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The NHS was great for Girl, but I still don’t like it
When Girl came off the horse it didn’t look like a bad fall. More like an involuntary and rather hurried…
The Spectator’s notes
Presumably Britain has some sort of policy on immigration, asylum and refugees, but instead of struggling to understand it, you…
How Gordon Brown’s hit man became Labour’s peacemaker
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/merkelstragicmistake/media.mp3 Last week I was talking to a member of the shadow cabinet about Jeremy Corbyn’s impending victory as…
Soon, having sex and having children will be utterly disconnected
What is tougher for a kid? To be born black in a predominantly white neighbourhood, or to be born to…
Spectator’s Notes
Was there ever a more unilluminating political idea — for voters rather than practitioners — than triangulation? For those readers so…
The green ink brigade is now running the show
Daily they drop into my email account — alongside the more obviously useful stuff about how I might elongate my penis…
Christianity is silent on my great moral dilemma
Proximity shouldn’t make a difference — should it? We were on a beach on the European side of the Mediterranean,…
What we learned from the much-anticipated Clinton emails
‘Gefilte fish,’ emailed Hillary Clinton to a pair of aides in March 2010, ‘where are we on this?’ That was…
Cheer up: we’re robust enough to withstand a shock from China
Home from the hot Aegean, huddled by the fire as rain ruins the bank holiday weekend, I’m thinking: what gloom…
Cheer up: we’re robust enough to withstand a shock from China
Home from the hot Aegean, huddled by the fire as rain ruins the bank holiday weekend, I’m thinking: what gloom…
What we learned from the much-anticipated Clinton emails
‘Gefilte fish,’ emailed Hillary Clinton to a pair of aides in March 2010, ‘where are we on this?’ That was…
Christianity is silent on my great moral dilemma
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/jeremycorbynsbritain/media.mp3 Proximity shouldn’t make a difference — should it? We were on a beach on the European side of…
Spectator’s Notes
Was there ever a more unilluminating political idea — for voters rather than practitioners — than triangulation? For those readers so…
The green ink brigade is now running the show
Daily they drop into my email account — alongside the more obviously useful stuff about how I might elongate my penis…
Cameron’s new army of Tory loyalists
Time was when the Conservatives believed that a small majority — which puts a government at the mercy of backbench…
The contagious madness of the new PC
Obsessive searching for hurt and offence will create it where once it never existed
I’m utterly sickened by this story of a man trying to talk to a woman on a train
What can we as a society do about the relentless harassment of women by terrifying men? Menacing men, threatening men,…
If On the Road’s great, what else have I missed?
This week’s column is dedicated to all those of you who have never read Catcher in the Rye and who,…
Sorry, but I can’t join in the China panic
MS Queen Victoria, 38°N 19°E I’ll do my best, but I’ve got to be honest: being surrounded by shining Ionian…
Sorry, but I can’t join in the China panic
MS Queen Victoria, 38°N 19°E I’ll do my best, but I’ve got to be honest: being surrounded by shining Ionian…
If On the Road’s great, what else have I missed?
This week’s column is dedicated to all those of you who have never read Catcher in the Rye and who,…
The contagious madness of the new PC
It’s becoming pretty clear, as the year rolls on, that some of our brightest youngsters have gone round the bend.…
Cameron’s new army of Tory loyalists
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thereturnofassisteddying/media.mp3 Time was when the Conservatives believed that a small majority — which puts a government at the mercy…
I’m utterly sickened by this story of a man trying to talk to a woman on a train
What can we as a society do about the relentless harassment of women by terrifying men? Menacing men, threatening men,…
Labour MPs’ next choice: which leadership coup to back
Jeremy Corbyn’s close friend Tony Benn had five questions he always asked of those in power: ‘What power have you…
