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Letters: Jeremy Clarke was an example to us all
Goodbye, Jeremy Each week I opened The Spectator at Low Life in part to read that brilliant column and, more…
The truth about corporate taxes
I’ve chosen to write about corporate tax rates this week not because they’re the sexiest subject available but because –…
How to post a parcel without leaving your house
Here’s a useful tip. Go to the Royal Mail websiteand you can ask your postman to collect letters or parcels…
How many people still send letters?
Borderland Few countries can have passed through as many kingdoms and empires as Ukraine — the ‘borderlands’. These are just…
Are England fans allowed to be proud of the St George’s Cross?
It’s starting to feel like the only flag you can’t fly in England is the England flag. Wave the Pride…
Rico Back’s departure is a first-class opportunity for Royal Mail
The Royal Mail worker who rang my bell to deliver an Amazon package on Friday was wearing a glittery ball…
Bank AGMs are an opportunity to shout about branch closures
The season of high-street banks’ annual general meetings is with us and I urge you to turn up and make…
The Heckler: the Shakespeare anniversary has stripped the Bard of his beauty
The feeding frenzy over the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death has reached its peak. Recently we’ve had Shakespeare’s complete…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said: ‘Red warning lights are once again flashing on the dashboard of the global…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, resisted calls for Parliament to be recalled to debate the crisis in Iraq. Philip Hammond,…
Don’t blame ministers for the Royal Mail sell-off. Beat up the bankers!
Vince Cable and Michael Fallon, ministers responsible for the Royal Mail sell-off, have been summoned for another select committee grilling…
Dear Mary: My teenager insists on an NHS operation. What can I do?
Q. Our son, aged l6, has a medical condition which, although not life-threatening, requires surgery by a specialist to pre-empt…
Martin Vander Weyer: Bad news for pawnbrokers. Is that good news for the rest of us?
While attention has focused on the sudden ubiquity and alleged iniquity of payday lenders, boom and impending bust has infected…
The week: 'Land of opportunity'; Obama phones Iran; glow-in-the-dark robber
Home Shares in Royal Mail are to be sold by the middle of this month, before postmen can go on…
Bet on Royal Mail, not Twitter
Royal Mail delivers to 29 million UK addresses; last year it generated £9 billion of revenues, of which £324 million…
With one cunningly placed number, Boris may have killed HS2
‘Does anyone seriously doubt that this amazing scheme is actually going to go ahead?’ boomed Boris Johnson last week. ‘No…
