Rupert Hawksley
Opinion editor and reporter for The Spectator who writes on social and rural issues, contributing investigative pieces such as reporting on organised rural crime.
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Feb 20, 2026 • 38min
The Edition: Britain is not ready for war – and Labour isn’t doing enough
Lucy Fisher, Whitehall editor at the Financial Times, explains defence funding shortfalls. Rupert Hawksley, Opinion editor at The Spectator, exposes rising organised rural crime. Matthew Parris, columnist and former politician, muses on political scandal and conspiracy culture. They debate Britain’s military readiness, recruitment and national service, balancing autonomous systems with personnel, and public appetite for higher defence spending.
