The Spectator

The week that was | 2 March 2012

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

Most read
: Matthew Parris calling on believers to be aware of the patronage of unbelievers.

Most shared
: James Forsyth reporting that Europe is being strangled by the Franco-German alliance.

Most discussed: James Forsyth on Len McCluskey versus the Olympics.

And the best of the rest..

Fraser Nelson
suggests Michael Gove will never be party leader, and announces the Matt Ridley Prize for Environmental Heresy.

James Forsyth
imagines if Cameron hadn’t vetoed, and urges a private sector revival in Northern Ireland.

Peter Hoskin
asks what the UK’s proposed ECHR reforms will come to, and reports that the conflict over 50p tax has escalated again.

Jonathan Jones
says Mitt Romney will be relieved as he heads to Ohio.

Sebastian Payne
asks when Boris will pull his finger out, and probes the Prime Minister’s loyalty to The Smiths.

Clarissa Tan
wonders if bankers will turn against bankers.

Toby Young
extols the success of the first Sun on Sunday.

Matt Cavanagh
explains why the immigration cap isn’t biting.

Rod Liddle
says Karl Brandt is alive and well at the BMJ.

Alex Massive
reports on when Murdoch met Alex Salmond.

Nick Cohen
asks if Christians should kill Mark Thompson.

Martin Bright
 questions what will happen next with the Work Programme.

On the Spectator Book Blog, Paul Lay urges Michael Gove to put the Civil War back on the syllabus.

On the Spectator Arts Blog, Tom Latchem reviews Channel 4’s Proud and Prejudiced documentary.

And just for our Facebook fans…

Matt Ridley
asks why the Government took so long to see through the wind-farm scam in an exclusive take from this week’s magazine.

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