Sleep
The importance of daydreams
I miss daydreaming. It’s a small problem to have in a pandemic, but it nags at me. Laptop, cooker, home-school,…
How capitalism killed sleep
What can you make a joke about these days? All the old butts of humour are off limits. No wonder…
The joys of early rising
Laikipia I wake at 4 a.m. these days. At that time you might hear a lion or a braying zebra,…
How Seneca got to sleep
As if we did not have enough to cause us sleepless nights, the Royal Society for Public Health has demanded…
The Kenyan night is like a busy shipping lane, but silent
Night falls like a fire curtain at seven and I go to bed not long afterwards, serenaded by bullfrogs after…
Illegal workers do sometimes get caught (including at the Home Office)
Caught working The government announced a crackdown on illegal workers. How many illegal workers are caught in Britain? — From…
Dear Mary: What to do when a dinner guest won’t turn and chat
Q. I felt uncomfortable during a dinner for 20 in a private house. The young man on my left had…
Take it from Taki: this could be the start of something really big
OK. Magnanimity in victory is a sine qua non among civilised men and women, so let me not be the…
You can buy happiness. Here’s how…
If you are reading this article online, perhaps you could go to the comments section and let us know what…
The Spectator's Notes: If Putin can have a referendum, so can Boris
Everyone can see that the West has no idea what to do about Russian power in the Ukraine. Britain, in…
America's war on sleep
The relentless rise of ‘you snooze, you lose’
