Tuesday 2 December 2008

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Michael Henderson

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Leande De Lisle on Stephen Alford's biography of William Cecil

Arts

A perfect cadence

A perfect cadence

This year, on 11 December — and I wish more people knew about it than actually do — the American composer Elliott Carter celebrates his 100th birthday.

Forgotten wonders

Forgotten wonders

Byzantium 330-1454
Royal Academy, until 22 March 2009

Books

Deadlier than the male

Deadlier than the male

When does a novel stop being a novel and become a crime story? It’s often assumed that there is an unbridgeable gap between them, but that’s not necessarily so.

Not just Hitler

Not just Hitler

The Third Reich at War, 1939-1945, by Richard L. Evans

Style & Travel

Best of both worlds

Best of both worlds

James Leith luxuriates in the contrasting beauties of South Africa

Pink and potent

Never gamble your pension on a food fashion.

The Spectator Parliamentarian Awards
Spectator Book Club
The Spectator Billabong
In this week's issue

Brown has played into the hands of the Tory Bullingdon Boys he loathes

Fraser Nelson says that the Pre-Budget Report killed off New Labour without landing a punch on the Tories. It has paved the way for a new Conservatism, in which Cameron woos aspirational voters, focuses on government debt and looks for responsible spending cuts

Fraser Nelson

Sarkozy’s dream of taming America is doomed

The American model of lightly regulated capitalism may be in disrepute, says Irwin Stelzer. But the French President’s ambition is deluded

Irwin Stelzer

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