The Spectator
Thursday
Letters: On quitting Facebook, and putting down Nigel
Why we joined Sir: I was astonished by the assertion made by Wyn Grant (Letters, 21 September) that ‘the postwar surge in Conservative party membership was due to people rebuilding their social lives after the war’. Where did that idea come from? I grew up in south London before and during the war. I recall
The death of Aids
In a week in which the world is once again invited to consider the prospect of climatic Armageddon, it would be easy to miss the news of remarkable progress against one of the greatest killers known to mankind. UNAIDS, the United Nations agency responsible for the global battle against Aids, forecast that the epidemic will
Portrait of the week | 26 September 2013
Home The General Medical Council said it was dropping cases against four doctors who worked at Stafford Hospital at the height of the scandal of neglect and abuse there. Bail until October was given to eight people, including five policemen, arrested during investigation of an incident last year in which Andrew Mitchell, the former chief
Books and Arts – 26 September 2013
Tuesday
Labour conference: Ed Miliband’s speech – full text and audio
listen to ‘Ed Miliband’s speech to the Labour conference’ on Audioboo
Monday
Labour conference: Ed Balls’ speech – full text and audio
Below is the text and full audio of Ed Balls’ conference speech given today in Brighton, as released by Labour’s press office. But there’s one section missing. It’s the one where Balls said:- listen to ‘Ed Balls: ‘I just thought it was a surprisingly small towel’’ on Audioboo
Len McCluskey’s speech at the Labour conference – full text and audio
listen to ‘Len McCluskey: ‘If our party is to have a future it must speak for working people and organised labour’’ on Audioboo
Friday
Nigel Farage’s speech at the UKIP conference – full text and audio
listen to ‘Nigel Farage’s speech at the Ukip conference’ on Audioboo
Thursday
carpet
‘My story? I didn’t go with the new carpet’
Bar
‘What do you mean “what’s the problem”? You’ve got a bar in your classroom!’
Food
‘No, I don’t have an eating disorder. The reason I’m not touching it is because you’re a lousy cook.’
Marriage 2
‘I now pronounce you man and secretary.’
Sherry
‘How sweet. He used to hate seeing his grandma but now he wants to come round here all the time.’
Unfaithful
Conch
‘Hey — I can hear the sea.’
Wheelchair
‘Wake up! You’re sleep-pushing again.’
