Bunter
‘It’s about this normally sized boy at a school full of weirdly thin people.’
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Fish 5
Spider Letter
‘In the old days he used to talk to me.’
Easter Egg
‘I unwrapped the packaging and it was empty.’
Children 2
‘I’ve left the children to their own devices.’
Barry
‘Oh, come on, Barry! A lettuce and a sliced loaf on the way back wasn’t too much to remember.’
Cock Crow
‘You forgot to put the cocks forward.’
Windows 2
‘It’s about these stained-glass windows that were put in last week...’
Emoticons
‘I hate it when he uses emoticons.’
Ar
‘It’s been in my possession ever since I mugged the little old lady queuing up with it outside.’
Cooks 2
Why, gentlemen, contrary to popular belief…’
Coins 2
‘It’s a horde of Anglo-Saxon coins.’
Spectator letters: The modern equivalents of Unity Mitford
Unity’s modern equivalents Sir: I don’t understand why David Pryce-Jones is still banging on about the Mitfords (‘You are always close to me’, 28 March). Of course my great-aunt Unity was misguided and wrong to adore Adolf Hitler. She was not alone, though. In the 1930s millions of Germans and many non-Germans were equally in thrall
Could you afford to take a job with the royal family?
Royally paid Staff at Windsor Castle were balloted in strike action over pay. What can you earn in the royal household, according to adverts on the British Monarchy website? — Housekeeping assistant: £14,500 pa. Duties include ‘preparing rooms and cleaning upholstery’. Meals are provided, as is accommodation ‘for which there is a straight salary adjustment’.
Portrait of the week | 2 April 2015
Home The nation greeted with well disguised enthusiasm the beginning of the general election campaign after the dissolution of parliament. David Cameron, the Prime Minister, stood at a little plywood lectern in Downing Street and said: ‘In 38 days you face a stark choice’ — between him and Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour
Why aren’t the Tories winning?
When launching the Conservatives’ campaign this week, David Cameron told party activists that the general election was ‘on a knife edge’. He is right. His chances are little better than 50/50, which is terrifying given the calibre of his opponent. The Prime Minister is entering this election with a list of achievements matched by almost
Books and arts – 2 April 2015
As it happened: the TV leaders’ debate
Welcome to The Spectator’s live coverage of the seven-way leaders’ debate on ITV. We’ll be providing the latest developments and analysis on the programme, starting at 8pm this evening. This page will automatically reload
The Spectator at war: Eton mess
From ‘News of the Week‘, The Spectator, 3 April 1915: Some remarks made by Dr. Lyttelton, the Head-Master of Eton, in a sermon at St. Margaret’s, Westminster, on Thursday week have caused a storm in a tea-cup. Dr. Lyttelton argued that the Germans must be saved from the results of their own appalling venom by
Sober into battle
From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 3 April 1915: The chief obstacle to prohibition, as we point out elsewhere, is not the temporary interference with individual liberty. It is the difficulty of how to deal with the great trade and industry which will be rendered partially or temporarily derelict by prohibition. But here ‘boldness, boldness,
