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They want to kill us all
Forget the 'root causes', says Mark Steyn. The massacre in Bali was part of the continuing Islamofascist war against the West, and those who ignore it are sleepwalking to national suicide
Climate of terror
Alex Spillius on how moderate Islam in Indonesia has been infiltrated by Arab-leaning extremists - with murderous consequences
She wanted to murder Mandy
Andrew Gimson remembers his encounters with Elisabeth Furse, whose remarkable and flamboyant life ended this week
Kennedy’s finest hour
Peregrine Worsthorne on the excitement and romance of being in Washington 40 years ago during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Jack Straw’s nocturnal delving
A young Labour adviser helped smear Jeremy Thorpe. That man is now Foreign Secretary, says Barrie Penrose
Punjabi moon
The 2002 Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize winner.
There were more than 100 entries from a total of eight countries. The runners-up were Clementine Cecil, Gregory Lascelles, Jonathan Ledgard, Rory Stewart and Ben Yarde-Buller.
Inspired madness of the artist
Martin Gayford reflects on how novelty of sensibility is likely to go along with unusual behaviour
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Motoring
A review of the new Mercedes E-Class saloon
The Maggie, Tony and Iain show
Like Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair understands the need to anticipate social change, but Michael Gove wonders whether the Tories are drawing the right lessons from their Last Action Hero
Don’t call us nasty
The Tories will have to concentrate on the topics which matter to voters and stop talking about themselves.
A distant mirror
Andrew Gimson launches a campaign to save the 1983 Hackney Peace Mural, which our culture has grown to resemble
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It’s crunch time for the Tories
Peter Oborne says that Iain Duncan Smith is a decent and brave man, but wonders whether he can pull the Conservatives out of their hole
Bringing the dead to life
Robin Simon on a magnficent exhibition of objects from ancient Egypt
Floating away from the Tories
Almost half of floating voters believe it likely that the Lib Dems will take over from the Tories within five years - see the full results of the YouGov/Spectator survey
Nothing to lose but their chains
A war against Iraq might destabilise the Middle East, says David Pryce-Jones, but that is precisely what the region needs…
Deutschland
Andrew Gimson says that Gerhard Schroeder has scorned cant and struck a blow for German nationalism
A war for oil
Mikhail Khodorkovsky tells John Laughland that American control of Iraq will be good for Cadillacs but bad for Russia Opponents…
They went to ground
Peter Oborne exposes the interested parties who failed to march on Sunday ONE of the most remarkable things about Sunday’s…
PROPERTY SPECIAL:Literary London
Until recently, a lively sub-genre of English literature was that devoted to London’s creepier, darker back streets. Peter Ackroyd took…
PROPERTY SPECIAL:Property problems
Just as some men are attracted only to blondes with long legs, or buxom, curly-haired brunettes, so there are certain…
We will not surrender
John Laughland reports from Iraq on the determination of ordinary people to fight any attempt by the British and Americans…
Fighting talk from a dove
Peter Oborne talks to Charles Kennedy about his plans to put the Lib Dems ahead of the Tories NO politician…
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