Books and arts – 24 July 2014
The Spectator
Thursday
Podcast: the next financial disaster, MPs quitting and sinister men in sunglasses
Think we’ve done enough to avoid another financial crisis? Think again, says Liam Halligan. Sure, there’s no shortage of commentators (and stockbrokers) insisting the outlook is rosy and share prices will keep on rising. But alarming evidence is amassing that the global recovery is shaky, stock markets are over-hyped and large western banks remain a
Wednesday
There’s no contradiction between cheering on Scotland and voting for the union
In choosing this September for the Scottish referendum on independence, the SNP was presumably hoping Scots voters would be basking in the glory of a successful Commonwealth Games. There is every reason to hope that the games, which opened in Glasgow this week, will emulate the London Olympics for organisational skill and, moreover, will help
Monday
View from 22 morning review: the West’s response to MH17 and the reshuffle fallout
In this week’s View from 22 morning review, Douglas Murray, James Forsyth and Mary Wakefield discuss the weekend’s main stories. Can Europe really enforce sanctions on Putin, in the wake of the shooting down of MH17? And what has been the fallout over the weekend from Cameron’s reshuffle?
Saturday
Will we ever find out what happened to flight MH17? It is getting less and less likely
The Ukrainian government has failed to secure the crash site, as much as 25 square kilometres of territory, where debris from flight MH17 has fallen. The site is in rebel-held eastern Ukraine and the region’s pro-Russian separatists have prevented international observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe from examining it. There are
Thursday
Text
‘It doesn’t matter that he can’t talk now that he’s texting me.’
Rspb
‘Oh my goodness! Four and twenty, you say?’
Ribena
‘I am getting definite blackcurrant notes.’
Birthday
‘My Dad made it himself but I get the feeling he’s never seen “Iron Man”.’
Vintage 2
‘I can’t stand her “more vintage than thou” attitude.’
Ring
‘When you said “The Ring”, I thought you meant Wagner.’
Business
Classic 2
‘Not that one, dear — that’s the design classic. Use the one that works.’
Selfies
Dying
Mitre
‘It’s a Philip Treacy mitre.’
Inspection
Swimmer
‘If women can be bishops, I want to be a synchronised swimmer.’
Figures
‘In light of these figures, I will be doing the honourable thing and standing on someone.’