Craig Brown Which classic work do you think this comes from? ‘Her teeth were white in her brown face and her skin and her eyes were the same golden tawny brown. She had high cheek-bones, merry eyes and a straight mouth with full lips. Her hair was the golden brown of a grain field that
Sir Patrick Moore, the astronomer, died this morning aged 89. He featured on The Spectator’s power list of over-80s, published last year. Here are the other scientists listed in the category. Bernard Lovell, by Martin Rees Bernard Lovell ranks as one of the great visionary leaders of science. Along with others of his generation, the
The Sutton Trust today criticised the system of personal statements for university admissions, as they favour well-connected children from private schools. Spectator readers might not be surprised by that, though: in September Molly Guinness revealed in the magazine that those who can afford to often contract the writing of the statement out to graduates for
‘Wow! Fire AND the wheel!! Renaissance man or what?’
‘It’s for the connoisseur who appreciates really tiny amounts of growth.’
‘See that? It’s trending on Twitter that you’ve been naughty, not nice.’
‘It only seems like yesterday that we packed everything away from last Christmas.’
‘This one’s for Mummy — it counts the days until it’s all over.’
‘Is it just me, or does everyone look 45p less drunk?’
‘…and everyone lived happily ever after.’
‘I’m not sure, Piglet. “Tombstoning”?’
The holly and the ID
‘Are we there yet?’
Eating
‘Shall we join the ladies?’
Munch
‘I’m also a member of Ukip.’
‘Let’s see who today’s manager is.’
The North in need Sir: Neil O’Brien’s article on the North-South divide is welcome (‘The great divide’, 1 December). As a Geordie who spent much of his working life in the West Midlands before being immersed in the Westminster bubble for the last decade, London increasingly feels like a separate country. The wealth, the economic
