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Amid the financial turmoil, Peter versus George is the key battle
Fraser Nelson8th October, 2008
Stand by for a mighty clash between two politicians, says Fraser Nelson. The now infamous dinner between Mandelson and Osborne was a cordial parting for power-brokers of different generations who will fight each other savagely for electoral advantage
Maybe Polanski was right to flee America
P.G. Morgan8th October, 2008
P.G. Morgan goes in search of the truth about the great director’s flight from the US courts — and uncovers some uncomfortable truths worthy of a scene in Chinatown
Only Abba can save the world financial markets
Martin Vander Weyer8th October, 2008
Martin Vander Weyer says that the collapse in the markets reflects a loss of confidence that is out of proportion to all reason: a trip to Mamma Mia! is the answer to this hysteria
An evening with the Muslim Facebook crew
Sarfraz Manzoor8th October, 2008
Sarfraz Manzoor celebrates an iftar meal with homeless people and his fellow Muslims, a web-generated ‘flashmob’ observing an Islamic tradition of generosity to the needy
Strictly Come Dancing is not the BBC’s core broadcasting
Rod Liddle8th October, 2008
Rod Liddle — a former editor of the Today programme — says that the Corporation must stop pretending to be democratic if it is to keep the licence fee. Unashamed elitism is the only chance that the Beeb has in the new media world
Clinton Democrats are to blame for the credit crunch
Dennis Sewell1st October, 2008
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
The masters of the universe have turned to drink
Venetia Thompson1st October, 2008
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
Sex, lies and apparitions
Simon Caldwell1st October, 2008
Millions travel to Medjugorje each year but, says Simon Caldwell, the world-famous pilgrimage site may soon be exposed as a fraud
I’m proud to be famous for being rude
Giles Coren1st October, 2008
Swearing and shouting are underrated, says Giles Coren. Four-letter words can be immensely satisfying and extraordinarily effective
Why has the word ‘grandmother’ been banned by the Guardian?
Rod Liddle1st October, 2008
Rod Liddle analyses the extraordinary list of mostly harmless words and phrases that are now considered inappropriate by one of our leading national newspapers
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Heathrow needs a third runway - Debate report
Lloyd Evans8th October, 2008
Lloyd Evans on the latest Spectator / Intelligence Squared debate
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Georgia and Ukraine should be allowed to join Nato - Debate report
Lloyd Evans3rd October, 2008
Lloyd Evans on the latest Spectator / Intelligence Squared debate
Welcome to the new austerity era, Mr Cameron
Fraser Nelson24th September, 2008
Fraser Nelson says that the Tory leader must not be tempted by a ‘safety first’ strategy at his conference in Birmingham. The global financial crisis has transformed the political context and left an opening for the Conservatives to promise true radicalism and to be proudly bold
How Dave and George can avoid a terrible rift
Andrew Tyrie24th September, 2008
Andrew Tyrie says that root-and-branch reform of the Treasury will be needed when Brown is gone, including weekly minuted meetings. Past friendship is not enough
The modern Tory hero should be Jefferson
Daniel Hannan and Douglas Carswell24th September, 2008
Daniel Hannan and Douglas Carswell unveil their plan for radical reform to decentralise power, make voting count and challenge apparats from Brussels to town halls
If Miliband becomes PM, I’ll join the right-wing coup to topple him
Rod Liddle24th September, 2008
Rod Liddle is outraged by the Foreign Secretary’s alleged comparison of himself to Michael Heseltine: like comparing a Big Beast to a stumpy little Muntjac deer. Where have all the political giants gone?
This charming man: an audience with the Gover
Fraser Nelson24th September, 2008
Fraser Nelson meets the shadow schools secretary and finds him bracingly radical and disarmingly polite: a recipe for success in government
The Tory lead is more solid than you might think
Anthony King24th September, 2008
The Conservatives last won a general election in 1992. That was also the year when the opinion polls met their Waterloo.
Face it: Marx was partly right about capitalism
Rowan Williams24th September, 2008
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, says that the financial world needs fresh scrutiny and regulation. In our attitude to the market, we run the risk of idolatry
Zardari is even more afraid than Musharraf
Stephen Schwartz and Irfan Al-Alawi24th September, 2008
Stephen Schwartz and Irfan Al-Alawi say the Marriott bomb in Islamabad shows how weak the new Pakistani President is in the face of the Talebanised sectors of this failing state
The great debt deceit: how Gordon Brown cooked the nation’s books
Fraser Nelson and Peter Hoskin17th September, 2008
Amid global financial turmoil, and on the eve of Labour’s conference, Fraser Nelson and Peter Hoskin reveal the true extent of the nation’s debt — equivalent to £26,100 for each British household — and Brown’s scandalous manipulation of the Private Finance Initiative
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Pay attention at the back of the class, Mr Balls
Sarfraz ManzoorI found an undiscovered country: Great Britain
James Delingpole‘You grow up with footballs. We grow up with kukris’
Lloyd EvansIQ2 debate — Paths to Peace: proposals to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Rod LiddleLabour’s behaviour reminds me of the blind football at the Paralympics
Martin Vander WeyerReasons to be cheerful amid financial apocalypse
Tom ParfittMoscow’s secret war in Ingushetia
Fraser NelsonBrown has exploited immigration to hide from deep problems
Matthew d'AnconaHow I became a world record holder
Rod LiddleHave we ever faced an enemy more stupid than Muslim terrorists?
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