Portrait of the week
Home The House of Commons voted on air strikes in Syria. Labour MPs had been allowed a free vote by…
Osborne's ringfence cycle
By now, George Osborne had hoped to have completed his austerity programme. Instead, he finds himself making what is, still,…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, announced, as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review, plans for two 5,000-strong…
The many fights over the Lord’s Prayer
Amen corner Digital Cinema Media, a company which distributes adverts to cinemas, refused to allow an advert which involves the…
Capitalism for all
From ‘Public loans and private savings’, The Spectator, 27 November 1915: In the nature of things there is no reason for…
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The ringfence cycle
By now, George Osborne had hoped to have completed his austerity programme. Instead, he finds himself making what is, still,…
The many fights over the Lord’s Prayer
Amen corner Digital Cinema Media, a company which distributes adverts to cinemas, refused to allow an advert which involves the…
Capitalism for all
From ‘Public loans and private savings’, The Spectator, 27 November 1915: In the nature of things there is no reason for…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, announced, as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review, plans for two 5,000-strong…
A further selection of books of the year — the best and most overrated of 2015
A further selection of the best and most overrated books of 2015, chosen by our regular reviewers
Europe’s chaos vindicates decisions Britain has made
To say that the Paris attacks could have happened in Britain is not enough. Such attacks are being attempted here…
Portrait of the week
Home After the killings in Paris, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that seven terrorist attacks on Britain had been…
How they tried (and failed) to make ‘La Marseillaise’ nicer
Friendly words England football fans sang ‘La Marseillaise’ in a friendly match at Wembley. The anthem has not always been…
The French way of war
From ‘The Example of France’, The Spectator, 20 November 1915: France is an example to the world and to posterity…
Letters: Why politicians should leave doctors’ pay and hours alone
The NHS and politicians Sir: The NHS is indeed in need of fundamental reform, but Max Pemberton’s excellent article (‘The…
