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Why the Spanish may be better off without a government
The Spanish seem to be doing better without one
Books aren’t medicine. They’re more powerful than that
If we claim books can heal, we must accept they can also harm
Ocean acidification: yet another wobbly pillar of climate alarmism
Another pillar of climate alarmism is looking distinctly wobbly
Algy Cluff on Margaret Thatcher, Robert Mugabe and Brexit
Former Spectator owner Algy Cluff on Margaret Thatcher, Robert Mugabe and Brexit
It started with a cardboard box: discovering the joys of indoor gardening
A year or so ago, I inherited a cardboard box filled with plants. It was an offshoot from an enormous…
Indoor gardening
A year or so ago, I inherited a cardboard box filled with plants. It was an offshoot from an enormous…
Obama’s Brexit overreach is typical of his arrogance
The US President is in no position to lecture the British about foreign policy
I'm no fan of Obama. But on Brexit, he does speak for America
Don’t fool yourself about the anti-Brexit consensus in the US – or the excellent reasons for it
Iain Duncan Smith on how to save Conservatism
Iain Duncan Smith on the fallout from his shock resignation
Send us your entries for our ‘President Erdogan Insulting Poetry Competition’
Pen a foul verse in honour of the Turkish leader and be in the running for a £1,000 poetry prize!
Sport is a fairytale factory – as Leicester City remind us
Leicester City’s triumphs demonstrate once again sport’s capacity to replay archetypal stories
Snakes, kookaburras and bandicoots: a garden in Australia’s rainforest
What you can see from a tin house in the Australian rainforest
How baby names got so weird
How Wolf and Skylar pushed out John and Mary
It’s not work that’s stressful. It’s offices
It’s not work that’s killing us. It’s the irritation and confusion of modern office life
Want your children to love art? Start with Hieronymus Bosch
If you hope to inspire an appreciation of Renaissance art in your children, look to Hieronymus Bosch. Ideally, your children…
The delights of Hieronymus Bosch
If you hope to inspire an appreciation of Renaissance art in your children, look to Hieronymus Bosch. Ideally, your children…
Sex, lies, dominatrixes and tax returns - the sorry state of British scandal
The confected scandal around the Panama papers is part of a concerted and sinister attempt to change what counts as private
Let’s leave the EU and join Germany
It’s the only part of the EU that’s really worth our while
The beginning of the end for Pope Francis
What the Pope didn’t just say about divorce
I was a politician’s daughter, so I’m backing young Caroline Cruz
I was one – and that’s why I’m backing Caroline Cruz all the way
It starts with tidying your sock drawer. It ends with emptying your mind
It starts with tidying your sock drawer. It ends with emptying your mind
I have seen the future of tourism, and it’s designed to keep you out
We’re going to ruin every perfect place – unless we find ways to reserve them for a fortunate few
My day as a radio tarot reader
It’s 8.57 on a Friday evening and I’m at home, waiting for an obscure American radio talk show to come…
Tarot reading
It’s 8.57 on a Friday evening and I’m at home, waiting for an obscure American radio talk show to come…
How our politicians – and media – are helping terrorists win
Publicity and panic make us all accessories to jihadi murders
