The Week that was…

…Here are some of the posts made on Spectator.co.uk over the past week:

James Forsyth thinks we need a larger army, and believes that a televised electoral debate is a potential game-changer for Brown.  

Peter Hoskin sees another bubble about to burst, and highlights one of Cameron’s weaknesses.

David Blackburn says that the public do not trust the government on defence, and reflects on Debbie Purdy’s victory.

Daniel Korski writes that army enlargement should not come at the expense of the Peace Corps in Afghanistan.

Matthew Frampton and John Bew believe that we should only to talk to Taliban from a position of strength.

Martin Bright wants to know what a “soft job is”.

Clive Davis celebrates André Previn’s memoir, No Minor Chords.

Alex Massie says the poilce are more realistic than politicians about  ‘Hamsterdam Britain’.

And Melanie Phillips sees the irony in a holiday camp that indoctrinates children in ‘free thinking’.