Low life
I thought our former PM was just a gentle cricket lover but it turns out that he’s a Master of the Universe
Long life
Don’t give up the fags and the booze: longevity for its own sake is the least worthy of human aspirations
Bridge
The New Year got off to a great start with TGR’s annual auction pairs, the best run tournament I have…
Pauline conversion
Paul Keres, the Estonian grandmaster and many times world championship contender, was born a hundred years ago this month. His…
No. 392
White to play. This position is from Keres-Spassky, Gothenburg 1955. Can you spot White’s crushing blow? Answers to me at…
Going mental
In Competition No. 2931 you were invited to submit a psychiatric report on a well-known figure in literature. Shakespearean characters…
2244: Faithful
The unclued lights, one of two words, are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Across 1 After…
To 2241: Customary
The unclued lights (1A, 1D, 6A/33, 13, 18, 32 and 38/24) are seven of the ‘Twelve Curious CUSTOMS Worth Reviving’,…
The Islamist Nazis and Corbyn’s wilful blindness
It’s beginning to look as though the Labour leader really does sympathise with terrorists
Three sides to our success
League Two giant killers are in the running for three titles... and their stadium has no fourth stand
Brass tacks
It’s always done the best salt beef in central London, but post-renovation the place just isn’t the same
Spectator Australia Wine Club – January
Goodness. Gracious. Me. I had a lurking suspicion that Spectator Australia readers enjoyed a glass of wine, but judging by…
Three authors and Islam
We may be shocked by the Islamists’ barbarity, but we can’t say we weren’t warned
Brown study
As our Prime Minister has observed many times, there has never been a better time to be alive, what with…
Australian diary
‘We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.’ As ever, Oscar Wilde was right. Block…
Malcolm in the Middle (East)
‘The destruction of Isil requires a military solution – it requires boots on the ground. But they must be the…
Borderline insanity
The same people who cry ‘racial profiling’ over checks on Muslims are happy to see Israelis and Jews barred from many countries
Australian letters
Dunreadin Sir: As a Spectator subscriber, I read every issue from cover to cover. Sadly I often find myself wondering…
