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Letters

14 September 2013 9:00 am

Tories and Italians Sir: Roger Scruton must be laughing, or more likely crying, to hear his Meaning of Conservatism described…

Books and Arts

14 September 2013 9:00 am

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‘Sorry, we’re not taking on any slaves at the moment.’

Slaves

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘The economic outlook just gets better and better.’

Outlook

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘Which is the correct remote for watching Downton Abbey?’

Remote

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘I must say, I preferred 50 Shades of Grey.’

Bondage

14 September 2013 9:00 am

Snow White and the seven trolls

Trolls

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘It’s OK for you but I’ve got nine life sentences to serve.’

Sentences

14 September 2013 9:00 am

Soup

14 September 2013 9:00 am

Dummies

14 September 2013 9:00 am

Cuts

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘I had a problem with the ending. It doesn’t come quickly enough.’

Ending

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘But we only have three rabbits. Do we really need a gamekeeper?’

Gamekeeper

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘Miss Harkness, remind me, at our last board meeting who scratched my back?’

Scratch

14 September 2013 9:00 am

Rake

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘…and to my wife I leave my entire jazz collection.’

Solicitors

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘Monday’s no good, I’ve got Sex Addicts Anonymous, Tuesday it’s my AA meeting, Thursday’s Gamblers Anonymous and Friday’s Narcotics Anonymous. You know, sometimes I think I might have an addictive personality.’

Calendar

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘Arrrgghh! Good light stops play!’

Vampires

14 September 2013 9:00 am

‘The old duffer needs cue cards for everything!’

Moses

14 September 2013 9:00 am

The right man

7 September 2013 9:00 am

By conventional wisdom, Tony Abbott should not become Prime Minister of Australia this weekend. He ought to be too conservative,…

Portrait of the week

7 September 2013 9:00 am

Home Having recalled Parliament to debate British military action over Syria, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, found the government defeated,…

Barometer

7 September 2013 9:00 am

Shining examples The ‘Walkie Talkie’, a new tower block in Fenchurch Street, was blamed for partially melting the interior of…

Letters

7 September 2013 9:00 am

Syrian matters Sir: Though Syria (Leading article, 31 August) is certainly no laughing matter, the turmoil prevailing over a ‘punitive…

Books and Arts

7 September 2013 9:00 am

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huff

7 September 2013 9:00 am