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Mr Dixon
I can’t think of anyone else still alive who knew him, and could reminisce with me about his special kindness,…
The brutal truth? Britain lacks the reach to bring any ISIS killer to justice
Politicians’ promises to bring those who murder British hostages to justice almost never come true
The fatal mistakes of Sweden's David Cameron
What Cameron can learn from the defeat of Swedish moderniser Fredrik Reinfeldt
The wonder of learning to fly
Nothing beats taking to the air when it’s you piloting the plane
Women on Facebook are too bitchy even for me
My female friends’ social media habits are too bitchy even for me
Conservative Anglicans’ emergency plan to escape women bishops
To escape women bishops, Church of England conservatives are preparing a communion of their own
Henry Kissinger interview: ‘I don’t see the wisdom there once was’
Henry Kissinger on statesmanship from Richelieu to Obama
Drunkenness, theft, fighting and smuggling: the indiscreet charm of Deal
However the sand got into Sandwich, it did Deal a big favour. As the Cinque Port’s harbour silted up from…
Mr Dixon
I can’t think of anyone else still alive who knew him, and could reminisce with me about his special kindness,…
Mr Dixon
I can’t think of anyone else still alive who knew him, and could reminisce with me about his special kindness,…
'Please, stay with us': the best of Spectator readers' letters to Scottish voters
A selection of Spectator readers’ letters to Scottish voters
Sometimes it’s Better to Give than to Receive
I can see your teeth clench with rage at the gift I have pressed on you, which manoeuvres you into…
Countries shape character (so get ready to like Scots less)
Is national character real? If so, how is it formed?
So, Ken Livingstone, do you like Boris personally? 'No'
Ken Livingstone on Boris, Scotland, Northern Ireland – and being out of power
The secrets of London's Athenian golden age
The forces that made the world’s first democracy great are alive and well in modern London
A Theatre Supper
I don’t know why it’s become important to me: the idea of a theatre supper at home? Maybe it’s a…
Brian Lara: Why I'm helping build a cricket stadium in Rwanda
Why I’m helping to build a cricket stadium in Rwanda
A summer's social whirl, from Bette Midler to Satan
This summer brought highs and lows, sadness and laughter, some irritating, some exhilarating. I was fortunate to be uplifted by…
The perfectionist builder I always wanted
I have a friend who is perhaps best described by that old-fashioned phrase ‘ladies’ man’. He’s not a cad or…
Sometimes it’s Better to Give than to Receive
I can see your teeth clench with rage at the gift I have pressed on you, which manoeuvres you into…
A Theatre Supper
I don’t know why it’s become important to me: the idea of a theatre supper at home? Maybe it’s a…
Sometimes it’s Better to Give than to Receive
I can see your teeth clench with rage at the gift I have pressed on you, which manoeuvres you into…
A Theatre Supper
I don’t know why it’s become important to me: the idea of a theatre supper at home? Maybe it’s a…
The Tories are in civil war. If that doesn't change, they'll lose
Cameron’s inability to manage schisms within his own party could cost him the election
How Eurosceptics will squeeze Cameron
Eurosceptics are sensing a new opportunity
