Just managing
From the moment she arrived in 10 Downing Street, Theresa May has been commendably clear about her economic priorities for…
War and votes for women
From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 25 November 1916: We admit that before the war we should have placed, and…
Letters
Prisons and the public Sir: Your leading article on the sorry state of our prisons (19 November) was very welcome.…
Portrait of the week
Home In his Autumn Statement, Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, against an expectation of increased borrowing and slower…
Book Burning
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Passport control
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House
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Garage
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Bed
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Cryogenic
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Buckingham
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Table
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QR code
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Citizen
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Peerage
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Family
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Bird
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Reaper
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Snowman
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Jail break
One of the stated objectives of this week’s brief strike by prison officers was to publicise the dire conditions in…
Letters
Wisdom of crowds Sir: According to Matthew Parris (‘Can we trust the people?’ 12 November), I have become part of the…
Portrait of the week
Home Nigel Farage, the caretaker leader of Ukip, was photographed with a smiling Donald Trump as the two men held…
Germany and the City
From ‘English versus German banking’, The Spectator, 18 November 1916: At the present moment a good many of us are in…


























