The Spectator

‘When you said it was time you settled down, we didn’t mean in our house.’

Sofa

5 March 2016 9:00 am

‘Let’s be honest, this is a sink estate.’

Flats

5 March 2016 9:00 am

‘It’s very realistic – it even gives you skin cancer!’

Pharmacy

5 March 2016 9:00 am

Lift

5 March 2016 9:00 am

‘You’ll never guess what I heard the oligarchs next door say…’

Garden fence

5 March 2016 9:00 am

‘The chaps were wondering if, instead of a tunnel, we could just dig straight down creating space for a pool and home cinema.’

Tunnel

5 March 2016 9:00 am

Babies

5 March 2016 9:00 am

‘Is that pounds or euros?’

Pounds

5 March 2016 9:00 am

‘Speciality of the hospital — weekend death by chocolate.’

Nurse

5 March 2016 9:00 am

‘Thank heavens, it’s just a drunken stag. I thought the Tory party were on board.’

Plane

5 March 2016 9:00 am

‘Do you think a 10ft high wall will keep Donald Trump out?’

Mexicans

5 March 2016 9:00 am

The prying game

3 March 2016 3:00 pm

One of the marks of a good Home Secretary is a healthy wariness of those in authority who come begging…

Barometer

3 March 2016 3:00 pm

You can’t do that there ’ere Some of the things which have been banned under Public Spaces Protection Orders, according to…

The last of Henry James

3 March 2016 3:00 pm

From ‘Henry James’, The Spectator, 4 March 1916: Englishmen are not likely ever to forget the generous thought which inspired…

Letters

3 March 2016 3:00 pm

What might have been Sir: Harry Mount points out that Boris Johnson is two years older than David Cameron (Diary,…

Portrait of the week

3 March 2016 3:00 pm

Home An official analysis by the Cabinet Office said that if Britain left the EU it would lead to a…

Driven to extremes

27 February 2016 9:00 am

Imagine if Nigel Farage declared that police should be ready to shoot migrants trying to make it from Calais to…

Portrait of the week

27 February 2016 9:00 am

Home David Cameron, having continued talks through the night in Brussels, announced that he had achieved a ‘special status’ for…

Barometer

27 February 2016 9:00 am

Vote no, vote often David Cameron scorned Boris Johnson’s idea that voting to leave the EU might result in further…

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What we’re fighting for

27 February 2016 9:00 am

From ‘Justice and Security’, The Spectator, 26 February 1916: If the conditions upon which we are willing to make peace…

‘GB. England. West Yorkshire. Todmorden. Lee Dam Swim. 1977’ by Martin Parr

Books and Arts opener

27 February 2016 9:00 am

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‘Can you make yourself scarce tonight? I might be bringing back a lady friend.’

Scarce

27 February 2016 9:00 am

‘She’s annoyed because I don’t tweet.’

Tweet

27 February 2016 9:00 am

‘Grr! The internet hasn’t even noticed that I’ve taken a break from it!’

Sofa

27 February 2016 9:00 am

Roman

27 February 2016 9:00 am