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A dangerous hobby Three men from Greater Manchester were arrested and held in the UAE after being seen writing down…
Inequality, not socialism, is now the greatest threat to conservatism
Had the public been asked, before Monday morning, to identify two MPs who stood for honesty and decency, the names…
Portrait of the week
Home Sir Malcolm Rifkind, the former Conservative foreign secretary, resigned as chairman of Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee and promised…
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Golden league Some MPs who earn Sir Malcolm Rifkind’s rate of £5,000 a day: — Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): £3,333…
From the archives
From The Spectator, 27 February 1915: Observers of birds have been much interested by the evidence, which seems to be fairly…
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Let Greece go
To listen to Greek government ministers addressing the outside world during their breaks from negotiations with eurozone leaders this week,…
Portrait of the week
Home The annual rate of inflation fell to 0.3 per cent as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (or to 1.1…
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Gun lords The House of Lords shooting range is to be turned into a cupboard, having previously survived an attempt…
From the archives
From ‘The psychology of drill’, The Spectator, 20 February 1915: One is tempted to divide all men under drill into…
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