Life
The joy of Spectator readers’ letters
Sometimes, when the weather is fine, Treena calls up the stairs: ‘Why don’t you sit out on the terrace and…
The death of waspish wit
New York It’s party time in the Bagel, and also the last week I’ll be spending in this unrefined place.…
Aussie life
When I wrote on this page recently about Alan Bond’s America’s Cup boxing kangaroo mascot being repurposed by the Australian…
Language
There is an obsession today with something called ‘diversity and inclusion’. But what do those words really mean? And are…
Spectator competition winners: poems to mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb
In Competition No. 3277, you were invited to supply a poem to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of…
My Advent vinousness
Some simpering bishops are urging their clergy to make sure that carol services do not interfere with the ship of…
Eddie Jones must go
So should he stay or should he go? That’s Eddie ‘I don’t really care what other people think’ Jones, currently…
Michael Beale has broken my heart
Most football fans have had their attention riveted on Qatar for the past couple of weeks, but for those of…
Kiwi life
The long march reaches its destination. Looking back, we can see that things seemingly happening overnight were part of that…
Language
It’s that time of year again – when dictionaries around the world start announcing their ‘Word of the Year’. And…
Spectator competition winners: celebrity biographies with unfortunate misprints
In Competition No. 3276, you were invited to supply an extract from the memoir of a celebrity with some unfortunate…
