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Power really does corrupt: here’s scientific proof
It’s all the rage these days to worry about the growing gap between rich and poor. Our fretting was fuelled…
The Spectator’s Notes
The conviction of Max Clifford for indecent assaults feels like a vindication of the jury system, as did the acquittal…
We’ve proved that mice despise women. But are we sure that dogs love war?
Apparently, mice think that women are useless. I don’t mean that they think women mice are useless — they’re keen…
Ukip isn’t a national party. It’s a Tory sickness
It can happen that something ought to feel wrong yet somehow doesn’t; and you wonder whether this means that in…
Why do racists like Ukip?
The most thought-provoking discussion about racism I ever heard took place five years ago on Channel 4’s Celebrity Wife Swap.…
Patience is exhausted with bankers and their bonuses: this debate won’t go away
A bouquet to Alison Kennedy, ‘governance and stewardship director’ at the Edinburgh-based pensions provider Standard Life, for leading the rebellion…
Why do racists like Ukip?
The most thought-provoking discussion about racism I ever heard took place five years ago on Channel 4’s Celebrity Wife Swap.…
Ukip isn’t a national party. It’s a Tory sickness
It can happen that something ought to feel wrong yet somehow doesn’t; and you wonder whether this means that in…
The Spectator’s Notes
‘Twenty-six million people in Europe are looking for work. And whose jobs are they after?’ asks the Ukip poster for…
David Moyes couldn’t deal with the pomposity of Manchester United
I took my youngest son to a football match on Easter Monday. It used to be something I wryly called…
When did life become a medical problem?
When Greg, my old uni pal, came to stay from NYC he brought with him an extra bag for his…
The left-liberal hold over the arts may be ending
If you happen to be reading this column at breakfast, I’d recommend you skip to something more agreeable like Dear…
Osborne is entitled to look smug but would be wise to wear a bag over his head
The popular pastime for financial commentators this season is sticking pins in George Osborne. To those on the left who…
The left-liberal hold over the arts may be ending
If you happen to be reading this column at breakfast, I’d recommend you skip to something more agreeable like Dear…
When did life become a medical problem?
When Greg, my old uni pal, came to stay from NYC he brought with him an extra bag for his…
Crypto-mania
These online crypto-currencies have made the financial world more fun. It’s all so gloriously bonkers. First there was Bitcoin, the…
Crypto-mania
These online crypto-currencies have made the financial world more fun. It’s all so gloriously bonkers. First there was Bitcoin, the…
Cameron does God his own way
If Ed Miliband wins the next election, he’ll be Britain’s first atheist Prime Minister. It is a sign of how…
The Spectator’s Notes
‘Show, don’t tell’ is the mantra of PR advisers when telling public figures how to communicate. Pope Francis’s technique does…
The Nigel Evans case proves juries are smarter than our liberal elite
You may remember this little gem of a story from a month or so back. Justifiably worried at the ramping…
People’s attitude to sexual show trials is changing
I liked the generic title ‘Another Voice’ that The Spectator used to give this column, because it seemed to loosen…
Ed Miliband could be the first atheist Jewish prime minister from Primrose Hill
Last weekend, in a small New Jersey suburb, I found myself in a liquor store. Never been anywhere like it.…
The ungovernable Co-op could become the last customer of its own funeral service
‘Care, respect, clarity and reassurance’ are what the Co-operative funeral service says it offers the bereaved, and the parent Co-op…
Ed Miliband could be the first atheist Jewish prime minister from Primrose Hill
Last weekend, in a small New Jersey suburb, I found myself in a liquor store. Never been anywhere like it.…
