Robin Ashenden

2 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Robin Ashenden

My first night in Turin, I thought of all the things I could be doing in this north Italian city, if I was there strictly for tourism. I could have gone to the Cathedral and seen a digital display of the Turin Shroud (the real thing is hidden away from prying eyes), or visited the National Museum of Cinema, housed at the Mole Antonelliana, that magnificent, spired tower – a failed synagogue – in the city centre.

2 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | Robin Ashenden

Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments My first night in Turin, I thought of all the things I could be doing in this north Italian city, if I was there strictly for tourism. I could have gone to the Cathedral and seen a digital display of the Turin Shroud (the real thing is hidden away from prying eyes), or visited the National Museum of Cinema, housed at the Mole Antonelliana, that magnificent, spired tower – a failed synagogue – in the city centre. I...

3 weeks ago | thespectator.com | Gavin Mortimer |Chloë Ashby |Robin Ashenden |Roger Kimball

Marine Le Pen’s political career was ended on Monday when a Paris judge found her guilty of misusing European Union funds. She was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, two of which are suspended and two will be served under an ankle bracelet. She was also fined €100,000 ($109,000) and disbarred from politics for five years. Few anticipated such a severe sentence and it is one that will send shockwaves not just through France but across Europe.

4 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Robin Ashenden

The government’s recent, palpable turn to the right seems to be gaining pace. In the past few weeks, Keir Starmer has slashed overseas aid, proposed a radical downsizing of the civil service, abolished NHS England and vowed to make serious cuts to welfare. As the Labour left pick up their weapons and prepare to do battle, conservative commentators are lauding the Prime Minister as being ‘to the Right of the Tories’ and cheering him on.

4 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | Robin Ashenden

The government’s recent, palpable turn to the right seems to be gaining pace. In the past few weeks, Keir Starmer has slashed overseas aid, proposed a radical downsizing of the civil service, abolished NHS England and vowed to make serious cuts to welfare. As the Labour left pick up their weapons and prepare to do battle, conservative commentators are lauding the Prime Minister as being ‘to the Right of the Tories’ and cheering him on.