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Tory minister: HS2 is ‘effectively dead’

Why was David Cameron so lukewarm in his endorsement of HS2 at PMQs today? (In response to a question about the project’s future, he offered, ‘I believe we should go ahead with HS2’, which is rather than different to asserting that it will go ahead.) The project is – as one Tory minister has told The

The week that was

Here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the last week. Fraser Nelson gives Gary Barlow 8 out 10 for lifting the nation’s spirits with the Jubilee concert, explains the dangers inherent in Osborne’s latest trick, and exclusively reveals the substance of David Cameron’s offer to the Scots. James Forsyth explains how the

Shelf Life: Paul Daniels

Paul Daniels, whose first name is actually Newton, is this week’s Shelf Lifer. He tells us what he’s reading at the moment and what he thinks about Janet Street Porter. His website is found at pauldaniels.co.uk 1) What are you reading at the moment? Charles Dickens by Michael Slater 2) As a child, what did