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The Spectator, 29 Aug 2026

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The Spectator is a weekly British political and cultural news magazine.

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ArticleOver Budget

Keir Starmer once prom­ised to ‘tread more lightly’ on voters’ lives. Yet he presided over a gov­ern­ment that raised taxes faster than at any point since 1970. The bill has risen by £74.6 bil­lion since the 2024 gen­eral elec­tion and there are still...

Over Budget

ArticleIan Thom­son

We Were Here, by Stephanie Phil­lips; Dub Revolu­tion, by David Katz; Fire Inna Dance­hall, by Derek A. Bardow­ell

Ian Thom­son

ArticleAny other busi­ness

Bes­sent should remem­ber Thatcher: you really can’t buck the mar­ket Mar­tin Vander Weyer

Any other busi­ness

ArticleLaw foot­ing

The North­ern Ire­land Troubles Bill only serves the IRA Al Carns

Law foot­ing

ArticleMiss remembered

Scot­land’s ‘bul­ly­ing’ deputy first min­is­ter was my teacher Michael Sim­mons

Miss remembered

ArticleTroub­ling devel­op­ments

Ire­land is suc­cumb­ing to a wave of ‘rad­ical chic’ Eilis O’Han­lon

Troub­ling devel­op­ments

ArticleMail order

Cut the price of stamps to save the Christ­mas card Sophia Money-Coutts

Mail order

ArticleMy Prague awaken­ing

A visit in the 1970s cured me of my com­mun­ist sym­path­ies Peter Hitchens

My Prague awaken­ing