Models 2
‘Would madam care to take advantage of our Help to Buy scheme?’
The Spectator
Thursday
Britain needs small government, not weak government. That means strong flood defences
[audioplayer src=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_13_February_2014_v4.mp3″ title=”Christopher Booker discusses the failures behind the floods” startat=61] Listen [/audioplayer]There is nothing inevitable about the by now familiar sight of residents being towed away from flooded homes, of shops and businesses submerged, and all the misery and economic turmoil which follows. A short hop across the North Sea is a country which
Spectator letters: Fears for Scotland, and John Cornwell answers Melanie McDonagh
Save our Scotland Sir: Matthew Parris is quite right to praise Lord Lang’s speech in the Lords on Scottish independence 9 (‘The End of Britain’, 8 February) and there were other notable contributions, especially from Lord Kerr, on the European dimension, and Lord Robertson, the former secretary-general of Nato. But is anyone listening? The debate got
Portrait of the week: as the waters continue to rise
Home Floods grew worse in the West Country. The village of Moorland, Somerset, was abandoned. Then the Thames flooded, from above Oxford to Teddington. Eventually, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, declared from Downing Street: ‘Money is no object in this relief effort.’ Some 1,600 troops were deployed. By midweek 1,000 houses had been evacuated. A
Barometer: The kamikaze pilot who retired after three missions
A kamikaze pilot at 80 The Japanese city of Minami-Kyushu was attacked for wanting to add the letters of 1,036 kamikaze pilots who died on suicide missions in the second world war to a UN archive. Not all kamikaze pilots died, and a few are still alive. — Shigeyoshi Hamazono, who is now in his
Books and Arts – 13 February 2014
George Osborne’s speech on whether Scotland could keep the pound – full text
In a speech in Edinburgh today, the Chancellor launched an attack on the ‘yes’ campaign’s intention to keep the pound as the currency of an independent Scotland. Here’s what he said:- In just over 7 months people in Scotland will decide whether or not to walk away from the United Kingdom. The stakes couldn’t be
Friday
David Cameron’s speech on Scottish independence – full text and audio
At the Lee Valley Velopark today, David Cameron gave a speech where he called on people across the UK to speak out for the UK and against Scottish independence. Here’s what he said:- listen to ‘David Cameron’s speech on the importance of Scotland to the UK’ on Audioboo I want to thank Glasgow Caledonian for
Thursday
Cry
‘AAAAAAHHHHIIIEEEAAAAHH!!!’
Boat
‘It was going to be pea green but there was a sale on at Farrow & Ball.’
School 4
‘It’s part of the drive to make us more like a private school.’
Cat 2
Hs2
Sochi
‘With which of these would you like to have sex?’
Charity 3
‘That’s me sorted — now let’s go and find something for you.’
Holiday
‘John and I couldn’t agree on a holiday destination so we’re going to one of my choosing instead.’
Trees
‘I remember when you used to hug the trees on our land, Rodney.’