Portrait of the week: Boris on the brink, petrol price protests and a £3,000 swear word
Home Rishi Sunak resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sajid Javid as Health Secretary. (Nadhim Zahawi accepted the post…
Letters: What Sturgeon has got wrong
Sturgeon’s single issue Sir: Nicola Sturgeon needs to be careful what she wishes for. Declaring that the next general election…
2560: Obit VI - solution
The perimetric names are NIJINSKY, NEVER SAY DIE, CREPELLO, THE MINSTREL, ROBERTO and TEENOSO, six of the nine Derby winners…
How has the Wimbledon prize money changed over time?
Blooming huge Botanists discovered the largest species of giant water lily at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with leaves more…
2559: Platinum upgrade - solution
The perimeter, starting at square 38, yields six of the CITIES created to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee: DONCASTER, MILTON KEYNES,…
Nicola Sturgeon's referendum stunt
Nicola Sturgeon presents Scotland as a country outraged by Brexit and straining at the leash of the United Kingdom. She…
Portrait of the week: Scottish independence, striking lawyers and the end of Roe vs Wade
Home Ben Wallace, the Defence Secretary, said that military spending had to increase. Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, reacted to…
Letters: Why do we bully PMs’ wives?
Strong leaders Sir: Freddy Gray states that ‘voters seemed most enthusiastic about the leaders who removed their liberties’ (‘Leaderless’, 18…
Letters: How to face death
Be prepared Sir: The advice of Jeremy Clarke’s Aunty Margaret that he ‘must “get right with the Lord” as a…
Who’s still buying Russia’s fossil fuels?
Striking differences This summer’s strikes are unlikely to erupt as badly as the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 in the…
2558: Blonde, 78 - solution
Unclued lights were associated with JUBILEE: years (CALENDAR, SCHOOL, FINANCIAL), clips (CROCODILE,PAPER, TIE) and London underground lines (CENTRAL, CIRCLE, NORTHERN).…
Portrait of the week: Rail strikes, rates rise and a record-breaking stingray
Home A rail strike on three alternate days, bringing the system to a standstill for a week, was organised by…
Cutting the cost of government is the only solution to this crisis
A little over a year ago, The Spectator printed a cover story about the risk of inflation. Britain, we argued,…
2557: Heroes - Solution
The perimetric knights are MO FARAH, JASON KENNY, STEVE REDGRAVE and CHRIS HOY, all OLYMPIC WINNERS. Together they have amassed…
Portrait of the Week: Knighthoods, Northern Ireland and Mick Jagger
Home The British economy contracted by 0.3 per cent in April after shrinking by 0.1 per cent in March, according…
Letters: Boris Johnson might be the leader we need
The leader we need? Sir: Matthew Parris excoriates Boris Johnson for administrative incompetence, mendacity, personal immorality and utter lack of…
Politicians caused the Rwanda deportation debacle
The problem with the bishops in the upper chamber is not that they speak too much, but too little. The…
Barometer | 18 June 2022
He really is appalled Prince Charles was reported to have described the government’s plan to send asylum-seekers for processing in…
Portrait of the week: A no-confidence vote, a marginal win and the Queen’s Jubilee
Home Boris Johnson won a vote of confidence in him as prime minister among Conservative MPs by 211 votes to…
Letters: Becoming a GP is not an ‘easier’ option
Saving general practice Sir: Regarding J. Meirion Thomas’s article (‘Medical emergency’, 4 June), traditional general practice continues to thrive in…
2556: Recent origins – solution
The unclued entries give the origins of elements 110-118 now named Darmstadtium, Roentgenium, Copernicium, Nihonium, Flerovium, Moscovium, Livermorium, Tennessine and…
Airlines must accept the blame for the travel chaos
If you have a flight booked in the next few months, it’s time to worry. A new era of air…
How much do the royals like curry?
Curry in favour The BBC apologised after one of its guests for the Jubilee coverage, Len Goodman, revealed that his…
What is the most significant year of the Queen’s reign?
A Jubilee poll
Which monarchs have had the longest reigns?
Long to reign over us The Queen is the world’s current longest-serving monarch, but two in history have had longer…
