The Spectator

Bill Badger’s running for his life, What’s the reason for this strife? They think his cough is dread TB, And so from Nutwood he must flee.

Bill

23 November 2013 9:00 am

‘Jennie, will you please stop comparing me to your first husband?’

Bed

23 November 2013 9:00 am

Teabags

23 November 2013 9:00 am

‘Fancy getting the skateboards out later on?’

Skateboards

23 November 2013 9:00 am

Diplomatic meltdown

16 November 2013 9:00 am

President Obama’s flagship foreign policy of ‘leading from behind’ has had some surprising consequences. Not least among them is that…

Portrait of the week

16 November 2013 9:00 am

Home EDF Energy said it would put up prices by 3.9 per cent. BT Sport spent £897 million on the rights…

Barometer

16 November 2013 9:00 am

Whose tattoos? David Dimbleby, 75, has had a scorpion tattooed on his right shoulder. Some more tattoo-wearers who perhaps ought…

Letters

16 November 2013 9:00 am

Rod rage Sir: Like most cyclists, who also own a car and pay road tax, I enjoy a pedal along…

Books of the Year

16 November 2013 9:00 am

Recommended reading from some of our regular reviewers

Books and Arts

16 November 2013 9:00 am

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‘Are you sure you want me to carry on with this, Mr Dimbleby?’

Tattoo

16 November 2013 9:00 am

Stalking

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘In these straitened times, our shareholders need more money.’

Shareholder

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘Want to switch energy suppliers?’

Energy

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘Where is everyone? It’s like the Marie Celeste in here.’

Celeste

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘I can’t see us ever having a boring housebuying anecdote of our own.’

Houseprices

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘It’s the director’s cut.’

Cut

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘It’s not Kafkaesque, it’s normal.’

Kafka

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘Could that be from his blue period?’

Blue

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘It’s such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it with you...’

Fish

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘We are very happy with the Chinese-themed room but could you remove the panda, please.’

Panda

16 November 2013 9:00 am

Ebay

16 November 2013 9:00 am

Mexico

16 November 2013 9:00 am

‘Instant? Certainly, madam. Take a seat and someone will be with you in a minute.’

Instant

16 November 2013 9:00 am

Remembering well

9 November 2013 9:00 am

One remarkable fact of recent years is that even as the veterans of the first world war have died and…