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An Israeli strike on Iran?

Coffee House Daniel Korski 9:17pm Will they or won’t they? Most political parlour games involve a question of this kind and the one about
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The week that was

Coffee House 6:07pm Here are some posts made on Spectator.co.uk during the past week: Fraser Nelson champions John Sentamu as the next
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Higher weekend mortality is not down to Saturday night drunks

Coffee House Sebastian Payne 5:40pm You're more likely to die if admitted to hospital during the weekend. It's a shocking truth, and one that's
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Two Nations; One Calcutta Cup

Alex Massie ALEX MASSIE 4:29pm Flower of Scotland is really a dreadful dirge. The one time it is acceptable, however, is when England come
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How dangerous is cycling?

Coffee House Peter Robins 3:49pm Am I dicing with death every morning and evening? The Times would say so. I cycle to work, and,
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Mike Russell and the Mythical Anti-Scottish Conspiracy

Alex Massie ALEX MASSIE 3:12pm Mike Russell is a genial chap who, most of the time, is not much of a fool. Most of the
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Falklands Talks? There Is Nothing To Talk About.

Alex Massie ALEX MASSIE 2:14pm So much for today's Guardian. In the Independent, Philip Hensher has a grand solution for the "Falklands Problem": we should
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Clegg confirms the reshuffle

Coffee House James Forsyth 1:00pm Nick Clegg’s statement just now was notable for how he stressed that he would like Chris Huhne back in
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Sir Simon Jenkins Is Peddling Weapons-Grade Tripe. Again.

Alex Massie ALEX MASSIE 12:38pm Via Norm, I see that Sir Simon Jenkins is up to his old tricks, publishing yet another meretricious column on
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Huhne resigns

Coffee House Peter Hoskin 10:58am We've just had a short statement from Chris Huhne — and, unsurprisingly, he's resigning as Energy Secretary. His words
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Britain's overseas aid budget is rising by 36% to £12.6 billion over this parliament. Is this a good use of taxpayers' money?

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