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Barometer: Where could Lewis Hamilton go and not wear a tie?
The Spectator 18 July 2015 9:00 am
Ties that bind Lewis Hamilton was ejected from the royal box at Wimbledon for not wearing a tie. Some places…
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The Spectator 16 July 2015 1:00 pm
Ties that bind Lewis Hamilton was ejected from the royal box at Wimbledon for not wearing a tie. Some places…
The other terrorists we have trouble naming
The Spectator 11 July 2015 9:00 am
Naming terror David Cameron and the BBC argued over what to call the terror group most papers refer to as…
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The Spectator 9 July 2015 1:00 pm
Naming terror David Cameron and the BBC argued over what to call the terror group most papers refer to as…
Would the return of the drachma mean a bonanza for banknote printers?
The Spectator 4 July 2015 9:00 am
Bank job Should we buy shares in companies which print banknotes in expectation of one getting to print millions of…
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The Spectator 2 July 2015 1:00 pm
Bank job Should we buy shares in companies which print banknotes in expectation of one getting to print millions of…
Labour’s austerity tradition
The Spectator 27 June 2015 9:00 am
The spirit of 1945 No one would have been more surprised at the sight of 100,000 people marching in London…
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The Spectator 25 June 2015 1:00 pm
The spirit of 1945 No one would have been more surprised at the sight of 100,000 people marching in London…
A political history of The Clangers
The Spectator 20 June 2015 9:00 am
Dropping the Clangers The Clangers made a comeback on BBC television. Some Clanger facts: — The actors doing the voices…
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The Spectator 18 June 2015 1:00 pm
Dropping the Clangers The Clangers made a comeback on BBC television. Some Clanger facts: — The actors doing the voices…
The last Europe vote, 40 years on
The Spectator 13 June 2015 9:00 am
Forty years on The forthcoming EU referendum has rekindled memories of the in-out Common Market referendum of 1975. But it…
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The Spectator 11 June 2015 1:00 pm
Forty years on The forthcoming EU referendum has rekindled memories of the in-out Common Market referendum of 1975. But it…
Driving test advice from 80 years ago
The Spectator 6 June 2015 9:00 am
First test The driving test celebrated its 80th anniversary. The first person to take the test, R.E.L. Beene of Kensington,…
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The Spectator 4 June 2015 1:00 pm
First test The driving test celebrated its 80th anniversary. The first person to take the test, R.E.L. Beene of Kensington,…
Cunard – a triumph of steam-age privatisation
The Spectator 30 May 2015 9:00 am
Steam privatisation Cunard celebrated its 175th birthday by sailing three liners down the Mersey. The formation of the Cunard Line…
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The Spectator 28 May 2015 1:00 pm
Steam privatisation Cunard celebrated its 175th birthday by sailing three liners down the Mersey. The formation of the Cunard Line…
Cakes, the epicentre of gay rights
The Spectator 23 May 2015 9:00 am
Cake discrimination A bakery in Northern Ireland was found guilty of discriminating against a gay couple for whom it refused…
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The Spectator 21 May 2015 1:00 pm
Cake discrimination A bakery in Northern Ireland was found guilty of discriminating against a gay couple for whom it refused…
How Spain got blamed for the Spanish flu — and where to find Ebola on a map
The Spectator 16 May 2015 9:00 am
Plagued by stigma The World Health Organisation told doctors to stop naming diseases after people, places and animals so as…
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The Spectator 14 May 2015 1:00 pm
Plagued by stigma The World Health Organisation told doctors to stop naming diseases after people, places and animals so as…
Can multi-party coalitions work? History says yes, yes, yes
The Spectator 9 May 2015 9:00 am
Party packs Is it possible to form a stable coalition with more than one political party? The Conservative/Lib Dem coalition…
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The Spectator 7 May 2015 1:00 pm
Party packs Is it possible to form a stable coalition with more than one political party? The Conservative/Lib Dem coalition…
One-way streets are a surprisingly old (and dangerous) idea
The Spectator 2 May 2015 9:00 am
One-way stretch A study at Louisville University in Kentucky concluded that collisions are twice as likely in one-way streets as…
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The Spectator 30 April 2015 1:00 pm
One-way stretch A study at Louisville University in Kentucky concluded that collisions are twice as likely in one-way streets as…
What happens to politicians who insult the audience? Ask Dan Quayle
The Spectator 25 April 2015 9:00 am
Any answers? Nigel Farage accused the audience in the BBC opposition leaders’ debate of being left-wing. Need insulting an audience…