Life
High life
The Spectator readers’ party was as always a swell affair, with long-time subscribers politely mingling with ne’er-do-wells like myself, the…
Wild life
Gilgil, Kenya At our Gilgil hut in the Rift Valley I’ve had a new flower garden planted to welcome…
Frightfest
In Competition No. 2956 you were invited to provide extracts from the unappealing-sounding programme of a festival that is making…
The Battle for Britain
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Gig economy
In the same song where the brilliant lyricist Ian Dury gave the world the couplet, ‘I could be a writer…
No. 417
White to play. This position is from Staunton-Horwitz, London (Game 3) 1846. How did White conclude his attack? Answers to…
Low life
One moment Trev and I were grooving on the dancefloor, Trev with his head bowed, his eyes closed, and his…
Long life
When you are recovering from a stroke, you spend much of the time asleep. But when you are not sleeping,…
Bridge
I’ve never had the courage to ‘psyche’ at the bridge table, but I grudgingly admire those who do. Sally Brock…
Electric shock
To mark the UK’s decision to exit from the EU, I can think of no better example than the triple match…
2269: Humiliation
Answers to clues in italics are to be subjected, before entry in the grid, to the treatment indicated by one…
The truth about ‘post-truth politics’
The departure of Andrea Leadsom from the Conservative leadership race was a blow to pundits who claim we’re living in…
From Hegel to Riesling
John Stuart Mill did not describe the Conservatives as the stupid party. He merely said that although not all Tories…
We need to invent something better than Machu Picchu
Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but middle-class rules now require that every dinner party cheeseboard must contain at least two…
The Battle for Britain
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Electric shock
To mark the UK’s decision to exit from the EU, I can think of no better example than the triple match…
No. 417
White to play. This position is from Staunton-Horwitz, London (Game 3) 1846. How did White conclude his attack? Answers to…
Frightfest
In Competition No. 2956 you were invited to provide extracts from the unappealing-sounding programme of a festival that is making…
Dear Mary
Q. My wife and I are enthusiastic dancers so when we heard that people we know through mutual friends were…
From Hegel to Riesling
John Stuart Mill did not describe the Conservatives as the stupid party. He merely said that although not all Tories…
High life
The Spectator readers’ party was as always a swell affair, with long-time subscribers politely mingling with ne’er-do-wells like myself, the…
Long life
When you are recovering from a stroke, you spend much of the time asleep. But when you are not sleeping,…
Long life
When you are recovering from a stroke, you spend much of the time asleep. But when you are not sleeping,…
Low life
One moment Trev and I were grooving on the dancefloor, Trev with his head bowed, his eyes closed, and his…
Low life
One moment Trev and I were grooving on the dancefloor, Trev with his head bowed, his eyes closed, and his…
