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The Boris-bashers should be ashamed
Throughout this fractious summer, one thing has united all the warring pundits and politicians. Left, right; Leave, Remain, everyone at…
Frankenstein’s Westmonster
All political parties are a mess: coalitions of people with different beliefs, stitched together — like Frankenstein’s monster — into…
Why I’ll keep cheering for Caster Semenya
An almost worldwide survey on penis length — the sort of thing I always read with a sense of trepidation…
It’s fatuous to outlaw an emotion – especially hate
A man in Austria has been sentenced to three months in prison for posting a picture of his cat on…
It’s not the Trots you need to worry about
How strange it is that an obscure Tsarist prison warder in Odessa is commemorated forever in thousands of tiny, irritable…
The Spectator
When you vote in Britain, there is a relaxed feeling in the polling stations. This is a long-established part of…
Something must be done for Wales
On Monday 25 July we climbed Cader Idris. No particular reason except a free Monday and a memory of what…
The best thing about Brexit? It’s not my fault
Brexit Britain fills me with calm. Six weeks on, there’s no point pretending otherwise. Losing is far better than winning.…
Why lining shareholders’ pockets is more productive than plugging black holes
The revelation by actuarial consultants Lane Clark & Peacock that 56 of the supposedly blue chip companies in the FTSE 100…
Rio, Rio
Stuff I have learnt after two solid weeks watching the Olympics on TV. 1. Tennis and golf shouldn’t be Olympic…
Why lining shareholders’ pockets is more productive than plugging black holes
The revelation by actuarial consultants Lane Clark & Peacock that 56 of the supposedly blue chip companies in the FTSE 100…
The best thing about Brexit? It’s not my fault
Brexit Britain fills me with calm. Six weeks on, there’s no point pretending otherwise. Losing is far better than winning.…
Something must be done for Wales
On Monday 25 July we climbed Cader Idris. No particular reason except a free Monday and a memory of what…
It’s not the Trots you need to worry about
How strange it is that an obscure Tsarist prison warder in Odessa is commemorated forever in thousands of tiny, irritable…
The Spectator
When you vote in Britain, there is a relaxed feeling in the polling stations. This is a long-established part of…
It’s fatuous to outlaw an emotion – especially hate
A man in Austria has been sentenced to three months in prison for posting a picture of his cat on…
Remind you of anyone? How Theresa May is morphing into Gordon Brown
Standing outside No. 10, our newly chosen — though not elected — Prime Minister decided to address the country directly.…
The honour that truly stinks came from Corbyn
Another honours list comes and goes and yet again my name is not on it. I don’t think either the…
The Spectator’s Notes
Those who want to revive grammar schools are accused of ‘bring backery’ — the unthinking idea that the past was…
Christopher Biggins and the fall of civilisation
Suppose you’d invited me round to dinner to celebrate my engagement to your daughter, which do you think would be…
Why not use RBS as an experiment in narrowing the top-to-bottom pay gap?
Theresa May sent a strong message to the corporate world when she criticised the ‘irrational, unhealthy and growing gap’ between…
Why not use RBS as an experiment in narrowing the top-to-bottom pay gap?
Theresa May sent a strong message to the corporate world when she criticised the ‘irrational, unhealthy and growing gap’ between…
Christopher Biggins and the fall of civilisation
Suppose you’d invited me round to dinner to celebrate my engagement to your daughter, which do you think would be…
The Spectator’s Notes
Those who want to revive grammar schools are accused of ‘bring backery’ — the unthinking idea that the past was…
Remind you of anyone? How Theresa May is morphing into Gordon Brown
Standing outside No. 10, our newly chosen — though not elected — Prime Minister decided to address the country directly.…
