Features
‘You will pay’
Memories of being Ralph Miliband’s research assistant
The first cut
The thinking of those who seek to ban circumcision is dreary, backwards – and often anti-Semitic
Rise of the man-hug
Have we gained from abandoning the handshake?
Extreme measures
An encounter with Tommy Robinson, former leader of the English Defence League
Movement
Ten minutes — or less — before we step down at one of the ‘London Terminals’, ploughed land restarts and…
The quiet Nobel winner
Alice Munro may be the most Canadian writer in the world. That’s why Canadians can’t quite believe her achievement
Notes on … Skiing in Switzerland
There’s a myth in the Spectator office, which I’ve never discouraged, that I’m Yorkshire’s answer to Franz Klammer — a…
Movement
Ten minutes — or less — before we step down at one of the ‘London Terminals’, ploughed land restarts and…
Skymap Says We’re Nowhere Near Home
In Economy’s cramped haul it’s all I ever watch. Our course is laid on screen before me, a dotted line…
Skymap Says We’re Nowhere Near Home
In Economy’s cramped haul it’s all I ever watch. Our course is laid on screen before me, a dotted line…
The battle of the bulge
Britain must urgently confront its obesity – and lifestyle – problem
Spies spy – get over it
Our intelligence agencies have an important job to do
Less sex, please
From Bridget Jones to prime-time telly, porn culture is now mainstream
Obamacareless
The President has led America to the brink of disaster
Malcolm Gladwell’s Irish problem
The bestselling author’s cavalier handling of a Belfast tragedy suggests that his stories might be a little too neat
A POINT OF VIEW
Until I plotted a book on England’s best views I had not realised how much people cared. Ask them to…
Notes on …Skiing in Val d’Isère
First things first. Yes, Val d’Isère does have a reputation for being expensive — and it is, especially if you’re…
The new persecution
It’s time the world paid more attention to assaults against Christians
The enemy Assad wants
A new Islamist alliance among Syria’s rebels leaves the West’s friends in the country weaker than ever
Power shift
The real reason nurses are tired and cross
Witch doctorates
It’s become trendy to blame capitalism for witchcraft in Africa
The skinny jeans conspiracy
Why will no one sell trousers that fit me?
I believe in miracles
Here’s why
Investment: Britannia über alles
Why the UK economy will one day overtake Germany
Investment: Straight-talking money
There’s an unlikely new role model for sellers of savings products
