Life
Property prices represent the real cost-of-living crisis
I sometimes feel my entire life in advertising has been wasted, and not for the reason you may assume. No,…
Did the BBC silence lockdown sceptics?
Did the BBC breach its own impartiality rules by keeping critics of the government’s pandemic response off the air during…
If I told my new friend the truth, our friendship would be over
‘Achoo!’ was the first thing the girl sitting next to me on the plane said as I took my seat…
In praise of Londoners
Southampton, Long Island ‘Why, oh why, do the wrong people travel?’ sang Noël Coward back in the early 1960s. Lucky…
Aussie life
Recently, a demonstration was held outside Perth Library, which is noteworthy because libraries are one of the few spaces that…
Language
It is an exciting moment when I discover a new word – and this time it’s a word that focuses…
Spectator competition winners: Henry James and other well-known writers look for love online
In Competition No. 3302, you were invited to compose a dating app profile for a writer of your choice. To…
Home cooking, but idealised: 2 Fore Street reviewed
The restaurant 2 Fore Street lives on Mousehole harbour, near gift shops: the post office and general store have closed,…
Football bosses must carry the can for players’ bad behaviour
If you couldn’t watch the Europa League final between Sevilla and Roma, then you should count yourself fortunate. It was…
Yoghurt pot cake: the perfect sugary blank canvas
I’m pretty easygoing when it comes to most aspects of cooking. I don’t think there’s much to be gained from…
