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My new addiction: road-building
Many years ago I was encouraged to read Roger Hutchinson’s Calum’s Road. The small and quirky book made a deep…
Why the City might yet miss stroppy regulator Martin Wheatley
A City insider at last month’s Mansion House dinner told me the Financial Conduct Authority had become ‘a bit of…
Farewell to the City’s stroppy regulator: a modest sop for the new bank tax
A City insider at last month’s Mansion House dinner told me the Financial Conduct Authority had become ‘a bit of…
Building this lay-by is all I can think about now
Many years ago I was encouraged to read Roger Hutchinson’s Calum’s Road. The small and quirky book made a deep…
Why MPs can’t switch off this summer
There are few quicker ways to annoy an MP than to suggest that they are on holiday when the House…
The left pillories Tim Farron for his popular view
I wonder who will win the battle for Tim Farron’s soul — the Guardianistas or God? This is assuming that…
The Tories can only benefit from the rise and rise of Jeremy Corbyn
It wasn’t meant to work out this way. A month ago, Westminster watched to see if Jeremy Corbyn could get…
I’m off to join Islamic State. See ya, kafirs!
I am getting heartily sick of being subjected to low-level racist and Islamophobic abuse whenever I go out wearing my…
Ten resolutions as I stare my 50th birthday in the face
Very soon now I shall reach my half-century. I would have preferred to keep the horror a secret but there’s…
Some good came out of the negotiating chamber this week, but it concerned Iran rather than Greece
As an occasional lecturer on the abstruse topic of the efficacy of sanctions in conflict resolution, I find myself much…
A deal for the good of the world, but in Vienna rather than Brussels
As an occasional lecturer on the abstruse topic of the efficacy of sanctions in conflict resolution, I find myself much…
Ten resolutions that should make my next 50 years pass more smoothly
Very soon now I shall reach my half-century. I would have preferred to keep the horror a secret but there’s…
Jeremy Corbyn’s extraordinary success is a coup for the Tories
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/workingwithal-qa-eda/media.mp3 It wasn’t meant to work out this way. A month ago, Westminster watched to see if Jeremy Corbyn…
I’m emigrating to Islamic State – see ya, kafirs!
I am getting heartily sick of being subjected to low-level racist and Islamophobic abuse whenever I go out wearing my…
George Osborne's real plan: erase every trace of Gordon Brown
To understand George Osborne, it is important to realise that he cut his political teeth at the height of the…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Why the Greek No is a great moment for socialism
Even if everything goes wronger still, the Greek No vote is a great victory for the left. Until now, the…
Grexit's a good start, but can we also kick out France, Spain and Portugal too?
I think it is time to put into effect my plan for the re-shaping of the European Union. A somewhat…
Greeks just want to keep what they’ve got
We were breakfasting outside on the morning of the Greek referendum. The result could only be guessed at and all…
Heathrow and the strange, far-off days when Britain actually built things
Heathrow. The whole British story is there. Reading up around that debacle last week, I came across the eye-watering —…
A Budget to show how it should be done – as the Greeks show how it shouldn't
George Osborne’s Budget was good politics: not so much in terms of tactical point-scoring, though there was plenty, but in…
Good and bad politics: the Budget against a backdrop of Greek chaos
George Osborne’s Budget was good politics: not so much in terms of tactical point-scoring, though there was plenty, but in…
Remember when Britain could build stuff?
Heathrow. The whole British story is there. Reading up around that debacle last week, I came across the eye-watering —…
Greeks just want to keep what they’ve got
We were breakfasting outside on the morning of the Greek referendum. The result could only be guessed at and all…
Osborne’s mission: erase every trace of Brown
To understand George Osborne, it is important to realise that he cut his political teeth at the height of the…
The Spectator’s notes
Even if everything goes wronger still, the Greek No vote is a great victory for the left. Until now, the…
