Books and Arts – 13 March 2014
The Spectator
Thursday
Wednesday
Ed Miliband’s speech on Europe: full text
In a speech today at the London Business School, Ed Miliband set out Labour’s policy on an EU referendum: unless there are further transfers of powers, there won’t be one. Here’s what he said: listen to ‘Ed Miliband on an EU referendum’ on Audioboo It is great to be here at the London Business School. For fifty
Tuesday
RMT leader Bob Crow dies – reaction
RMT leader Bob Crow has died aged 52, the Press Association is reporting. Only yesterday the union boss was giving broadcast interviews, including this one on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme. The RMT released a statement this morning saying: ‘It is with the deepest regret that RMT has to confirm that our General Secretary Bob
Sunday
Nick Clegg’s ‘I love Britain’ speech: full text
Since I became the Deputy Prime Minister I have had the privilege of spending a bit of time representing Britain’s interests in other parts of the world. I have visited Latin America and Asia to boost exports. I have been to Africa, where we are building better education systems as well as helping fight corruption,
Thursday
Monet
‘I’m in for Monet laundering.’
Phone 3
Vintage
‘Hey, this vintage coat has still got a vintage person inside it.’
Away
‘...it’s just that some away games can be so time-consuming.’
Badgers 5
‘The cull’s been a disaster.’
Peeve
‘I never realised a pet peeve was an actual animal.’
Dot
Thing
‘I wouldn’t go in there if I were you — Mum and Dad are doing that thing we’re not allowed to look at on the internet.’
Sport
Loaded
‘These dice are loaded.’
Issues
‘You have abandonment issues.’
Crufts
‘These acceptance speeches go on far too long.’
Why an EU summit will never solve the Ukraine crisis
[audioplayer src=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/Untitled_2_AAC_audio.mp3″ title=”Anne Applebaum, Matthew Parris and John O’Sullivan discuss Ukraine”] Listen [/audioplayer]For the first time in many years, the eyes of the world are on Crimea. As Russian troops violated Ukrainian sovereignty, the question swiftly became, ‘What can we do?’ If the answer is ‘not very much’, then we ought at least to consider
Spectator letters: Peter Atherton answers EDF, and Battersea Dogs Home answers Rod Liddle
Political best buys Sir: Fraser Nelson’s excellent article ‘Cameron’s Northern Alliance’ (1 March) made me wonder whether we, as voters, at the next election could benefit from a simple and independent chart (perhaps a Which?-style guide) comparing the policies offered by the parties, and the outcomes of the varying policies adopted across Europe. We all