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When did life become a medical problem?

26 April 2014 9:00 am

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

26 April 2014 9:00 am

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

26 April 2014 9:00 am

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

24 April 2014 1:00 pm

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?

24 April 2014 1:00 pm

When Greg, my old uni pal, came to stay from NYC he brought with him an extra bag for his…

Crypto-mania

24 April 2014 1:00 pm

These online crypto-currencies have made the financial world more fun. It’s all so gloriously bonkers. First there was Bitcoin, the…

Crypto-mania

24 April 2014 1:00 pm

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

19 April 2014 9:00 am

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

19 April 2014 9:00 am

‘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

19 April 2014 9:00 am

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

19 April 2014 9:00 am

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

19 April 2014 9:00 am

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

19 April 2014 9:00 am

‘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

16 April 2014 1:00 pm

Last weekend, in a small New Jersey suburb, I found myself in a liquor store. Never been anywhere like it.…

People’s attitude to sexual show trials is changing

16 April 2014 1:00 pm

I liked the generic title ‘Another Voice’ that The Spectator used to give this column, because it seemed to loosen…

Could Jeremy Browne be the anti-Nigel Farage?

12 April 2014 9:00 am

Conviction politics is back. The two men making the political weather at the moment, Alex Salmond and Nigel Farage, both…

The Spectator’s Notes

12 April 2014 9:00 am

Maria Miller’s forced resignation is a disgrace. No iniquity was proved against her. Over her expenses, I suspect her motive…

I’m sick of weak women being praised as ‘strong’

12 April 2014 9:00 am

When I heard that the television pundit and all-round nepot Kelly Osbourne had gone into ‘food rehab’ upon gaining weight,…

Theresa May’s right: the police need radical reform. Here’s why

12 April 2014 9:00 am

One fine morning early this year I had tea with Stephen Greenhalgh, Boris’s pleasant if perspiring deputy mayor for policing,…

How the Delingpoles triumphed over the Vikings

12 April 2014 9:00 am

Have you managed to book tickets to the Viking exhibition at the British Museum yet? If you haven’t, my advice…

The moral of Royal Mail: markets are capricious and bankers aren’t worth their fees

12 April 2014 9:00 am

Vince Cable and Michael Fallon, ministers responsible for the Royal Mail sell-off, have been summoned for another select committee grilling…

How the Delingpoles triumphed over the Vikings

10 April 2014 1:00 pm

Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_10_April_2014_v4.mp3 Have you managed to book tickets to the Viking exhibition at the British Museum yet? If you haven’t,…

Theresa May’s right: the police need radical reform. Here’s why

10 April 2014 1:00 pm

One fine morning early this year I had tea with Stephen Greenhalgh, Boris’s pleasant if perspiring deputy mayor for policing,…

I’m sick of weak women being praised as ‘strong’

10 April 2014 1:00 pm

When I heard that the television pundit and all-round nepot Kelly Osbourne had gone into ‘food rehab’ upon gaining weight,…

I’m sick of weak women being praised as ‘strong’

10 April 2014 1:00 pm

When I heard that the television pundit and all-round nepot Kelly Osbourne had gone into ‘food rehab’ upon gaining weight,…