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The need for speed: can we outpace Covid?
Can we outpace Covid?
A defence of the Church of England
The Church of England is changing – for the better
The church that’s hosted the Virgin Mary, Benjamin Franklin and Hugh Grant
There is only one place in the world that has played host to both the Virgin Mary and Benjamin Franklin,…
John le Carré’s wild MI6 Christmas parties
In the middle of December, for reasons I’m coming to, I woke early in a posh hotel. I lay semi-dozing…
Covid is hastening the creep towards a cashless society
Covid is fuelling the anti-cash crusade
The myth of ‘progressive’ thinking
Too much weight is put on the idea of ‘progress’
What’s happened to all the lesbians?
Where have all the lesbians gone?
Biden vs Merkel: the battle over Russian gas is heating up
Russia’s influence on Germany is causing alarm
How chess got cool
How chess got cool
Papers, please: immunity IDs are on the way
Where will vaccine passports lead?
Holy relic: what will be left of the Church of England after the pandemic?
The Church of England as we know it is disappearing
Why I joined the online army taking on the hedge funds
Inside the online army waging war on Wall Street
Secrets of the Vaccine Taskforce’s success
How the Vaccine Taskforce did it
Stresses and strains: the evolution of Covid is not random
The evolution of the virus is not random
The misguided priorities of church authorities
The church authorities’ priorities are all wrong
Hotel breakfasts are a risky business
A few Spectator readers may soon find themselves confined to quarantine hotels, so the magazine thought it timely to find…
Coup de grâce: the downfall of Aung San Suu Kyi
The downfall of Aung San Suu Kyi
The Fire Brigades Union’s pandemic response has been a disgrace
The Fire Brigades Union’s pandemic response has been a disgrace
The power of cold showers
Why I’ve warmed to cold showers
Why Doc Martens are the only footwear you need
Doc Martens are one of those quintessentially British things that, like the royal family and lorries queuing on the M20,…
My taste of lockdown freedom on the Camino pilgrimage
A few of the hip young things sitting along the Lisbon quayside turned their heads my way as my walking…
Capital punishment: why wealth taxes don’t work
Why wealth taxes don’t work
The true cost of school closures – an interview with the children's commissioner
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner, on why schools must reopen
After three centuries, we need a museum of British premiership
Why we need a museum of British premiership
Will Britain’s orchestras survive the Brexit exodus?
Will Britain’s orchestras survive the Brexit exodus?
