The Spectator’s Notes
My dinner with a glamorous Taiwanese MP
Taipei I arrive here shortly after Taiwan National Day, which is 10 October. The day might seem strangely…
The timeless sophistication of the Beano
The pattern of Israeli/Palestinian conflicts is always forced by coverage into what people call a ‘narrative arc’. The attacks are…
The Spectator’s Notes
In 2014, Rolf Harris was convicted of sexual offences against girls. I wrote in this space that this would have…
Coutts has forgotten what the job of a bank is
We now have a reluctant apology from Dame Alison Rose, followed by her even more reluctant resignation. Her departure is…
The Spectator’s Notes
Jane Portal, as she was when she worked for Winston Churchill, died last week, aged 93. Lady Williams of Elvel,…
