Diary
Why the fuss over The Spectator’s sale?
This diary is late. Two months late. The columnists who missed my Evening Standard deadlines often had elaborate excuses. Mine…
When John Lennon took on Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries would have been 90 on 17 February. To commemorate his life, Radio 4 is broadcasting Barry Humphries: Gloriously…
Labour is right to ditch its £28 billion green pledge
My family despises war movies, so it’s way after Christmas that I get to see Ridley Scott’s dire Napoleon film.…
My kidnapping scare
Newly returned from the best ever New Year in Scotland, I walk down Portobello Road and waft through nostalgia. All…






























