Douglas Murray Douglas Murray

We need to talk about Kevin Spacey

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issue 11 May 2024

I am looking for a way to get £80,000. The sum would come in handy. I could put it towards buying a cottage on Saint Helena, a seat in the House of Lords or dinner in central London. The problem is that I’m stumped for ways to get it.

Happily, this week’s news brings inspiration and I now realise that in order to make the necessary sum I will need someone – perhaps a dedicated reader? – to sing a Victoria Wood song at me in a suggestive, if not lewd, fashion.

When you remove the baggage with the male-to-female power dynamic, other dynamics come into view

For anyone who has not kept up with global events lately, I am referring to the case of Sam Nunns, who last week successfully sued his former employer, the manager of the Windermere Manor Hotel. Mr Nunns was the head chef at the establishment. He no longer is, after he sued over a number of incidences of ‘sexual harassment’ at the charming Lake District hotel.

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