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My survey of bank closures suggests a new purpose for the tarnished Co-op
Many thanks to the stampede of readers who sent news of bank branch closures. There’s certainly a national pattern, and…
I went to Florida to see Disney World. What I found looked like a dying country
I’ve always sensed a whiff of sadness in Florida, perhaps because so many people go there to die. Although not…
In (conditional) defence of John Bercow
James Duddridge is not wrong. The Tory MP for Rochford and Southend East, who has put down a ‘no confidence’…
My survey of bank closures suggests a new purpose for the tarnished Co-op
Many thanks to the stampede of readers who sent news of bank branch closures. There’s certainly a national pattern, and…
I went to Florida to see Disney World. What I found looked like a dying country
I’ve always sensed a whiff of sadness in Florida, perhaps because so many people go there to die. Although not…
For the sake of the constitution, please shut up
One of the striking features of Britain’s unwritten constitution is how it relies on various people keeping their opinions to…
The Spectator’s Notes
How does Vladimir Putin think about the world? It becomes dangerously important to know. I still have not seen a…
Theresa May’s racing certainty
There are few things more predictable than people talking about the unpredictability of politics. We live in an age, we…
The dishonouring of David Beckham
How will we remember him, do you suppose? If you’re a committed football fan, possibly for that exquisite chip from…
The Spectator’s Notes
As we have been reminded this week, the most famous words (apart from ‘Order, order’) ever uttered by a Speaker…
In this digital age, should we worry about bank branch closures? Yes we should
Almost a decade after the financial crisis loomed, our high streets and town centres are full of life again: who…
My poor Boy. He’s going to end up just like me
Boy is planning his gap year. Every few hours he rings from school to give me a progress report. ‘I’m…
Why wouldn’t our NHS saints help a dying man?
We all think pretty highly of ourselves these days, free from old-fashioned ideas about sin. We’re good people. And yet……
In this digital age, should we worry about bank branch closures? Yes we should
Almost a decade after the financial crisis loomed, our high streets and town centres are full of life again: who…
My poor Boy. He’s going to end up just like me
Boy is planning his gap year. Every few hours he rings from school to give me a progress report. ‘I’m…
Why wouldn’t our NHS saints help a dying man?
We all think pretty highly of ourselves these days, free from old-fashioned ideas about sin. We’re good people. And yet……
Theresa May’s racing certainty
There are few things more predictable than people talking about the unpredictability of politics. We live in an age, we…
The Spectator’s Notes
As we have been reminded this week, the most famous words (apart from ‘Order, order’) ever uttered by a Speaker…
The dishonouring of David Beckham
How will we remember him, do you suppose? If you’re a committed football fan, possibly for that exquisite chip from…
Brexiteers need ladders to climb down
I am worried about the mental state of many Brexiteers. The author of The Spectator’s weekly Notes, Charles Moore, always…
No. 10 is learning how to deal with the Donald
Imagine if Donald Trump declared that Islam had ‘no place’ in his country, or proposed banning the burqa ‘wherever legally…
Protest all you like. I won’t listen until you burn
I think on balance I would prefer people to demonstrate their opposition to political developments — Brexit, the forthcoming state…
The Spectator’s Notes
As he left the editorship of The Spectator in March 1984, Alexander Chancellor wrote in this space: ‘When I joined…
Will Trump halt the hounding of UK and European banks? Don’t bet on it
President Donald Trump is demolishing his predecessor’s legacy as fast as he can sign executive orders, but one thing for…
This is not a strong government – so why isn’t the opposition opposing it?
‘For heaven’s sake, man, go!’ A week after the Brexit referendum, and that was David Cameron at the despatch box,…
