Trouble / I must stop hating politicians
Stuffed / Britain is eating itself to death
Locked up / The jailing of democracy activists marks a dark day for Hong Kong
Critical condition / The appalling truth about London’s ambulance service
From the magazineRadio & podcasts / I listened to a solid week of Woman’s Hour…
From the magazineFood / A light in the darkness: Home Kitchen reviewed
From the magazineTill death / Britain gave up on farmers centuries ago
From Spectator LifeRed hot / Why would anyone choose an induction hob?
From Spectator LifeAnother epidemic / I’m one of the new wave of stroke victims
From Spectator LifeCritical condition / The appalling truth about London’s ambulance service
From the magazineRadio & podcasts / I listened to a solid week of Woman’s Hour…
From the magazineFood / A light in the darkness: Home Kitchen reviewed
From the magazineTill death / Britain gave up on farmers centuries ago
From Spectator LifeRed hot / Why would anyone choose an induction hob?
From Spectator LifeAnother epidemic / I’m one of the new wave of stroke victims
From Spectator LifeProtest / Britain’s farmers could revolt
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An intelligent mix of culture, food, style and property, plus where to go and what to see.
I’m one of the new wave of stroke victims
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From Spectator LifeWhy would anyone choose an induction hob?
From Spectator LifeIn a letter to Katie Morley, consumer champion for the Telegraph, CK from London explained that her £4,000 Smeg hob doesn’t work with her Le Creuset pans. She explained she was ‘furious’ because she had renovated her kitchen and had a marble worktop cut to fit it. ‘Given the price tag, I expected it to
Britain gave up on farmers centuries ago
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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’’
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‘‘Let us prey.’’
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‘‘There are no brakes and it’s back-seat drive.’’
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