The week that was | 27 January 2012

Here are some posts made on Spectator.co.uk during the past week:

Fraser Nelson tells Tristram Hunt that capitalism is just what Britain does, and says Osborne owes Darling an apology.

James Forsyth thinks the Tories will be delighted to see the battle over the benefit cap prolonged, and says Alex Salmond’s strategy is both subtle and dangerous.

Peter Hoskin watches Vince Cable teach Chuka Umunna a lesson about the past, and says Barack Obama’s State of the Union was a Romney-seeking missile.

Jonathan Jones says Mitt Romney’s tax returns are a gift to the Democrats, and spots striking similarities between speeches by Obama and Nick Clegg.

Hamish Macdonell takes a look at Salmond’s proposed wording of the independence referendum.

Daniel Korski wonders what would happen if Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz, and examines the UK’s relationship with Qatar.

And Oliver Lewis defends the Welfare Bill from the perspective of someone it might affect.