The Week
Aristotle on Brexit voters
It comes as no surprise to find that there has recently been much talk among Brexit supporters about ‘the wisdom…
Fire in the sky
From ‘The burning of the Zeppelin’, The Spectator, 9 September 1916: Half London formed the vast proscenium for this tragedy…
Australian letters
Gonski bureaucrats Sir: John Slater “I don’t Give a Gonski” reflects, unlike what the intellectual left preach, what most mature,…
Migrant benefits
Calm is slowly returning to the debate about Britain and Europe. The shrillness of the referendum campaign, and the hysteria…
Migrant benefits
Calm is slowly returning to the debate about Britain and Europe. The shrillness of the referendum campaign, and the hysteria…
Aristotle on Brexit voters
It comes as no surprise to find that there has recently been much talk among Brexit supporters about ‘the wisdom…
Barometer
In it together Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley were elected co-leaders of the Green party. Has a political party had…
Diary
At weekends in our summerhouse at Quogue on Long Island, we go out to buy the newspapers and paper-cup coffee…
Fire in the sky
From ‘The burning of the Zeppelin’, The Spectator, 9 September 1916: Half London formed the vast proscenium for this tragedy…
Letters
What Swedes don’t say Sir: Tove Lifvendahl is, unfortunately, exactly right in her analysis of Swedish immigration and asylum policy…
Australian letters
Gonski bureaucrats Sir: John Slater “I don’t Give a Gonski” reflects, unlike what the intellectual left preach, what most mature,…
Portrait of the Week
Home David Davis, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, made his first statement to the Commons and…
Portrait of the week
Home Britain rejected a call by Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France who hopes to return to power next…
Diary
European unions come and go. Back in 1794, one of the more improbable ones was founded when Corsica joined Britain…
Barometer
Behind the cover-up Some facts about Burkinis: — The Burkini was invented by Ahedi Zanetti, a Lebanese-born Australian businesswoman, in…
Churchill’s privilege
From ‘Mr Churchill’s misfire’, The Spectator, 2 September 1916: There is nothing that democracy so much hates as unfair privilege, and Mr Churchill…
Letters
Against Boris Sir: In discussing my attitude to Boris (‘The Boris-bashers should be ashamed’, 27 August), Mary Wakefield is too kind —…
A rotten windfall
It’s strange that, even now, the Brexit vote is routinely referred to as an expression of anger or frustration —…
Australian letters
Gender fluid Sir: I wonder if the authors of ‘Dr.James Barry’ got their inspiration from the 1999 publication by Isabel…
A rotten windfall
It’s strange that, even now, the Brexit vote is routinely referred to as an expression of anger or frustration —…
Barometer
Behind the cover-up Some facts about Burkinis: — The Burkini was invented by Ahedi Zanetti, a Lebanese-born Australian businesswoman, in…
Diary
European unions come and go. Back in 1794, one of the more improbable ones was founded when Corsica joined Britain…
Churchill’s privilege
From ‘Mr Churchill’s misfire’, The Spectator, 2 September 1916: There is nothing that democracy so much hates as unfair privilege, and Mr Churchill…
Australian letters
Gender fluid Sir: I wonder if the authors of ‘Dr.James Barry’ got their inspiration from the 1999 publication by Isabel…
Letters
Against Boris Sir: In discussing my attitude to Boris (‘The Boris-bashers should be ashamed’, 27 August), Mary Wakefield is too kind —…
