A shameful U-turn at the National Trust
What has happened to Dame Helen Ghosh? Last October the director-general of the National Trust seemed prepared to stand against…
Portrait of the week
Home The British economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2014, disappointing hotheads who’d expected 1 per cent. It…
Are pigeons braver than dogs?
Animal spirit A labrador blown up with her handler while sniffing for bombs in Afghanistan in 2008 became the 64th…
Spectator letters: Julie Burchill's faith, Belgravia's basements, and the real cost of rail commuting
Burchill’s flimsy faith Sir: It is funny that it now falls to the Julie Burchills of this world, the old…
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How to lose Scotland
For centuries, the possibility of Scottish independence seemed so remote as to be laughable. Until recently the nationalists seemed quixotic,…
