Charles Moore’s Notes: the Tories’ adoption of the Living Wage is entirely bogus
Was there ever a more unilluminating political idea — for voters rather than practitioners — than triangulation? For those readers so…
Spectator’s Notes
Was there ever a more unilluminating political idea — for voters rather than practitioners — than triangulation? For those readers so…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Why Labour keeps failing to choose a woman leader
Watching the very pleasant Liz Kendall on television this week, I was struck by how extraordinary it is that more…
The Spectator’s notes
Watching the very pleasant Liz Kendall on television this week, I was struck by how extraordinary it is that more…
Charles Moore’s Notes: A meditation on my son’s marriage
Our son, William, celebrated his marriage on Saturday. You would expect me to say that it was wonderful, sunny occasion.…
The Spectator’s notes
Our son, William, celebrated his marriage on Saturday. You would expect me to say that it was wonderful, sunny occasion.…
Charles Moore’s Notes: I’ve rarely written a word in favour of Edward Heath, but I don’t believe these accusations
As someone who has rarely written a sentence in praise of the late Sir Edward Heath, I hope I can…
The Spectator’s Notes
As someone who has rarely written a sentence in praise of the late Sir Edward Heath, I hope I can…
Charles Moore’s Notes: If peers aren’t to be elected, they should be impossible to get rid of
Obviously when one attends what the papers call ‘cocaine-fuelled orgies’, one expects to find several members of the peerage present,…
The Spectator’s Notes
Obviously when one attends what the papers call ‘cocaine-fuelled orgies’, one expects to find several members of the peerage present,…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Why the Greek No is a great moment for socialism
Even if everything goes wronger still, the Greek No vote is a great victory for the left. Until now, the…
The Spectator’s notes
Even if everything goes wronger still, the Greek No vote is a great victory for the left. Until now, the…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Now even the FT has joined in issuing threats to the Greek people
‘The Greek people,’ the Financial Times leading article said on Monday, ‘would be well advised to listen closely to the…
The Spectator’s notes
‘The Greek people,’ the Financial Times leading article said on Monday, ‘would be well advised to listen closely to the…
Charles Moore’s notes: Grexit isn’t like Brexit (and that’s why it won’t be allowed to happen)
People write about ‘Grexit’ and ‘Brexit’ as if they were the same, but they need not be. Grexit is about…
The Spectator’s notes
People write about ‘Grexit’ and ‘Brexit’ as if they were the same, but they need not be. Grexit is about…
Charles Moore’s notes: The anti-EU camp need to be sure what No means
It is natural to assume that, if a majority votes No in the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, we shall…
The Spectator’s Notes
It is natural to assume that, if a majority votes No in the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, we shall…
Charles Moore’s notes: A warning from Prince Charles’s lost speech
Two beautiful volumes in a cloth-bound case reach me. They are Speeches and Articles by HRH The Prince of Wales…
The Spectator’s notes
Two beautiful volumes in a cloth-bound case reach me. They are Speeches and Articles by HRH The Prince of Wales…
Charles Moore’s notes: Does Chuck Blazer exist?
We in the West all hate Sepp Blatter, so we pay too little attention to the manner in which the…
The Spectator’s Notes
We in the West all hate Sepp Blatter, so we pay too little attention to the manner in which the…
Charles Moore’s Notes: people who love making new laws like to present them as human rights
Amnesty International and others have placed a large newspaper advertisement telling Michael Gove ‘Don’t Scrap Our Human Rights’. The ad…
The Spectator’s Notes
Amnesty International and others have placed a large newspaper advertisement telling Michael Gove ‘Don’t Scrap Our Human Rights’. The ad…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Who benefits from Prince Charles shaking Gerry Adams’s hand?
Who benefits from Prince Charles’s handshake with Gerry Adams? Not the victims of IRA violence, including the 18 soldiers who…
