Mass murder and the Hollywood ending
I’ve found myself strangely drawn to the videos made by the 22-year-old assassin Elliot Rodger just before he went on…
Mass murder and the Hollywood ending
I’ve found myself strangely drawn to the videos made by the 22-year-old assassin Elliot Rodger just before he went on…
Should Gary Barlow give back his gong?
‘Strip him of his knighthood!’ Or life peerage, or CBE, OBE — or whatever. The cry goes up with a kind…
Should Gary Barlow give back his gong?
‘Strip him of his knighthood!’ Or life peerage, or CBE, OBE — or whatever. The cry goes up with a kind…
Ukip isn’t a national party. It’s a Tory sickness
It can happen that something ought to feel wrong yet somehow doesn’t; and you wonder whether this means that in…
Ukip isn’t a national party. It’s a Tory sickness
It can happen that something ought to feel wrong yet somehow doesn’t; and you wonder whether this means that in…
People’s attitude to sexual show trials is changing
I liked the generic title ‘Another Voice’ that The Spectator used to give this column, because it seemed to loosen…
People’s attitude to sexual show trials is changing
I liked the generic title ‘Another Voice’ that The Spectator used to give this column, because it seemed to loosen…
King Juan Carlos must save Spain – again
Might there ever be in this century, anywhere in Europe, a case for serious political interference by an hereditary monarch?…
King Juan Carlos must save Spain – again
Might there ever be in this century, anywhere in Europe, a case for serious political interference by an hereditary monarch?…
Why it’s right to criticise the newly dead
I could start by remarking that we should not speak ill of the dead, quoting the pertinent Latin phrase: de…
Why it’s right to criticise the newly dead
I could start by remarking that we should not speak ill of the dead, quoting the pertinent Latin phrase: de…
Leave Ukraine to the Russians
‘You can’t always get what you want,’ chorused Mick Jagger, ‘but if you try some time/You just might find/You get…
Leave Ukraine to the Russians
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/Untitled_2_AAC_audio.mp3 ‘You can’t always get what you want,’ chorused Mick Jagger, ‘but if you try some time/You just might…
Back in time to a childhood discovery in Africa
About 55 years ago, when I was about ten, my younger brother Roger and I discovered a slave pit in…
Back in time to a childhood discovery in Africa
About 55 years ago, when I was about ten, my younger brother Roger and I discovered a slave pit in…
Warning: ‘no’ won’t be Scotland’s final answer
From a kind of torpor about this year’s Scottish referendum, Lord Lang of Monkton has roused me. You may remember…
Warning: ‘no’ won’t be Scotland’s final answer
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_6_February_2014_v4.mp3 From a kind of torpor about this year’s Scottish referendum, Lord Lang of Monkton has roused me. You…
Is a new art form being born on Woman’s Hour?
In a comic-strip cartoon, beads of water apparently radiating outward from the head of one of the characters indicate embarrassment.…
Is a new art form being born on Woman’s Hour?
In a comic-strip cartoon, beads of water apparently radiating outward from the head of one of the characters indicate embarrassment.…
It’s gay men who contribute most to society
A gay friend phones over the New Year break. A lovely chap (let us call him Richard) and long retired,…
It’s gay men who contribute most to society
A gay friend phones over the New Year break. A lovely chap (let us call him Richard) and long retired,…
If you love gold, shouldn’t you love the euro too?
Bitcoins have been in the news, after a story about an unfortunate fellow who jettisoned his computer’s hard drive that…
If you love gold, shouldn’t you love the euro too?
Bitcoins have been in the news, after a story about an unfortunate fellow who jettisoned his computer’s hard drive that…
A corner of Australia that is forever Bournemouth
Nations seek their souls in the strangest places. We English, for instance, have illustrated ourselves to the world and to…
