The Spectator

The week that was | 23 March 2012

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

Most read: Nick Cohen on the spectre of militant secularism

Most discussed: Douglas Murray asking how to solve to a problem like Baroness Ashton

Most shared: Nick Cohen speculating on whether Osborne will close the ‘Livingstone Loophole’. 

And the best of the rest…

Fraser Nelson approves of new roads but not a pensions raid, highlights twelve points about the Budget and urges Osborne to break free of Gordon Brown’s traps

James Forsyth reports the Lib Dems are happy with their contribution to the Budget and says the real test for the Tories is whether the Budget delivers growth

Peter Hoskin asks where Cameron’s road proposal will take us, hails tax transparency as a triumph for the Chancellor and looks behind the 50p tax change.

Jonathan Jones
writes a concise version of what you need to know about the budget and asks what the public make of the Budget

Sebastian Payne
reports from inside Ken Livingstone’s campaign launch

Clarissa Tan examines the Chinese whispers

Melanie McDonagh
exposes some assumptions over the Toulouse shooting

Ian Mulheirn thinks pensioners ought to contribute more

Eamonn Butler asks if Osborne has learnt the right lessons from Adam Smith.

Rod Liddle is not impressed by Ken Livingstone’s religious comments

Alex Massie examines the cost of living like we do

On the Spectator Book Blog, David Blackburn looks at the case of taxing eBooks

On the Spectator Arts Blog, Jerry Hayes reviews Flanagan’s Wake by Peter Bach

And just for our Facebook fans…

Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine tells Taki to get real and lambasts Lansley for breaking Britain’s backbone in an exclusive take from this week’s magazine.

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