Your problems solved
Plus: the mounting costs of having children’s school friends to stay; and how to probe politely about the neighbours’ party
In search of the platonic gazpacho
I can understand why restaurants go easy on the garlic. But they shouldn’t
Letters
End of Entitlements Sir: Having read David Flint’s article on parliamentary “entitlements” (Bronny bad, Adam goodes, Spectator Aust, 8 Aug.)…
The martyrdom of Bronwyn
The destruction of Bronwyn Bishop’s career stands as a stain of shame on this parliament. The entire affair exposes the…
Brown study
Over the last year or so I have been trying to catch up on two aspects of modern culture that…
Self-loathing at first sight
The Left have so successfully stereotyped the Right, that now they believe it themselves
Culture buff
‘I Love a Piano’ sang Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, courtesy of Irving Berlin, in Easter Parade. So do most…
Pollie peddling
When Christopher Pyne’s A Letter to My Children was launched, a bunch of radical students mounted a violent demonstration. The…
A Broken Appointment
I opened the envelope: it contained a ticket in my name from London St Pancras to Paris Nord, departing at…
August
The weather is unseasonably cold, the flat’s floorboards cold. In the garden the courgette flowers but fails to fruit. The…
Recombobulation
My fiancé has coined a word for Saturday recuperation which describes what much of the world does to allay its…
Recombobulation
My fiancé has coined a word for Saturday recuperation which describes what much of the world does to allay its…
Buried treasure
Jonathan Hawkins has emerged as the winner of this year’s British Championship, which finished last week at the University of…
No. 374
Black to play. This is a variation from Osborne-Hawkins, British Championship, Coventry 2015. Black is a piece down. What is…
Pet hate
In Competition No. 2910 you were invited to submit a poem by a pet who is cheesed off with its…
Your problems solved
Q. Is there a polite way of not letting someone hold your baby? I love giving mine to people to…
In search of the platonic gazpacho
We were eating tapas and talking about Spain. Leaving caviar on one side, when jamón ibérico is at its best,…
