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Patrick Gibbons

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A look at The Spectator’s Easter broadcast offering

How religious is Britain? Last week the Bible Society was forced to pull their report into the ‘Quiet Revival’ of Christianity, which was...

05.04.2026 10

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Trump has triggered a wave of European soul-searching

As world leaders grapple with Donald Trump’s second term, his war with Iran has accelerated European multipolarism, with leaders on the continent...

03.04.2026 10

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Britain is experiencing a pilgrimage revival

When Sarah Mullally started her pilgrimage this week, travelling from London to Canterbury, she wasn’t just embracing a tradition in England that...

22.03.2026 10

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The Akrotiri attack has weakened Britain’s position in Cyprus

When RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was targeted in an attempted drone attack on Monday, it didn’t just leave the British government open to accusations...

07.03.2026 10

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Is Norway about to take a step closer to joining the EU?

13.02.2026 10

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First dibs / The truth about Britain's claim to Greenland

18.01.2026 20

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Patrick Gibbons

The truth about Britain's claim to Greenland

18.01.2026 20

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Ten years after Brexit, the EU is wrestling with its identity

29.12.2025 20

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Will Mahmood’s asylum reforms force Ireland’s hand?

22.11.2025 20

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Is South Korea bracing for a third Trump-Kim summit?

14.11.2025 10

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Catherine Connolly’s election is a humiliation for Ireland’s establishment

26.10.2025 10

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How Catherine Connolly could change Ireland

23.10.2025 9

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Gays won’t mourn the death of G-A-Y

04.10.2025 10

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Only EU membership will secure Moldova’s future

29.09.2025 10

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The uncomfortable history of Narva

17.08.2025 20

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How a history festival became a forum of fear

05.07.2025 10

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Patrick Gibbons