The Spectator

The week that was | 14 April 2012

Here is a selection of articles and discussions from this week on Spectator.co.uk…

Most read and discussed: Sebastian Payne on the rise of UKIP.

Most shared: Rod Liddle on the beacon for Islam — Mehdi Hasan.

And the best of the rest…

Fraser Nelson is unhappy on another triumph for big government and believes Mitt Romney is responsible for the ‘charity tax’ debacle.

James Forsyth reports that Grant Shapps has ‘deep reservations’ on the conservatory tax and says the Blair-Brown wars continue to rage on.

Jonathan Jones look the return of Operation Motorman and welcomes an attempt to fix the broken energy market.

Sebastian Payne presents the first episode of The View from 22 and thinks the coalition split is drawing nearer

Freddy Gray writes that Mitt speaks human.

Matthew Sinclair says we need a crack down on tax avoidance.

Tim Bale writes he doesn’t believe UKIP will prevent a Tory majority.

Nick Cohen examines Gunter Grass’ controversial poem.

Rod Liddle bemoans the liberal mob’s latest victim.

On the Spectator Book Blog, David Blackburn looks at the return of 007

On the Spectator Arts Blog, Nik Darlington asks what separates the professional and amateur photgrapher.

And just for our Facebook fans…

Neil O’Brien believes London has become another country in an exclusive take from this week’s magazine. 

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