Barometer
Plagued by stigma The World Health Organisation told doctors to stop naming diseases after people, places and animals so as…
A war crime – and a president’s dilemma
From ‘Germany and the United States’, The Spectator, 15 May 1915: The text of President Wilson’s Note to Germany on the…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, soon got used to the surprise of the Conservatives being returned in the general…
Do you think the age of boom and bust is over? All our party leaders are betting that it is
After working for Bill Clinton, the political strategist James Carville said he had changed his mind about where power really…
Portrait of the week
Home The country went to the polls. David Cameron, the Conservative leader, prepared by going around with his sleeves rolled…
Can multi-party coalitions work? History says yes, yes, yes
Party packs Is it possible to form a stable coalition with more than one political party? The Conservative/Lib Dem coalition…
Chemical weapons
From ‘War by Poison’, The Spectator, 8 May 1915: By the consent of all men who are not savages, the use…
Spectator letters: Why not vote like Belgians?
Bees vs Belgians Sir: To answer Rory Sutherland and Glen Weyl’s question: yes, everyone should vote and no, just because…
Bond villains
After working for Bill Clinton, the political strategist James Carville said he had changed his mind about where power really…
Barometer
Party packs Is it possible to form a stable coalition with more than one political party? The Conservative/Lib Dem coalition…
Chemical weapons
From ‘War by Poison’, The Spectator, 8 May 1915: By the consent of all men who are not savages, the use…
Portrait of the week
Home The country went to the polls. David Cameron, the Conservative leader, prepared by going around with his sleeves rolled…
The Tories are now the party of the many — Labour is the party of the few
When election day dawns, it’s worth bearing in mind that two million more people will be going to work than when…
