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Thursday
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.


Budget 2014: full text of George Osborne’s speech
listen to ‘George Osborne delivers the 2014 Budget’ on Audioboo Mr Deputy Speaker, I can report today that the economy is continuing to recover – and recovering faster than forecast. We set out our plan. And together with the British people, we held our nerve. We’re putting Britain right. But the job is far from

Budget 2014: live audio
Friday
Former Labour minister Tony Benn dies – reaction
Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour party: ‘The death of Tony Benn represents the loss of an iconic figure of our age. ‘He will be remembered as a champion of the powerless, a great parliamentarian and a conviction politician. ‘Tony Benn spoke his mind and spoke up for his values. Whether you agreed with him

Thursday
‘Oh my God! You seem to know everything about me.’

Knives
‘Apparently our new neighbours have a stage act. Probably a singing duo or something.’


Telly
‘Darling, come quickly — Clare Balding’s not on.’

Tv 5
‘High-definition TV...low-definition plot...’
