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Benched
The sad demise of the church pew
Truss’s gamble
The Energy Price Guarantee may cost much less than is feared
The bulldog of Brazil
What tricks will Bolsonaro play to win a second term?
Fountain pens
Our new King isn’t the only royal to have lost his rag over a leaky pen, as happened when he…
More mad than Vlad
Putin’s most dangerous opposition comes from Russia’s ultra-nationalists
King of hearts
Charles III will reign in an age where feeling trumps duty
Royal handbags
In this period of national mourning, it may seem frivolous to comment on the late Queen’s handbag. After seven decades…
From the archive
How The Spectator reported the Queen’s life
Pet projects
Her Majesty’s love of dogs and horses
Common ground
The Queen’s devotion to the Commonwealth
Fine tuning
Memories of a Queen’s piper
She did not change
Watchful, dutiful, serious but smiling — and with her personality kept skilfully hidden
The Elizabeth I knew
A lifelong friendship
Defender of the faith
The Queen’s life was anchored by Christianity
Democratic right
Why Sweden’s anti-immigration party is gaining ground
Metal detecting
Some detectorists will tell you that the holy grail of metal detecting is a hoard of Roman coins or Anglo-Saxon…
Historian’s Notebook
I have done absolutely nothing this past year except pound away at a book. For complicated logistical reasons that are…
Power of persuasion
How to tackle illegal migration
Green screen
The eco-group that tells broadcasters what to do
Full throttle
Can Liz Truss grow the economy?
Chips with everything
Semiconductors are the latest battleground for China and the US
Flat broke
Help to Buy has been a disaster for me
Bodies beneath us
The rumoured tradition of human sacrifice in Bolivia
Bengal cats
Over the past year and a half, I have been victimised by my neighbour’s cat. Bollinger the Bengal weighs just…
Caught in the Mittel
Joseph Roth’s writing about interwar Europe speaks to present-day Ukraine
