Mary Wakefield

Mary Wakefield is commissioning editor of The Spectator.

The voice of Big Mother does more for women than any Twitter feminist

5 July 2014 9:00 am

Feminism in modern Britain is not for the faint-hearted. Only the smartest, mouthiest girls on the social media scene dare…

The reassuring triumph of Big Mother

3 July 2014 1:00 pm

Feminism in modern Britain is not for the faint-hearted. Only the smartest, mouthiest girls on the social media scene dare…

Please, Cameron – no moral grandstanding over Iraq

21 June 2014 8:00 am

If there’s a bright spot in the murky mess of Iraq, it’s that finally we have a war that it…

Good luck finding goodies and baddies in Iraq

19 June 2014 1:00 pm

If there’s a bright spot in the murky mess of Iraq, it’s that finally we have a war that it…

Why don't my generation care if Britain fails?

7 June 2014 9:00 am

In my late thirties, I have become patriotic. It’s one of those things that’s happened with age, like cooking to…

Confessions of a thirtysomething patriot

5 June 2014 1:00 pm

In my late thirties, I have become patriotic. It’s one of those things that’s happened with age, like cooking to…

How the Suzuki method changed my life

24 May 2014 9:00 am

Do you ever wonder, as your little darling balks at doing her violin or piano practice again, what all the…

How the Suzuki method changed my life

22 May 2014 1:00 pm

Do you ever wonder, as your little darling balks at doing her violin or piano practice again, what all the…

Being rich makes you mean: here's proof

10 May 2014 9:00 am

It’s all the rage these days to worry about the growing gap between rich and poor. Our fretting was fuelled…

Power really does corrupt: here’s scientific proof

8 May 2014 1:00 pm

It’s all the rage these days to worry about the growing gap between rich and poor. Our fretting was fuelled…

Is there any part of human life that hasn't been turned into a medical condition?

26 April 2014 9:00 am

When Greg, my old uni pal, came to stay from NYC he brought with him an extra bag for his…

When did life become a medical problem?

24 April 2014 1:00 pm

When Greg, my old uni pal, came to stay from NYC he brought with him an extra bag for his…

Theresa May's right: the police need radical reform. Here's why

12 April 2014 9:00 am

One fine morning early this year I had tea with Stephen Greenhalgh, Boris’s pleasant if perspiring deputy mayor for policing,…

Theresa May’s right: the police need radical reform. Here’s why

10 April 2014 1:00 pm

One fine morning early this year I had tea with Stephen Greenhalgh, Boris’s pleasant if perspiring deputy mayor for policing,…

In defence of self-deprecation

29 March 2014 9:00 am

I think the ancient English art of self–deprecation may be dying. I don’t mean self-deprecation in its distorted and most…

In defence of self-deprecation

27 March 2014 3:00 pm

I think the ancient English art of self–deprecation may be dying. I don’t mean self-deprecation in its distorted and most…

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I never thought I'd write about wallpaper. But I'd never seen wallpaper like Marthe Armitage's

22 March 2014 9:00 am

Every night, while my husband reads by screen-light, my mind runs like an invisible rat two miles north to the…

Libya is imploding. Why doesn't David Cameron care?

15 March 2014 9:00 am

A few days ago I went to a talk about Syria; one of those events for the concerned layman, in…

Kidnaps and killings in Cameron’s happy place

13 March 2014 3:00 pm

A few days ago I went to a talk about Syria; one of those events for the concerned layman, in…

Would you let parents destroy ‘gay’ embryos?

1 March 2014 9:00 am

Because I’d like to have a child, and I’m getting on a bit, my husband and I have spent time…

Would you let parents destroy ‘gay’ embryos?

27 February 2014 3:00 pm

Because I’d like to have a child, and I’m getting on a bit, my husband and I have spent time…

Why did Theresa May deport my homeless friend?

15 February 2014 9:00 am

I’ve heard some excellent things about our Home Secretary, Theresa May. People who work in her department say she’s bright…

Why was my homeless friend deported?

13 February 2014 3:00 pm

I’ve heard some excellent things about our Home Secretary, Theresa May. People who work in her department say she’s bright…

Hearts - the next stage of the 3D printing revolution

1 February 2014 9:00 am

I have seen the future — your future if you’re rich enough or brave enough to embrace it — and…

Unravelling the mysteries of the printed heart

30 January 2014 3:00 pm

I have seen the future — your future if you’re rich enough or brave enough to embrace it — and…