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The Spectator

8 February 2025 Aus

Bowen exposed

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Aussie Life

Aussie life

Harpy. Shrew. Harridan. Virago. Vixen. Hellcat. Scold. Fishwife. Fury. The English language has no shortage of words for belligerent and…

Aussie Life

Language

We are still at the beginning of 2025, but Brendan O’Neill has already named his ‘most irritating phrase of the…

Drink

The best way to approach sake

We were discussing civilisation, as one does, and its relationship with cuisine. Pasta in Italy, paella in Spain, the roast…

The Wiki Man

Has email destroyed decision-making?

The discourse around ‘flexible working’ has degenerated into a narrow debate over whether people come into the office on three…

Dear Mary

Dear Mary: Should I admit to being a Donald Trump supporter?

Q. This may sound ridiculous but I have an issue with the Big Issue seller near me. I am in…

Mind your language

‘Loved ones’ are everywhere at this time of year

‘My heart will melt in your mouth,’ said my husband gallantly, unwrapping some leeks from a copy of the Sun…

Bridge

Bridge | 8 February 2025

I wish I’d been at the teams event held last week by the World Bridge Tour in Reykjavik. The sights,…

No sacred cows

The trouble with criminalising ‘Islamophobia’

When I first heard that Angela Rayner had been tasked with creating an advisory council that will draw up an…

Real life

My memorable ride in a Black Hawk

The pilot of the Black Hawk told me I could recline the seat if I wasn’t comfortable. ‘Oh, great!’ I…

Still Life

Good portraiture can reveal uncomfortable truths

My eldest daughter and her family are moving from a three-bedroom Art Deco semi with a garden and garage on…

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