Small boats / Record Channel crossings expose Starmer’s failure to ‘smash the gangs’
Crime / Can our justice system handle cases like Lucy Letby’s?
Tory politics / The real problem with CCHQ
Losing battle / Britain isn’t ready for space and AI warfare
Founding fathers / Heaven is a Trad Dad
Any other business / I’m being driven mad by Microsoft Outlook
Tokyo grift / Why Japan is best at whisky, tailoring, cheese, pastries… I could go on
Golden balls / Does anyone actually fancy David Beckham?
Kerb to cradle / My son was born in the passenger seat footwell
Losing battle / Britain isn’t ready for space and AI warfare
Founding fathers / Heaven is a Trad Dad
Any other business / I’m being driven mad by Microsoft Outlook
Tokyo grift / Why Japan is best at whisky, tailoring, cheese, pastries… I could go on
From Spectator LifeGolden balls / Does anyone actually fancy David Beckham?
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From Spectator LifeWar of words / Rory Stewart is no match for JD Vance
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From Spectator LifeDoes anyone actually fancy David Beckham?
From Spectator LifeUnless your Wi-Fi has been down this week, you’ll be aware that David Beckham has got his kit off again. He’s back in his underwear for a ‘steamy’ (Daily Mail) ‘full frontal’ (Daily Mail again, though it really isn’t – and I had to watch it, dispassionately I stress, three times for the purposes of this
Why Japan is best at whisky, tailoring, cheese, pastries… I could go on
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The Great Migration Mystery
Why don’t we know how many people are in Britain?
How many people live in Britain? You would think there would be a straightforward answer, but it eludes some of the nation’s brightest statistical minds. The problem of undercounting has worsened in recent years, largely because of high post-Brexit migration This week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) projected that our population will grow by
Why don’t we know how many people are in Britain?
How many people live in Britain? You would think there would be a straightforward answer, but it eludes some of the nation’s brightest statistical minds. The problem of undercounting has worsened in recent years, largely because of high post-Brexit migration This week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) projected that our population will grow by
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The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
Miserable but compelling: Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths reviewed
From the magazinePansy is meant to be a sympathetic figure, but I felt sorrier for those who had to put up with her The central character in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths is Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), an angry, bitter, late middle-aged woman who rages against everyone and everything. Against her husband, her son, chuggers, dogs in coats, shop
Classical music has much to learn from Liverpool
From the magazineAn excellent sixth-form drama project: Santi & Naz, at Soho Theatre, reviewed
From the magazineThe maudlin, magical world of Celtic Connections
From the magazineWhat a sad thing Strictly Come Dancing has become
From the magazine‘Innovation is not enough’: meet visionary English painter Roger Wagner
From the magazineThe rediscovery of the art of Simone de Beauvoir’s sister
From the magazineCartoons
‘‘You’ve been cleared for takeoff.’’
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‘‘Well, no one told me there was a new world order.’’
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‘‘I know things look bad now but they will get worse.’’
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