…here are some posts made on Spectator.co.uk over the weekend: Fraser Nelson reports on Ash Green School’s success story and puts forward the case for ignoring Strasbourg. James Forsyth looks at how the House of Lords would be elected, examines Cameron’s mid-term blues and thinks Clegg’s is using ‘absurdly patronising’ language on a Lords referendum.
Parliament is back from the Easter recess, and so is the Spectator’s Bookbenchers. First back into the hotseat is Elizabeth Truss, the Tory MP for South West Norfolk. She is inundated with children’s books, and wants to get to grips with some serious science. 1) Which book’s on your bedside table at the moment? Charles
Capital letters Sir: As Neil O’Brien (‘Planet London’, 14 April) rightly says, London is New York, Washington and LA rolled into one, which is unhealthy for our national politics. So I have a serious suggestion. If the House of Lords is going to be reformed in the next year, part of the reform should be
Home Abu Qatada, wanted in Jordan on terrorism charges, was held in prison in England again, two months after his release from prison, and Theresa May, the Home Secretary, said he would be deported to Jordan, although ‘deportation may still take time’. Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a Libyan commander, sued Jack Straw, the former foreign secretary,
There was a time when the British could look upon the French, and their monstrously big government, with a sense of superiority: not any more. There is now a horrible similarity to our political predicaments. We both have political leaders who have failed to kick-start an economic recovery, in spite of repeated promises. We
Here is a selection of articles and discussions from this week on Spectator.co.uk… Most discussed: Andrew Adonis on moving the Lords to Manchester. Most read: James Forsyth on the civil service coup. Most shared: Sebastian Payne on Michael Gove’s historical conundrum. And the best of the rest… Fraser Nelson speaks highly of Anders Borg and believes there
