Columnists
I’ll never feel the same about the Scots
I doubt I’m alone among English readers of this magazine in having felt uncomfortable with our last issue. ‘Please stay…
The ‘no’ campaign’s problem was that it sounded like me
Journalistically speaking, it’s been a good year to be Scottish and Jewish. Had I been a Welsh Zoroastrian, say, I…
Botín’s not-so-dark secret of banking success: simple rules, smart technology and team spirit
Four years ago, I wrote that I knew no dark rumours about Santander, the rising force in UK high street…
The ‘no’ campaign’s problem was that it sounded like me
Journalistically speaking, it’s been a good year to be Scottish and Jewish. Had I been a Welsh Zoroastrian, say, I…
I’ll never feel the same about the Scots
I doubt I’m alone among English readers of this magazine in having felt uncomfortable with our last issue. ‘Please stay…
The unionists have been too afraid to make a proper case
This is really happening. The Scots could vote to end the greatest, most successful union in human history next week.…
Even the grimmest political interview matters more than Russell Brand
I have just spent a few moments in bed with the popular comedian Russell Brand and I have to say…
I think my amazing dad has found the secret of a happy life
This week I wanted to tell you about my amazing dad. He hasn’t died or anything. I just thought I’d…
BP has been punished enough for Macondo, but is US justice really anti-British?
I should declare two connections before I start offering opinions about the latest US judgment against BP relating to the ‘Macondo’…
I think my amazing dad has found the secret of a happy life
This week I wanted to tell you about my amazing dad. He hasn’t died or anything. I just thought I’d…
The demographic goldmine
Demography is destiny, they say, and if that’s the case then Britain’s future looks wrinkled and grey. Today, one in…
The demographic goldmine
Demography is destiny, they say, and if that’s the case then Britain’s future looks wrinkled and grey. Today, one in…
Parenting? Leave it to the bureaucrats
My first act upon returning from my holiday was to sign the online petition to have the supremely irritating children’s…
The problem with a wider definition of rape
When Mary Jane Mowat remarked recently that rape conviction statistics would not improve ‘until women stop getting so drunk,’ the…
Is looking at a nude photo of Jennifer Lawrence really the same thing as stealing it?
‘If you click on Jennifer Lawrence’s naked pictures,’ said the headline on the Guardian’s website, ‘you’re perpetuating her abuse.’ That…
Applause for the Beeb’s new leading lady – but did the male runner-up deserve such a kicking?
Hats off to Rona Fairhead, the former Financial Times executive who will succeed Lord Patten as chairman of the BBC…
Is looking at a nude photo of Jennifer Lawrence really the same thing as stealing it?
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_4_Sept_2014_v4.mp3 ‘If you click on Jennifer Lawrence’s naked pictures,’ said the headline on the Guardian’s website, ‘you’re perpetuating her…
The problem with a wider definition of rape
When Mary Jane Mowat remarked recently that rape conviction statistics would not improve ‘until women stop getting so drunk,’ the…
Lost in Brussels
David Cameron loathes European Union summits, and with reason: they seldom go well for him. He has been ambushed by…
Clarkson and the case of the cowardly comedian
‘Outspoken comic Frankie Boyle has called on the BBC to sack “cultural tumour” Jeremy Clarkson.’ Can anyone tell me what’s…
Europe hopes for magic from Draghi but should listen more carefully to his words
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi secured a place in history by his demonstration, on 26 July 2012, of the…
Clarkson and the case of the cowardly comedian
‘Outspoken comic Frankie Boyle has called on the BBC to sack “cultural tumour” Jeremy Clarkson.’ Can anyone tell me what’s…
David Cameron’s fog of war
It was clear that things were going wrong for David Cameron when he had to say that his position on…
When did romantic love become a religion?
Pity the modern starlet. Be she steaming-hot pop-tart or reality-show show-off, her range of emotional experiences will, thanks mostly to…
The real dilemma of artificial intelligence
Having written (for a Times diary) a few sentences about consciousness in robots, I settled back to study readers’ responses…
