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The Spectator’s notes

2 July 2015 1:00 pm

‘The Greek people,’ the Financial Times leading article said on Monday, ‘would be well advised to listen closely to the…

You can’t take the Islam out of Islamic State

2 July 2015 1:00 pm

At last, British politicians have been galvanised into action by the appalling events last weekend in the Tunisian resort of…

The Spectator’s notes

27 June 2015 9:00 am

People write about ‘Grexit’ and ‘Brexit’ as if they were the same, but they need not be. Grexit is about…

Europe’s great game

27 June 2015 9:00 am

Merkel’s crisis is David Cameron’s opportunity

The questions you don’t ask at the BBC

27 June 2015 9:00 am

There was a remarkable scene in one BBC Today programme morning meeting in about 1995, as all the producers gathered…

How Taylor Swift socked it to Apple over a weekend

27 June 2015 9:00 am

All hail Taylor Swift. How she must give baby boomers the fear. Not just baby boomers. Also those who came…

Contagion of a different kind as Greece wriggles off the hook

27 June 2015 9:00 am

The clear winner in the Greek crisis is the author of The Little Book of Negotiating Clichés, whose royalties must…

Contagion of a different kind as Greece wriggles off the hook

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

The clear winner in the Greek crisis is the author of The Little Book of Negotiating Clichés, whose royalties must…

How Taylor Swift socked it to Apple over a weekend

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

All hail Taylor Swift. How she must give baby boomers the fear. Not just baby boomers. Also those who came…

Spy if you must, but don’t give the game away

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

The Snoopers’ Charter. I ought to care about this. I’m a sort of libertarian. I believe in personal freedom. I’m…

Europe’s great game

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/angelamerkel-sburden/media.mp3 For generations, ambitious politicians have dreamed about having the power to run Europe — but as Angela Merkel…

The Spectator’s notes

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

People write about ‘Grexit’ and ‘Brexit’ as if they were the same, but they need not be. Grexit is about…

The questions you don’t ask at the BBC

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

There was a remarkable scene in one BBC Today programme morning meeting in about 1995, as all the producers gathered…

Does Labour still not get it?

20 June 2015 9:00 am

You wait ages for a Labour leadership contest, then five come along at once. In the past few days, nominations…

The Spectator’s Notes

20 June 2015 9:00 am

It is natural to assume that, if a majority votes No in the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, we shall…

Is suicide bombing now a Yorkshire tradition?

20 June 2015 9:00 am

Where would you rather live, Dewsbury or Bradford? I ask because it seems that there are probably some good property…

Are schoolgirls fair game for teachers?

20 June 2015 9:00 am

Mr Malcolm Layfield, the former violin teacher at Chetham’s music school, will have been celebrating this week after being found…

Oh God, don’t let the Pope be a climate fanatic

20 June 2015 9:00 am

In his latest encyclical Pope Francis will apparently describe global warming as a ‘major threat to life on the planet’.…

Late news: what was really served at the Mansion House banquet

20 June 2015 9:00 am

Last week’s deadline did not allow me to report from ringside at the Mansion House dinner, but there was so…

Late news: what was really served at the Mansion House banquet

18 June 2015 1:00 pm

Last week’s deadline did not allow me to report from ringside at the Mansion House dinner, but there was so…

Oh God, don’t let the Pope be a climate fanatic

18 June 2015 1:00 pm

In his latest encyclical Pope Francis will apparently describe global warming as a ‘major threat to life on the planet’.…

Are schoolgirls fair game for teachers?

18 June 2015 1:00 pm

Mr Malcolm Layfield, the former violin teacher at Chetham’s music school, will have been celebrating this week after being found…

Does Labour still not get it?

18 June 2015 1:00 pm

You wait ages for a Labour leadership contest, then five come along at once. In the past few days, nominations…

The Spectator’s Notes

18 June 2015 1:00 pm

It is natural to assume that, if a majority votes No in the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, we shall…