Books and Arts – 13 June 2013
The Spectator
Thursday
Theresa May’s Reform speech: full text
This is the full text of a speech delivered this week by Home Secretary Theresa May to the Reform think tank. We’re delivering more with less – so let’s have the courage of our convictions Thank you. A year or two ago I appeared on ‘Question Time’, and before the filming Shirley Williams introduced me
Thursday
Tortoises
‘Loving the roof garden.’
Golf
‘There’s always one.’
Mp
‘As an MP, one needs a second job in order to keep in touch with ordinary people.’
Hello
‘Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello!’ (4 January 1963)
Badgers 3
‘So, let’s take a look at how the badgers are getting on…’
Sold
‘I see you’ve sold one.’
Loyalty
Tramps 3
‘Two bottles of meths, some paint stripper, a bottle of aftershave...’
Angry
‘He used to be a chess Grand Master. Now he’s just really really good at Angry Birds.’
Cheat
Tattoos 2
‘I’d like some summer reading for the beach.’
Fat 2
‘I suppose I just have to accept that you’re not Daddy’s little girl any more.’
Bercow
‘It’s amazing! Sally Bercow hasn’t spilled the beans!’
Loans
‘I borrowed this, but I can’t find any shops to spend it in.’
Letters: sheep pay for themselves
Why Ukip aren’t extremists Sir: I don’t wish to be rude to Matthew Parris (‘Why Ukip is a party of extremists’, 1 June), but he should think carefully before labelling civilised citizens as extremists. It’s a silly word to use given what real extremists get up to these days, but the important point is that