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After the Black Friday flop, shops can get back to what they do best
The high street flopperoo that was ‘Black Friday’ may have something to do with terrorism fears, or even the downturn…
After the Black Friday flop, shops can get back to what they do best
The high street flopperoo that was ‘Black Friday’ may have something to do with terrorism fears, or even the downturn…
A different species of argument
Because I used to go to venues like Bataclan an awful lot myself, I’ve been dwelling a great deal on…
After Labour’s Syria shambles, step forward Major Dan
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thegreendelusion/media.mp3 It makes no sense for Britain to bomb Islamic State in Iraq but not Syria. Attacking a group…
The Spectator’s Notes
Speaking on the Today programme on Monday, Sir David Attenborough, who wants a global agreement to control carbon emissions, pointed…
Fat-shaming works. Why else would I heave myself up and down hills for hours every day?
We have been contemplating moving to the North, for a variety of unassailable reasons. One is the chance to gloat…
The spending cuts George Osborne flatly refused to make
The Autumn Statement on 25 November had long been circled in Downing Street diaries as the season’s defining political moment.…
Charles Moore’s Notes: cheap trickery in the Economist’s assisted dying campaign
Because, it says, of its ‘liberal values and respect for human dignity’, the Economist has put out a film about…
Why don’t the French bomb Belgium?
I am always open to spiritual guidance from any quarter, all the more so if that guidance is of practical…
Has the Archbishop of Canterbury forsaken God?
The Archbishop of Canterbury, we heard during the BBC’s Songs of Praise broadcast last Sunday, ‘doubted God’ after the Paris…
Get ready: these climate change talks might actually do something
The Prince of Wales is right, and I appreciate that this isn’t something people say very often. Now and again,…
We must play the blame game over HBOS. How else will bankers learn?
‘Everyone remembers the names of Applegarth of Northern Rock and Goodwin of RBS, but history may judge the HBOS men…
We must play the blame game over HBOS. How else will bankers learn?
‘Everyone remembers the names of Applegarth of Northern Rock and Goodwin of RBS, but history may judge the HBOS men…
Get ready: these climate change talks might actually do something
The Prince of Wales is right, and I appreciate that this isn’t something people say very often. Now and again,…
Is the Archbishop of Canterbury forsaking God?
The Archbishop of Canterbury, we heard during the BBC’s Songs of Praise broadcast last Sunday, ‘doubted God’ after the Paris…
The spending cuts Osborne flatly refused to make
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thegreatfakewar/media.mp3 The Autumn Statement on 25 November had long been circled in Downing Street diaries as the season’s defining…
The Spectator’s notes
Because, it says, of its ‘liberal values and respect for human dignity’, the Economist has put out a film about…
The French might as well bomb Belgium
I am always open to spiritual guidance from any quarter, all the more so if that guidance is of practical…
Obama's weakness has helped Putin – and Isis
The principal strategic objective in the war on terror has been a failure. Ever since 9/11, the aim has been…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Jeremy Corbyn, fanatic
When Jeremy Corbyn says it is better to bring people to trial than to shoot them, he is right. So…
There’s a right way to lose at the Oxford Union. I did the wrong way
The way not to win a debate at the Oxford Union, I’ve just discovered, is to start your speech with…
The micro-businesses that give me hope for Belfast
At Stormont on Saturday, we observed a minute’s silence for the dead of Paris. Our conference group of Brits and…
The view from my Belfast bus: tribalism as the enemy of prosperity
At Stormont on Saturday, we observed a minute’s silence for the dead of Paris. Our conference group of Brits and…
There’s a right way to lose at the Oxford Union. I did the wrong way
The way not to win a debate at the Oxford Union, I’ve just discovered, is to start your speech with…
Obama’s failure is Putin’s opportunity
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/parisattacksaftermath/media.mp3 The principal strategic objective in the war on terror has been a failure. Ever since 9/11, the aim…
