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The Spectator’s Notes
After he left the Blues and Royals in 1981, the young Tristan Voorspuy drove a motorbike from London to Cape…
New European giants? Standard-Aberdeen looks a better bet than Peugeot-Vauxhall
Budget week also turned out to be a week of notable deals. PSA, French owner of Peugeot and Citroën, went…
‘Cash for ash’ is one green scam among many
Toffs are like jackals: always quick to sniff out new carrion. I remember a few years back one florid aristo…
What will you do in the gene-editing revolution?
The only time I ever saw a wolf in the wild, a small one, I was so frightened that I…
A Budget to keep Brexit off the rocks
Chancellors often enjoy a Budget for the chance it gives them to show off. They enjoy wrong-footing their opponents with…
The Spectator’s Notes
After he left the Blues and Royals in 1981, the young Tristan Voorspuy drove a motorbike from London to Cape…
What I did on International Women’s Day
It was International Women’s Day on Wednesday of this last week. The Guardian had enjoined its readers to send in…
London Stock Exchange picked a bad year to join a pan-European project
The marriage of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse may not be stone dead but that’s the way to…
The real reason Ukip are tearing each other apart
If the British establishment really wants to troll Ukip, then I suppose it ought to give Douglas Carswell a knighthood…
From now on, I’ll greet Brexiteers with a grin
I’m cheering up about Brexit. The moaning has to stop. Why be downhearted and edgy when you’re confident of your…
Trump’s show of strength to Moscow
Donald Trump has not lost his capacity to surprise: few would have bet on him starting his address to Congress…
A field guide to our doomed liberal elite
The latest and perhaps most damaging accusation to be levelled at Donald Trump is that he likes his steaks well-done…
The Spectator’s Notes
Chief Constable Simon Bailey, who heads Operation Hydrant, the police investigation of ‘non-recent’ child abuse cases, now says that paedophiles…
London Stock Exchange picked a bad year to join a pan-European project
The marriage of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse may not be stone dead but that’s the way to…
The real reason Ukip are tearing each other apart
If the British establishment really wants to troll Ukip, then I suppose it ought to give Douglas Carswell a knighthood…
Trump’s show of strength to Moscow
Donald Trump has not lost his capacity to surprise: few would have bet on him starting his address to Congress…
The Spectator’s Notes
Chief Constable Simon Bailey, who heads Operation Hydrant, the police investigation of ‘non-recent’ child abuse cases, now says that paedophiles…
A field guide to our doomed liberal elite
The latest and perhaps most damaging accusation to be levelled at Donald Trump is that he likes his steaks well-done…
Why I’m glad that Unilever saw off predatory robot Kraft Heinz
I was sorry Kraft Heinz’s £115 billion bid for Unilever collapsed so fast — unveiled on Friday, it was dead…
Killing spree of the fluffy green idiots
Who do you think was responsible for Europe’s biggest environmental disaster of the past three decades; one that caused more…
Are satanic abuse cops 120 per cent gullible?
I got lost in the forest near my house while walking the dog the other week. The path I was…
The Spectator’s Notes
Last month, at Policy Exchange, I met a charming, quiet American general called H.R. McMaster. In conversation, I was struck…
Why I’m glad that Unilever saw off predatory robot Kraft Heinz
I was sorry Kraft Heinz’s £115 billion bid for Unilever collapsed so fast — unveiled on Friday, it was dead…
Killing spree of the fluffy green idiots
Who do you think was responsible for Europe’s biggest environmental disaster of the past three decades; one that caused more…
The Spectator’s Notes
Last month, at Policy Exchange, I met a charming, quiet American general called H.R. McMaster. In conversation, I was struck…
