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The Spectator 4 August 2016 1:00 pm
Knight falls There were calls for Sir Philip Green to be stripped of his knighthood. Who is stripped of such…
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The Spectator 30 July 2016 9:00 am
Capitalist faces A report by the Business and Pensions select committees described Philip Green as the ‘unacceptable face of capitalism’.…
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The Spectator 28 July 2016 1:00 pm
Capitalist faces A report by the Business and Pensions select committees described Philip Green as the ‘unacceptable face of capitalism’.…
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The Spectator 23 July 2016 9:00 am
How Britannia got her trident Parliament voted to renew Trident as Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent. But what about Britannia and…
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The Spectator 21 July 2016 1:00 pm
How Britannia got her trident Parliament voted to renew Trident as Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent. But what about Britannia and…
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The Spectator 16 July 2016 9:00 am
Nuggets on May Some trivia about Theresa May — At 59, she is the oldest new prime minister since Jim…
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The Spectator 14 July 2016 1:00 pm
Nuggets on May Some trivia about Theresa May — At 59, she is the oldest new prime minister since Jim…
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The Spectator 2 July 2016 9:00 am
Repeat until fade More than three million voters disappointed by the result of the EU referendum have signed a petition…
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The Spectator 30 June 2016 1:00 pm
Repeat until fade More than three million voters disappointed by the result of the EU referendum have signed a petition…
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The Spectator 25 June 2016 3:00 am
Big game hunt Wales beat Russia 3–0 to finish above England in their group at the European Football Championships. Which…
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The Spectator 23 June 2016 2:00 am
Big game hunt Wales beat Russia 3–0 to finish above England in their group at the European Football Championships. Which…
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The Spectator 18 June 2016 9:00 am
Houses of ill repute The Austrian interior minister has suggested that his government will demolish the house where Adolf Hitler…
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The Spectator 16 June 2016 1:00 pm
Houses of ill repute The Austrian interior minister has suggested that his government will demolish the house where Adolf Hitler…
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The Spectator 9 June 2016 1:00 pm
Boxing brains Muhammad Ali died aged 74, after more than 30 years with Parkinson’s Disease. How many boxers suffer brain…
The biggest threats to gorillas (Cincinnati Zoo not included)
The Spectator 4 June 2016 9:00 am
Gorilla warfare Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, was shot at Cincinnati Zoo after he started dragging away a boy aged four…
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The Spectator 2 June 2016 1:00 pm
Gorilla warfare Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, was shot at Cincinnati Zoo after he started dragging away a boy aged four…
The many, many resting places of St Thomas à Becket
The Spectator 28 May 2016 9:00 am
A man in full A relic said to contain a fragment of St Thomas à Becket’s elbow arrived from Hungary for…
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The Spectator 26 May 2016 1:00 pm
A man in full A relic said to contain a fragment of St Thomas à Becket’s elbow arrived from Hungary for…
300 signatures can be wrong. How about 2 million?
The Spectator 21 May 2016 9:00 am
Name check 306 business people signed a letter to the Daily Telegraph saying that Britain would be better off outside…
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The Spectator 19 May 2016 1:00 pm
Name check 306 business people signed a letter to the Daily Telegraph saying that Britain would be better off outside…
What could Muslim women do within 48 miles of home? Almost everything
The Spectator 14 May 2016 9:00 am
Secrets of the stars The astrologer Jonathan Cainer died after beginning his last horoscope for his own star sign: ‘We’re…
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The Spectator 12 May 2016 1:00 pm
Secrets of the stars The astrologer Jonathan Cainer died after beginning his last horoscope for his own star sign: ‘We’re…
Meet London’s senior mayor (no, it’s not Sadiq)
The Spectator 7 May 2016 9:00 am
London’s other mayor How many people could name the capital’s other mayor, the Lord Mayor of London? The office, officially…
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The Spectator 5 May 2016 1:00 pm
London’s other mayor How many people could name the capital’s other mayor, the Lord Mayor of London? The office, officially…
Putting a price on Winston Churchill’s head
The Spectator 30 April 2016 9:00 am
Getting a head Barack Obama dismissed Boris Johnson’s accusations that he shown disdain for Sir Winston Churchill by removing a bust…