Charles Moore

Charles Moore was editor of The Spectator 1984 - 1990. He continues to write a weekly column, The Spectator's Notes. You can read extracts of his column here.

The Spectator’s notes

17 September 2015 1:00 pm

When the Labour party began, its purpose was the representation of labour (i.e. workers) in the House of Commons. Indeed,…

Charles Moore’s Notes: Mr Cameron swings wildly between toughness and compassion

12 September 2015 9:00 am

Presumably Britain has some sort of policy on immigration, asylum and refugees, but instead of struggling to understand it, you…

The Spectator’s notes

10 September 2015 1:00 pm

Presumably Britain has some sort of policy on immigration, asylum and refugees, but instead of struggling to understand it, you…

Charles Moore’s Notes: the Tories’ adoption of the Living Wage is entirely bogus

5 September 2015 9:00 am

Was there ever a more unilluminating political idea — for voters rather than practitioners — than triangulation? For those readers so…

Spectator’s Notes

3 September 2015 1:00 pm

Was there ever a more unilluminating political idea — for voters rather than practitioners — than triangulation? For those readers so…

Charles Moore’s Notes: Why Labour keeps failing to choose a woman leader

22 August 2015 9:00 am

Watching the very pleasant Liz Kendall on television this week, I was struck by how extraordinary it is that more…

The Spectator’s notes

20 August 2015 1:00 pm

Watching the very pleasant Liz Kendall on television this week, I was struck by how extraordinary it is that more…

Charles Moore’s Notes: A meditation on my son’s marriage

15 August 2015 9:00 am

Our son, William, celebrated his marriage on Saturday. You would expect me to say that it was wonderful, sunny occasion.…

The Spectator’s notes

13 August 2015 1:00 pm

Our son, William, celebrated his marriage on Saturday. You would expect me to say that it was wonderful, sunny occasion.…

Charles Moore’s Notes: I’ve rarely written a word in favour of Edward Heath, but I don’t believe these accusations

8 August 2015 9:00 am

As someone who has rarely written a sentence in praise of the late Sir Edward Heath, I hope I can…

The Spectator’s Notes

6 August 2015 1:00 pm

As someone who has rarely written a sentence in praise of the late Sir Edward Heath, I hope I can…

Charles Moore’s Notes: If peers aren’t to be elected, they should be impossible to get rid of

1 August 2015 9:00 am

Obviously when one attends what the papers call ‘cocaine-fuelled orgies’, one expects to find several members of the peerage present,…

The Spectator’s Notes

30 July 2015 1:00 pm

Obviously when one attends what the papers call ‘cocaine-fuelled orgies’, one expects to find several members of the peerage present,…

Charles Moore’s Notes: Why the Greek No is a great moment for socialism

11 July 2015 9:00 am

Even if everything goes wronger still, the Greek No vote is a great victory for the left. Until now, the…

The Spectator’s notes

9 July 2015 1:00 pm

Even if everything goes wronger still, the Greek No vote is a great victory for the left. Until now, the…

Charles Moore’s Notes: Now even the FT has joined in issuing threats to the Greek people

4 July 2015 9:00 am

‘The Greek people,’ the Financial Times leading article said on Monday, ‘would be well advised to listen closely to the…

The Spectator’s notes

2 July 2015 1:00 pm

‘The Greek people,’ the Financial Times leading article said on Monday, ‘would be well advised to listen closely to the…

Charles Moore’s notes: Grexit isn’t like Brexit (and that’s why it won’t be allowed to happen)

27 June 2015 9:00 am

People write about ‘Grexit’ and ‘Brexit’ as if they were the same, but they need not be. Grexit is about…

The Spectator’s notes

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

People write about ‘Grexit’ and ‘Brexit’ as if they were the same, but they need not be. Grexit is about…

Charles Moore’s notes: The anti-EU camp need to be sure what No means

20 June 2015 9:00 am

It is natural to assume that, if a majority votes No in the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, we shall…

The Spectator’s Notes

18 June 2015 1:00 pm

It is natural to assume that, if a majority votes No in the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, we shall…

Charles Moore’s notes: A warning from Prince Charles’s lost speech

13 June 2015 9:00 am

Two beautiful volumes in a cloth-bound case reach me. They are Speeches and Articles by HRH The Prince of Wales…

The Spectator’s notes

11 June 2015 1:00 pm

Two beautiful volumes in a cloth-bound case reach me. They are Speeches and Articles by HRH The Prince of Wales…

Charles Moore’s notes: Does Chuck Blazer exist?

6 June 2015 9:00 am

We in the West all hate Sepp Blatter, so we pay too little attention to the manner in which the…

The Spectator’s Notes

4 June 2015 1:00 pm

We in the West all hate Sepp Blatter, so we pay too little attention to the manner in which the…