remain a real threat to Boris Johnson unless the recording is made public and it establishes that he is blameless” - James Kirkup 3d
There’s no denying the Boris tape was politically motivated
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A neighbour records a domestic row through the wall of their flat, takes the recording to a newspaper which then publishes details of the conversation. I wonder what The Guardian would have made of…
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Fraser Nelson Voicemail hacking is rightly deplored. So why are there no privacy issues over snooping on Boris Johnson and his girlfriend in their private flat, asks Ross Clark 3d
Boris has to get out of Camberwell
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Well! Just when it looked like the only political question anyone would be talking about is the start of the leadership hustings, what do you know? All anyone can think about is Boris Johnson’s row…
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Fraser Nelson Carrie was quite right: red wine spilled on the sofa is a defcon 1 domestic situation says Melanie McDonagh 3d
Job vacancy: a researcher for The Spectator
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The Spectator is growing – and hiring. We’re looking for a researcher for fact-checking, data reporting and editing news for our daily emails. We’d like someone who can find a story in figures…
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Fraser Nelson The Spectator is growing - and hiring. We're looking to recruit a researcher to join our team in Westminster. As ever, no CVs and, its place, an aptitude test 3d
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Fraser Nelson The Spectator looking to hire a researcher - please pass this link on to anyone you think might be interested. We’re looking for resourcefulness and passion for accuracy. As ever, no CVs: applicants can instead choose at least three of eight tasks 3d
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Fraser Nelson The Spectator is looking to hire a full-time researcher. As ever, no CVs please: we have a short (but pretty tough) aptitude test instead 39h
Why money won't fix the poverty problem
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Inequality is arguably the most contentious issue of our time, alienating citizens from governments as well as one from another. The public debates place too much emphasis on disparities in income, to the exclusion of equally important forms of...
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Fraser Nelson Money won't fix the poverty problem, says Andy Cook 5d
The questions the BBC must answer about Abdullah in Bristol
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One of the most awkward moments of Tuesday night’s Conservative leadership debate was when a Muslim voter challenged the candidates on anti-Muslim prejudice within their party. The BBC identified the…
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Fraser Nelson Nicky Campbell has already apologised for having him on his radio show - will BBC1 now follow? 6d
Boris Johnson didn’t implode on tonight’s BBC debate. So for him, it’s a win
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I’m not sure we learned terribly much this from the rather noisy BBC debate this evening. Each Tory candidate had rehearsed the answers so well that they sounded like pull-string dolls at times.  If…
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Fraser Nelson Boris Johnson didn’t implode on tonight’s BBC debate - so for him, it’s a win. My blog 7d
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Fraser Nelson Boris is so far ahead that he didn’t have to dazzle last night: he just needed to avoid disaster. He’s now closer than ever to No10. My take 6d
Boris wins – but Rory Stewart gains most support in latest Tory vote
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So much for Boris Johnson running away this. After the second round of voting amongst Tory MPs, he’s still ahead. But the other votes are spread so evenly that no fewer than five of the candidates…
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Fraser Nelson Rory Stewart gains more votes than anyone else - even Boris. 7d
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Fraser Nelson Boris wins – but Rory Stewart gains most support in latest Tory vote 7d
Ivan Rogers: no deal is now the most likely Brexit outcome
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I must confess that, with denial, delusion-mongering and deception still rampant across British politics – on all sides, I might add – I do find this [speaking today] quite a formidable challenge! I…
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Fraser Nelson Ivan Rogers: no deal is now the most likely Brexit outcome 7d
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Fraser Nelson We’re heading for no deal, says Ivan Rogers 50h
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Fraser Nelson Most-read on The Spectator website: Ivan Rogers on how no deal is now the most likely Brexit outcome 39h
The Brexit party rallies behind Rory Stewart
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It seems like half of Twitter has fallen in love with Rory Stewart and his whirlwind campaign to become prime minister. But recently, it’s not just centrist swing-voters who’ve been swept off their…
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Fraser Nelson The Brexit party needs Rory Stewart and is rallying behind him, says 7d
Sajid Javid: send me into the final two and I’ll “make a better Boris”
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At the hustings held by the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs this evening, the question wasn’t who was going to win but who should be sent to put Boris Johnson through his paces before he wins.
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Fraser Nelson Boris could get >150 votes today and word is he’s lending at least 15 MPs to Jeremy Hunt who he regards as a safe, low-energy opponent. 7d
My Boris Johnson story
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With four minutes to go, Boris Johnson ran in. I was already concerned – maybe more concerned than Boris. It was an awards ceremony at the Hilton, Park Lane. The room was packed with financial people…
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Fraser Nelson Jeremy Vine was booked to speak with Boris Johnson at two separate corporate shindigs - and was amazed to see him pull two near-identical chaotic clown acts. His story 8d
Leadership hopefuls turn on one another in Channel 4 debate
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The first televised Tory leadership debate drew as much attention for who wasn’t there as who was. After Boris Johnson decided to avoid the Channel 4 leadership debate on the grounds that voters had…
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Fraser Nelson No one "won" tonights debate, says . But it seems Rory Stewart is gathering the most momentum. Her post-match report 9d
The silliness of ‘serious’ leaders
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You would think it would be unarguable that ‘Serious times demand a serious leader’. This, with small verbal variations, is the slogan of both Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt in the current Tory contest…
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Fraser Nelson The silliness of ‘serious’ leaders. By Charles Moore 10d
Boris Johnson and Michael Gove could be an unbeatable team
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The likely next PM needs someone who can tame government if he wants his premiership to soar
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Fraser Nelson Why Boris (still) needs Gove: my Telegraph column on the case for rapprochement 11d
An early election is beginning to look inevitable for the next Tory leader
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There’s a joke going around the various warring tribes in the Tory leadership contest. They might not win this time, they tell each other, but not to worry: ‘We’ll all meet again in November.’ The…
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Fraser Nelson The worst thing about this Tory leadership election? That so many MPs expect another one in November. has the inside story 12d
End this farce and elect Boris now!
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Tick-tock, tick-tock, the Brexit clock doesn’t stop. October 31st is the deadline and the next prime minister will barely have a moment to catch his breath before he has to make some vital decisions…
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Fraser Nelson Boris is so far ahead as to be untouchable, says Freddy Gray: time to end the leadership charade and get him in No10 now 12d
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Fraser Nelson The "stop Boris" campaign seems to have turned into "anoint Boris" campaign. Let's stop pretending the race is still on, says Freddy Gray 12d
Michael Gove Leadership Campaign Speech June 10 2019
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Political interviews and speeches
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Fraser Nelson Audio: The Gove speech launching his campaign this morning is worth listening to - no matter what your views on the Tories, or on him 15d
Proton therapy: Cancer revolution or costly white elephant?
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It’s Asco week in Chicago: the biggest meeting of clinical oncologists in the world. McCormick Place convention centre, the largest in the US, is filled to its 2.6 million square foot capacity with…
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Fraser Nelson Dr Crellin is right to recommend the Cassandra Coburn's excellent article on proton beam therapy. Here it is: 15d