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A clarification

In the issue dated 28th January, a note at the bottom of my article gave the impression that I was paying for the transformation of Auckland Castle.

It’s true that I was responsible for buying the Zurbarans, but the transformation of Auckland Castle is going to need the work of many hands, many pockets and many prayers. If you can help, can you let me know?
 
Jonathan Ruffer
jruffer@ruffer.co.uk

James Forsyth

Miliband gets the better of Cameron on the NHS

James Forsyth

The exchanges today were not particularly enlightening but Miliband had the better of them. There was, though, one effective counter-attack from Cameron where he compared what is happening to the NHS in England to what is happening in Wales where the devolved administration is sticking with the status quo. There’s mileage in this argument if the coalition has the patience to develop it.

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Coffeehouse

Brits sceptical of Syria intervention

Sebastian Payne

Britain’s response to Syria so far has been uncertain and cautious. A YouGov poll today suggests that the public is keen for this hands-off approach to continue.

Spectator

Home boys

Andrew Brown

It sounds like a cushy life for a man. On weekdays he potters about at home, running a duster over the surfaces, tinkering with a short story he’s struggling to

Night and Day

When Marty met George

Daniel Finkelstein

 I am glad that Scorsese made it. It’s just that, well, I was hoping...  

Blogs

An Advertisement for Myself

Nick Cohen

My You Can’t Read This Book: Censorship in an Age of Freedom is out this week. As the title says, it's about freedom of speech, a subject

Books

Shelf Life: John Simpson

Fleur Macdonald

On this week's Shelf Life, the genial John Simpson confesses about which classic books he's never finished, and gives us a very thorough account of which literary characters he would most like to bed.

Arts & Culture

An ideal Christmas

Andrew Lambirth

Christmas approaches, and my thoughts turn, with reassuring inevitability, to Dickens. As the nights draw in and the winter winds blast across the fields of East Anglia, the counter-urge is

Food & Drink

Tailored Scotch

Dave Broom

While it is an accepted fact that a true gentleman will make his tweed jacket last a lifetime - there is nothing more likely to raise the eyebrows of

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