Change the tune / Let’s banish Band Aid
Data / Inflation surge hits Britain’s ailing economy
The final straw / The farmers’ revolt makes me proud to be British
Books / Reading the classics should be a joy, not a duty
From the magazineTelevision / Top tosh: The Diplomat reviewed
From the magazineExhibitions / We’ve got Francis Bacon all wrong
From the magazineLineker / The fall of Match of the Day
From Spectator LifeIlluminations / Blackpool is cheap, tacky and wonderful
From Spectator LifeCut short / Why am I banned from buying a tuna knife?
From Spectator LifeBooks / Reading the classics should be a joy, not a duty
From the magazineTelevision / Top tosh: The Diplomat reviewed
From the magazineExhibitions / We’ve got Francis Bacon all wrong
From the magazineLineker / The fall of Match of the Day
From Spectator LifeIlluminations / Blackpool is cheap, tacky and wonderful
From Spectator LifeCut short / Why am I banned from buying a tuna knife?
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Let’s banish Band Aid
Why the farmers’ protest probably won’t work
Watch: Clarkson blasts BBC in farmers’ protest interview
Watch: Mandelson urges PM to end ‘feud’ with Musk
Full timeline: Rachel Reeves’s CV claims
Farmers won’t be quick to forgive Labour
Hong Kong’s death by a thousand cuts
When will Starmer see sense on small boats?
Don’t blame the police for our sinister free speech laws
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'There’s no future for us' – how Labour betrayed British farmers
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Why am I banned from buying a tuna knife?
From Spectator LifeBritain gave up on farmers centuries ago
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From Spectator LifeI’m one of the new wave of stroke victims
From Spectator LifeThe fall of Match of the Day
From Spectator LifeMatch of the Day is looking for a new presenter now that Gary Lineker is leaving after 25 years. The truth is, it really doesn’t matter who replaces him, whether they’re male or female, a former player or nepo baby like Roman Kemp. That’s because Match of the Day really doesn’t matter to a vast
Blackpool is cheap, tacky and wonderful
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Planet Elon
We’re living in Musk’s world now
Welcome to life on Planet Elon
On 13 July this year, an assassin’s bullet grazed the ear of Donald Trump as he turned his head on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania. The whole world saw it and his response: ‘Fight, fight, fight.’ For Elon Musk, this was not just a news event but a galvanising and clarifying moment. He immediately posted a
Welcome to life on Planet Elon
On 13 July this year, an assassin’s bullet grazed the ear of Donald Trump as he turned his head on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania. The whole world saw it and his response: ‘Fight, fight, fight.’ For Elon Musk, this was not just a news event but a galvanising and clarifying moment. He immediately posted a
Culture
The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
Blooming marvellous: the year’s best gardening books
From the magazineI am an absolute sucker for a handsome reproduction of a rare and highly illustrated natural history, preferably more than two centuries old. This may possibly be a niche interest, but Catesby’s Natural History was pronounced a wonder when it was first published and is a wonder still. Mark Catesby was ‘a procurer of plants’,
We’ve got Francis Bacon all wrong
From the magazineI listened to a solid week of Woman’s Hour…
From the magazineA flop: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, at Ambassadors Theatre, reviewed
From the magazineFails to ignite: Royal Opera’s Tales of Hoffmann reviewed
From the magazineTop tosh: The Diplomat reviewed
From the magazineIs it meant to be a comedy? Gladiator II reviewed
From the magazineCartoons
‘‘Well, he had to go’’
Cartoon
‘‘Let us prey.’’
Cartoon
‘‘There are no brakes and it’s back-seat drive.’’
Cartoon