Horses 2
‘I expect they’ll turn him into lasagne.’
The Spectator
Thursday
Snapchat
‘They used to hit each other, now they just Snapchat.’
Glencoe
Fifty Shades
‘It’s so I don’t have to watch Fifty Shades of Grey.’
Fool
‘A word of warning: he doesn’t suffer fools gladly.’
Green 2
Catastrophe
‘Shouldn’t there be a catastrophe in that sentence?’
Banking
Results
‘My results have come back. It’s bad news.’
Bravery
‘...goes to Jack Benson, who, without provocation, turned off his mobile for 24 hours.’
Balls 3
‘Taxi for somebody!’
Boss
‘We will of course keep you fully uninformed.’
Obesity 4
‘Here you are, dear — it’s to celebrate your obesity levels levelling off.’
Babies 2
‘I’ve seen them trying to make one on the internet…’
Spectator letters: The ENO must go on; another expensive typo; and PC and Pamela
A vandalistic proposal Sir: Igor Toronyi-Lalic (Farewell, ENO, 7 February) displays a lack of judgment in advocating ENO’s demise and in suggesting that opera needs no opera houses, companies or subsidy. That its new arts editor should plead for the closure of England’s great repertory opera company is unworthy of The Spectator. Toronyi-Lalic is wrong
What Samsung’s new TVs owe to Jeremy Bentham
Watching brief Samsung warned users of its voice-activated televisions that what they said in front of the TV could be transmitted to other people. The story attracted comparison with the telescreens in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, but the principle of keeping a population under control by surveillance was foreseen a century earlier by Jeremy Bentham.
In this election, won’t someone please weaponise defence?
Britain is forfeiting its position on the world stage. With no national debate, we are surrendering our claim to be a major player in international affairs and undermining the Atlantic alliance that has kept Britain and Europe secure for 65 years. In these circumstances, it is easy to understand why Barack Obama has felt obliged
Portrait of the week | 12 February 2015
Home Philip Hammond, the foreign secretary, told Parliament that Britain reserved the right to supply arms to Ukraine, as ‘We could not allow the Ukrainian armed forces to collapse.’ The Prince of Wales, embarking on a six-day tour of the Middle East, said on Radio 2 that he ‘particularly wanted to show solidarity really, deep
Books & Arts opener – 12 February 2015
Peter Oborne: Ed Miliband is the most accomplished opposition leader since the war
[audioplayer src=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_12_Feb_2015_v4.mp3″ title=”Peter Oborne and Dan Hodges discuss Ed Miliband” startat=1343] In this week’s Spectator podcast, we put a Labour and a Tory supporter next to each other to debate the virtues of Ed Miliband. The difference being that Peter Oborne is a passionate defender of the leader, and Dan Hodges his most vocal critic.
