Diversity 2
‘...yes...head of diversity...’
The Spectator
Thursday
Silence
‘It’s been brought to my attention that you’ve been breaking your vow of silence.’
Helpline 2
‘Have you tried throwing it out and getting a new one?’
Takeaway
Women
Holdup
‘I can’t give you any money until it’s been approved by our members.’
Bonus 2
Worry
‘I thought I’d get up early. Got a lot of worrying to get through.’
Bondage 2
‘I’ll pay you 0 per cent extra to dress up as a nurse.’
Starter
‘Your starter, sir.’
Spectator letters: John Rutter and Coeliac UK answer Rod Liddle
ME is real Sir: Rod Liddle may or may not be right that certain illnesses become fashionable once given a name and are illusory (‘Children with a severe case of the excuses’, 15 March). But ME — myalgic encephalomyelitis, alias post-viral fatigue syndrome or yuppie flu, is not one of them. It’s an unpleasant physical illness:
MH370 isn’t the only flight that’s still missing
Plane vanished Some other planes, besides Flight MH370, which have disappeared without trace: — A Boeing 727 cargo plane that was being prepared for a flight in Luana, Angola, on 25 May 2003. It took off without permission and when last seen was headed south-westwards over the Atlantic. — An Antonov An-72 cargo plane with
Portrait of the week | 20 March 2014
Home In the Budget, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that the economy was working but the job was far from done. He expected further falls in unemployment and wages rising faster than prices this year. The economy, he suggested, would return this year to its size in 2008. Before the Budget, Nick
George Osborne’s pensions revolution
[audioplayer src=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_20_March_2014_v4.mp3″ title=”Fraser Nelson, James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman discuss the 2014 budget” startat=749] Listen [/audioplayer]It is easy to see why George Osborne seemed so confident ahead of the Budget. His radical reform of the pension system, allowing people far easier access to their pension pots, will not only help the retired (in the short
Books and Arts – 20 March 2014
Wednesday
Video: Spectator Budget Briefing 2014 with Fraser Nelson
In association with Aberdeen Asset Management Spectator editor Fraser Nelson looks at George Osborne’s fourth budget, whether he’s telling the economic truth and what it means for you.
