The Spectator

Just in case you missed them… | 7 May 2012

…here are some of the posts made on Spectator.co.uk over the weekend: Fraser Nelson says that it’s about time politcians started lurching towards the public. James Forsyth summarises how each party performed in the local elections, and explains what Francois Hollande’s victory means. Peter Hoskin reviews Ed Balls’ latest explanation of his fiscal policy, and

Science or starvation | 6 May 2012

Here, for CoffeeHousers, is an extended version of the leader column in this week’s magazine. It takes on the green fundamentalism which stupidly aims to put a stop to genetically modified foods: At the end of the month, a group of shrieking protestors are planning to descend upon a field in Hertfordshire and, in their

The week that was | 4 May 2012

Here is a selection of articles and discussions from this week on Spectator.co.uk… Fraser Nelson thinks Gus O’Donnell isn’t good enough for Threadneadle Street and looks at an emerging tricolour Britain. James Forsyth reports that Leveson is narrowing Cameron’s fightback window and looks at the political effects of the hacking talk. Peter Hoskin looks at Obama’s political