Richard Ingrams
The crusading journalist who lectured on Shelley to coal miners
Loved and admired by fellow writers, Paul Foot was competitive, witty and exhilarating company – a friend of the friendless and a tireless campaigner for justice
On the contrary
The Spectator arts and books pages have spent 10,000 issues identifying the dominant cultural phenomena of the day and being difficult about them, says Richard Bratby
Letters
The power of creativity Sir: A rounded education should encourage creativity as well as maths, English, science and history if…
Diary
An excellent test of character is a person’s response to being offered an Oldie of the Year Award. There have…
High life
Gstaad The very end of 2014 laid an egg, and an expensive one at that. I missed David Tang’s bash…
Long life
I’ve had various ailments during my first 74 years — the worst being those induced by smoking, such as emphysema…
The Spectator’s Notes
Thirty years ago this Saturday, I became editor of this magazine. In the same month, the miners’ strike began, Anthony…
