Presents
‘I know you spent ages making it, but Mummy prefers shop-bought presents.’
The Spectator
Wednesday
Kazoo
Kazoo
Recruitment
‘So tell me — what can you bring to the stable?’
Robbery
‘You’re in early today, Enid.’
Investigating
Investigating
Carrot
Snowmen
Compassion
Compassion
Bureaucracy
‘Jones, organise another layer of bureaucracy, please.’
Hangover
‘Daddy’s hangover is a little worse than usual today.’
Autobiographies
Autobiographies
Tweeters
Tweeters
Rudolphf
‘Which runway should I use?’
Snowmen 2
Snowmen
Barometer | 12 December 2012
Double trouble The Duchess of Cambridge’s acute morning sickness was said to be associated with twins, raising the prospect of an awkward question of succession, especially if twins were to be born as a result of caesarean section. No monarchy has yet been tested in such a way. —Prince Vincent of Denmark was born before
Letters | 12 December 2012
Courts to be proud of Sir: Nick Cohen’s article (‘Export-only justice’, 8 December) might leave the reader with the impression that the use of the High Court in London by overseas litigants is a) novel and b) detrimental to the taxpayer. I do not believe either to be the case. Law students have long had
Glad tidings
The below is from The Spectator, the best-written and most entertaining magazine in the English language. To read the whole magazine on iPad/iPhone, click here for a free trial. Or click here for a Kindle free trial. To listen to politicians is to be given the impression of a dangerous, cruel world where things are
Portrait of the year | 12 December 2012
January Britain’s public debt rose above £1,000 billion for the first time. Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, was stripped of his knighthood. The High Speed 2 rail link between London and Birmingham was given the go-ahead. Police removed protestors’ tents in Parliament Square under a new act. Abu
