The Week
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 —…
Portrait of the week
Home Britain rejected a call by Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France who hopes to return to power next…
Barometer
Golden years How many Olympic events would Team GB have to win before we could earn back the gold reserves…
Nero’s scandalous spads
Theresa May has brought her own advisers with her into No. 10, and as usual the knives are out for…
Just not cricket
From ‘The bed-rock of war’, The Spectator, 26 August 1916: As a rule in war the bowling has a great advantage over…
Letters
Golden age problems Sir: Johan Norberg’s ‘Our golden age’ (20 August) is absolutely right — we do live in a golden age;…
Diary
To Edinburgh for the book festival, where I am to explain Fools, Frauds and Firebrands to respectable middle-class Scots, who…
Portrait of the week
Home Virgin Trains released videos showing that there were seats available when Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party,…
Better together
This time two years ago, the United Kingdom stood on the brink of dissolution. The referendum on Scottish independence hung…
Better together
This time two years ago, the United Kingdom stood on the brink of dissolution. The referendum on Scottish independence hung…
Nero’s scandalous spads
Theresa May has brought her own advisers with her into No. 10, and as usual the knives are out for…
Barometer
Golden years How many Olympic events would Team GB have to win before we could earn back the gold reserves…
Diary
To Edinburgh for the book festival, where I am to explain Fools, Frauds and Firebrands to respectable middle-class Scots, who…
Just not cricket
From ‘The bed-rock of war’, The Spectator, 26 August 1916: As a rule in war the bowling has a great advantage over…
Letters
Golden age problems Sir: Johan Norberg’s ‘Our golden age’ (20 August) is absolutely right — we do live in a golden age;…
Portrait of the week
Home Virgin Trains released videos showing that there were seats available when Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party,…
Barometer
Four-letter surveys A judge at Chelmsford Crown Court who was sworn at by a man she was sentencing to jail…
Above the law
Because no country can interfere in another’s legal system, there is little the UK can do to help the six…
Iron birds
From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 19 August 1916: The Parliamentary Air Committee having recently inhaled much ozone at…
