The Spectator

Portrait of the week

5 July 2014 9:00 am

Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, rang Jean-Claude Juncker to congratulate him on being nominated by EU heads of government…

Barometer

5 July 2014 9:00 am

All must have prizes Paul Pugh, the £104,000-a-year chief executive of the Passport Office, was nominated for ‘leader of the…

Letters

5 July 2014 9:00 am

Beyond the law Sir: In your leading article of 28 June you make the point that the hacking trial demonstrates…

Books and arts

5 July 2014 9:00 am

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‘If only they’d been phone-hacked.’

Hacking

5 July 2014 9:00 am

‘I just worry about the extent of jihadi infiltration.’

School

5 July 2014 9:00 am

‘I’ve discovered this absolutely divine little food bank off the high street…’

Divine

5 July 2014 9:00 am

Sales

5 July 2014 9:00 am

‘Under the new rules, you’re entitled to nothing for something.’

Jobcentre

5 July 2014 9:00 am

‘…and he’s my accountant.’

Accountant

5 July 2014 9:00 am

House

5 July 2014 9:00 am

Money

5 July 2014 9:00 am

‘Could I borrow some slug pellets, please?’

Pellets

5 July 2014 9:00 am

‘Hey, man...Mercedes bends.’

Mercedes

5 July 2014 9:00 am

‘Such a relief to get away from the office.’

Away

5 July 2014 9:00 am

‘Well, how else are we supposed to know if it’s the right bed for us?’

Bed

5 July 2014 9:00 am

‘He loves watching Wimbledon.’

Wimbledon

5 July 2014 9:00 am

Glass

5 July 2014 9:00 am

Censors silenced

28 June 2014 9:00 am

We have not heard much from Hugh Grant this week. Nor from Max Mosley, Steve Coogan or any of the…

Portrait of the week

28 June 2014 9:00 am

Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, fought a last-ditch battle against the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the…

Barometer

28 June 2014 9:00 am

Green wings It was revealed that Pascal Husting, Greenpeace’s international programme director, commutes 250 miles by air from his home…

Letters

28 June 2014 9:00 am

Sugar added tax Sir: Julia Pickles (Letters, 14 June) suggests a sugar tax to combat the obesity epidemic and discourage…

‘The Spritsail Barge’ by Edward Seago

Books and arts

28 June 2014 9:00 am

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Barbie

28 June 2014 9:00 am

Passport

28 June 2014 9:00 am