London
‘The best roast duck in Birmingham’: Look In, reviewed
You know what, I was looking forward to Reform’s party conference in Birmingham. Up there as a journalist, not a…
‘In a word: go’: Kid, reviewed
Well, I’m still full. That’s the first thing to know. -Probably will be at the time you read this too.…
Driverless cars must learn to drive like Brits
I’ve ridden in Waymo driverless taxis in both Miami and Austin and it is, as you would expect, a slightly…
The Greens are coming for north London
When Sir Keir Starmer announced that he was standing down as an MP on Tuesday, jubilation erupted among Green activists.…
Taking on the Cornish culinary mafia: Four Boys reviewed
‘Expect David Cameron to be there.’ This was the main thing I had been told before I went to Four…
‘If you’re a lamb chop ultra, then start your car’: Koyal reviewed
One of the things I find most confusing is the practice of going for a curry when you’re hammered. Having…
Do we really want to live in a world where we’re perpetually spied on?
We are now approaching the point where the Stasi dream is achieved globally. But the more surveillance expands, the more ineffective it becomes
Together and apart: How to Make a Woman, by Marie Darrieussecq, reviewed
Studious, kindly Rose and Solange, a rebellious rule-breaker, have been friends from childhood. But will their bond survive their wildly different hopes and ambitions?
‘Right-wingers know better food’: Rosina reviewed
The worst areas to eat in London are the best places to live. Hampstead, Chelsea, Chiswick, St John’s Wood: all…
How has Tower Hamlets really spent my council tax?
How does Tower Hamlets spend my council tax? I’ve been shovelling cash at them for 19 years so I strolled…
‘A contradiction in terms’: Zylia reviewed
Can there be, in Britain, such a thing as a destination Greek taverna? There are some cases where proximity is…
‘It feels subversive to eat so much carbohydrate in Mayfair’: Claridge’s ArtSpace Café and Bakery reviewed
Claridge’s grew nine storeys in the last decade: it’s a metaphor. The ornamental 1897 castle on Brook Street has expanded…
The Spectator’s caught in the EU crosshairs
Is the flotation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX venture on the US Nasdaq exchange a beacon for the future of earthly…
Did ‘millions’ attend Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally?
The Metropolitan Police were braced for one of the “busiest days for policing in London in recent years” on Saturday,…
Letters: it’s hard to undo dumbing down
Tales from the City Sir: Simon Jenkins’s article on Liverpool Street Station (‘Horror storeys’, 9 May) is inaccurate, and an…
‘A constant good in this world’: Simpson’s in the Strand reviewed
Simpson’s in the Strand is a dream palace, and its fortunes are as tidal as the river. It is on…
Dear Mary: how can I prevent my daughter from getting ‘tweakments’?
Q. My husband has been appointed to a post in Wales and we as a family have moved here for…
The Golders Green atrocity is the final straw
It is undeniable now: war has been declared on British Jews. A fascistic crusade is being waged against our Jewish…
Letters: what vegetarians get wrong
Flat broke Sir: John Power’s article on the property squeeze (‘Flatlined’, 18 April) identifies a symptom of a deeper problem,…
Russell Brand is everything that is wrong with the world
There are few stranger public careers than that of Russell Brand, the former “comedian” turned MAGA cheerleader-in-chief. He has given…
Flat out: the property squeeze crushing the young
Last month, a new account called London Price Drop appeared on X. It has already gained more than 14,000 followers…
‘An adequate meal for a Cornish giant’: Brasserie Angelica reviewed
Brasserie Angelica is the – is the word signature? – restaurant inside the Newman, Fitzrovia, a new hotel that has…
Why the keffiyeh classes have forgiven Kanye West
And there you have it. Britain is a country where a musician who says “Heil Hitler” gets to headline festivals…
In days of war, we need trifles: Mezzogiorno reviewed
Mezzogiorno is a very serious, golden Italian restaurant inside the Corinthia London Hotel on Northumberland Avenue. Restaurants are increasingly gold…
The perils of London: a beginner’s guide
An interesting new perspective on London is doing the rounds. Our capital city is being advertised as a paradise. London,…
