Statistics
If Alex Salmond is cutting bureaucracy, why does he have so many quangos?
The Spectator 31 May 2014 9:00 am
Escape committees An LSE/Institute for Government report estimated the cost of Scottish independence at £2.7 billion, a sum arrived at…
Are pigeons braver than dogs?
The Spectator 3 May 2014 9:00 am
Animal spirit A labrador blown up with her handler while sniffing for bombs in Afghanistan in 2008 became the 64th…
Do wars always start in years ending ‘14’?
The Spectator 15 March 2014 9:00 am
Years of war Imaginative souls have tried to compared the situation in Ukraine with that which preceded the first world…
A successful obesity campaign? Fat chance
The Spectator 18 January 2014 9:00 am
Fat chances The National Obesity Forum said that Britain is reaching a ‘doomsday scenario’ where half the population is obese.…
Barometer: Storm waves? It could be three times worse
The Spectator 11 January 2014 9:00 am
The test of a wave Waves measuring 27ft from peak to trough were seen off Land’s End as the stormy…
Barometer: Spain’s own version of Gibraltar
The Spectator 10 August 2013 9:00 am
Other people’s rocks Spain threatened to introduce a €40 border-crossing charge and find other ways of making life difficult for…