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Behind the cover-up Some facts about Burkinis: — The Burkini was invented by Ahedi Zanetti, a Lebanese-born Australian businesswoman, in…
Churchill’s privilege
From ‘Mr Churchill’s misfire’, The Spectator, 2 September 1916: There is nothing that democracy so much hates as unfair privilege, and Mr Churchill…
Letters
Against Boris Sir: In discussing my attitude to Boris (‘The Boris-bashers should be ashamed’, 27 August), Mary Wakefield is too kind —…
Portrait of the week
Home Britain rejected a call by Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France who hopes to return to power next…
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Golden years How many Olympic events would Team GB have to win before we could earn back the gold reserves…
Just not cricket
From ‘The bed-rock of war’, The Spectator, 26 August 1916: As a rule in war the bowling has a great advantage over…
Letters
Golden age problems Sir: Johan Norberg’s ‘Our golden age’ (20 August) is absolutely right — we do live in a golden age;…
Cover 27 August 2016
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Home Virgin Trains released videos showing that there were seats available when Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party,…
Better together
This time two years ago, the United Kingdom stood on the brink of dissolution. The referendum on Scottish independence hung…
Better together
This time two years ago, the United Kingdom stood on the brink of dissolution. The referendum on Scottish independence hung…
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Golden years How many Olympic events would Team GB have to win before we could earn back the gold reserves…
Just not cricket
From ‘The bed-rock of war’, The Spectator, 26 August 1916: As a rule in war the bowling has a great advantage over…
Letters
Golden age problems Sir: Johan Norberg’s ‘Our golden age’ (20 August) is absolutely right — we do live in a golden age;…
Portrait of the week
Home Virgin Trains released videos showing that there were seats available when Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party,…
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Four-letter surveys A judge at Chelmsford Crown Court who was sworn at by a man she was sentencing to jail…
Iron birds
From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 19 August 1916: The Parliamentary Air Committee having recently inhaled much ozone at…
Portrait of the week
Home Theresa May, the Prime Minister, who was supposed to be on a walking holiday in Switzerland, wrote to Xi…
Cover 20 August 2016
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Defending Brexit
One of the many incorrect predictions about this year’s referendum was that those who voted for Brexit would soon regret…
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Four-letter surveys A judge at Chelmsford Crown Court who was sworn at by a man she was sentencing to jail…
Iron birds
From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 19 August 1916: The Parliamentary Air Committee having recently inhaled much ozone at…
Letters
Losing game Sir: Matt Ridley is completely right (‘Don’t grouse about grouse’, 13 August). I am lucky enough to live…
Portrait of the week
Home Theresa May, the Prime Minister, who was supposed to be on a walking holiday in Switzerland, wrote to Xi…
Portrait of the week
Home The government floated the idea that individuals might receive payments in areas where fracking was approved, or where housing…
