Wednesday 8 October 2008

 

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Style and Travel

How very common to think that Carole Middleton is common. The crucifixion of the former air stewardess, mother of Ex...

To the manner born

To the manner born

James Sherwood discovers a new meaning to the phrase ‘fashion house’

The scars of war

The scars of war

Andrew Roberts is moved by the battlefields of southern Italy and the sacrifices made there

Home suite home

Home suite home

James Waldron investigates the new fashion for buying your own hotel room

La belle époque

La belle époque

Simon Heffer on Biarritz

Arts

A power to enthral

A power to enthral

Henrietta Bredin on how book illustrations can bring the narrative to life

The turf

The turf

Team tactics

Books

Diving into darkness

Diving into darkness

Connemara: The Last Pool of Darkness, by Tim Robinson

A safe pair of hands

A safe pair of hands

A Political Suicide: The Conservatives’ Voyage into the Wilderness, by Norman Fowler

Style & Travel

Fast bargains in the South

Emma Soames goes house-hunting

Living the high life

Jonathan Ray goes stays in a treehouse for his holiday

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

Clinton Democrats are to blame for the credit crunch

Our current financial turmoil is not the fault of greedy bankers, says Dennis Sewell. In fact, the banks were bullied into lowering their lending standards by left-wing idealists intent on equal opportunities at any cost

Dennis Sewell

The masters of the universe have turned to drink

The failure of the $700 billion bail-out has driven her former City-boy chums to despair, says Venetia Thompson. But they must rally soon to keep the market moving

Venetia Thompson

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