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Stalker
The moon comes knocking on our door; a slavish stalker who hangs around all night. The slowest of walkers, he…
Bitter medicine
Pity the healthcare professionals who dare to speak out about NHS problems
Solitude
Together, they wrote a book. Its title was Solitude, or Every Man his own Hermit. They wrote alternate chapters in…
Long to reign over us
This year the Queen will become the longest-serving monarch in British history. Her rule defines our era
Anatomy of a failure
Whatever happened to Barack Obama?
Time out of mind
Bob Dylan and the illusion of ‘your era’
The fairy census
An eccentric English tradition has attracted fresh academic attention
Fashion statement
Clothes with slogans on them are a sure sign of a bore
Japan: Spring break
Kate Crockett wallows happily in the natural hot baths of Kyushu
The beautiful Balkans on horseback
There’s no better way to see Bulgaria’s mountains
Brazil: Rio without the grande
Ed Cumming seeks a seething city’s quiet side
Maldives: My heart is in Moofushi
Jeremy Clarke found his perfect island – and had to leave it
Texas: From cowboys to culture
Dallas has reinvented itself as a major arts destination, says Hugh Graham
South Africa: In the footsteps of Mr Clarke
Not everything is forgotten in the new Johannesburg, finds Lara Prendergast
Bali: A bird in the ring…
William Cook goes in search of an island tradition hidden from tourists
Botswana
As a boy camping with my father on safaris deep in the African bush, there were no tents involved; we…
Solitude
Together, they wrote a book. Its title was Solitude, orEvery Man his own Hermit. They wrote alternate chapters in a…
Solitude
Together, they wrote a book. Its title was Solitude, orEvery Man his own Hermit. They wrote alternate chapters in a…
Letter from Beirut
Blue and white Christmas lights twinkle over the shops near my apartment in Beirut’s Christian quarter; pricy boutiques display elaborate…
What’s behind the Boris show?
To interview the Mayor of London is to witness an extraordinary performance
A London Christmas
I have been having my vault done over. Not, as you might think, the family strong room, but the place…
Save the carol!
A glorious, healthy and intensely pleasurable tradition is in danger
My strangest date
Spectator writers and others on the path of romance
A new deal on immigration
The crisis is real. And we can solve it without leaving Europe
Back to the front
Germans are beginning to recognise that they will not always be able to stay out of military conflicts
