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The amazing story of the married woman and the future Pope John Paul II
In his authoritative biography of Pope John Paul II, George Weigel writes lucidly about the unlucid subject of phenomenology. It…
The Spectator’s Notes
In his authoritative biography of Pope John Paul II, George Weigel writes lucidly about the unlucid subject of phenomenology. It…
Why the next Tory leader is likely to be in the ‘Leave’ camp
Here is a thought for all those Tory MPs calculating their personal advantage in the forthcoming EU referendum: unless the…
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Here is a thought for all those Tory MPs calculating their personal advantage in the forthcoming EU referendum: unless the…
Why must David Cameron insult Oxford, when it gave him so much?
In 2000, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, accused Magdalen College, Oxford, of class bias in failing to…
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In 2000, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, accused Magdalen College, Oxford, of class bias in failing to…
Charles Moore’s Notes: The demented accusations against Field Marshal Lord Bramall have at last been dropped
Many have rightly attacked the police for their handling of the demented accusations against Field Marshal Lord Bramall, now at…
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Many have rightly attacked the police for their handling of the demented accusations against Field Marshal Lord Bramall, now at…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Corbyn’s shambolic reshuffle should not distract us from the fact that he is gaining control of Labour
No amount of reports in the press that Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet-making is farcical and his party is divided should…
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No amount of reports in the press that Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet-making is farcical and his party is divided should…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Are we really going to try Lord Janner’s corpse?
At the end of next week, a judge will decide whether the ‘trial of the facts’ can proceed now that…
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At the end of next week, a judge will decide whether the ‘trial of the facts’ can proceed now that…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Trying to reach a global agreement on anything is a waste of time
Speaking on the Today programme on Monday, Sir David Attenborough, who wants a global agreement to control carbon emissions, pointed…
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Speaking on the Today programme on Monday, Sir David Attenborough, who wants a global agreement to control carbon emissions, pointed…
Charles Moore’s Notes: cheap trickery in the Economist’s assisted dying campaign
Because, it says, of its ‘liberal values and respect for human dignity’, the Economist has put out a film about…
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Because, it says, of its ‘liberal values and respect for human dignity’, the Economist has put out a film about…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Jeremy Corbyn, fanatic
When Jeremy Corbyn says it is better to bring people to trial than to shoot them, he is right. So…
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When Jeremy Corbyn says it is better to bring people to trial than to shoot them, he is right. So…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Who’d be a diplomat now?
The other day, a friend told me, he had been chatting to an old friend of his who has spent…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Who’d be a diplomat now?
The other day, a friend told me, he had been chatting to an old friend of his who has spent…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Why the V&A needs Thatcher’s clothes
It is good to learn that the current management of the V&A want to reverse their predecessors’ lack of interest…
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It is good to learn that the current management of the V&A want to reverse their predecessors’ lack of interest…
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An enjoyable aspect of parliamentary rules and conventions is that almost no one understands them. This has become acutely true…
Charles Moore’s Notes: The government needs someone who knows how Parliament works
An enjoyable aspect of parliamentary rules and conventions is that almost no one understands them. This has become acutely true…
Charles Moore’s Notes: If we want to save the elephant, we must legalise the ivory trade
How good a deal for Britain is it that the president of China got a state visit and a nuclear…
