Bridge
The day before the London Marathon, Young Chelsea BC held its spring half-marathon. Eighty-seven boards were played over 12 hours…
Shorten Barracuda
Australia’s newly commissioned Shortfin Barracuda submarines may as well be referred to as the Shorten Barracudas, because it is largely…
The death of investment banking will lead to the rebirth of something better
Oh woe. Investment bank profits are evaporating after a disastrous contraction of trading revenues reflecting zero-to-negative interest rates, weak commodity…
Brexit Tories are feeling disrespected. How awful
There are moments when one wonders whether one is seeing and hearing the same things as others. For me such…
Elections? What elections?
Listen http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/261189280-the-spectator-podcast-the-wrong-right.mp3 Britain goes to the polls next week. Yet this has barely registered on the media radar. These aren’t…
The Spectator’s Notes
‘England in effect is insular, she is maritime, she is linked through her interactions, her markets and her supply lines…
His dark materials
So: Game of Thrones. Finally — season six — the TV series has overtaken the books on which it is…
BBC Proms
BBC Proms 2016 is about as exciting as my sock drawer. But it’s unclear who exactly is to blame. The…
BBC Proms
BBC Proms 2016 is about as exciting as my sock drawer. But it’s unclear who exactly is to blame. The…
The politically correct way to do racism
Exactly a year ago this week I was at a dinner party when a famous opinion pollster leaned over to…
Portrait of the week
Home George Osborne, the Chancellor, said that if Britain left the European Union, households would be on average £4,300 a…
Barometer
Also in our Barometer column: Treasury forecasts, the Queen and life expectancy, and pay at the top
The Spectator’s notes
And: Simon Danczuk’s ‘dark place’; public appointments; Matt Ridley; David Pryce-Jones; university standards
Moderate Muslims are not particularly moderate
There is an ocean between what British Muslims believe and what the rest of us believe
Oxford in my day was another, better world
We were never being boring – but we knew how to be self-disciplined and rigorous
If you’re riding the FTSE rebound you might still want to sell in May
Also in Any Other Business: Brexit forecasts, renationalising steel, the future of hotels and Standard Chartered
Obama’s overreach
The British politicians counting on his endorsement don’t understand the resentment he can cause
He speaks for America
Disagree with him if you like. But don’t underestimate his support — or the strength of his case
How to save Conservatism
The former Work and Pensions Secretary on the fallout from his shock resignation
