David Cameron has been struggling to get across what he means by his Big Society project, but he has nonetheless succeeded spectacularly in motivating previously apathetic and distant neighbours to get together and give up their time for a common purpose. Unfortunately for the Prime Minister, that purpose is to stop his planning policy. True,
Here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the last week. Freddy Gray says the riots were informed by a “hip hop culture” and reports on Wednesday night’s Republican debate. Fraser Nelson asks “Who were the rioters?” and says Osborne should drop the 50p tax rate. James Forsyth reports on the breakdown of
Thanks to Nadine Dorries’ amendment to the Health and Social Care bill, abortion rights have been discussed a great deal this week – both inside and outside of Parliament. In her cover article for this week’s Spectator (out today), Mary Wakefield says that this debate has revealed a “strange and unpleasant consensus… that abortion is
Welcome to the latest CoffeeHousers’ Wall. For those who haven’t come across the Wall before, it’s a post we put up each Monday, on which — providing your writing isn’t libellous, crammed with swearing, or offensive to common decency — you’ll be able to say whatever you like in the comments section. There is no
…here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the weekend. Hamish Macdonnell reveals Murdo Fraser’s plans to disband the Scottish Conservatives. Fraser Nelson supports the idea, and says Nick Clegg’s opposition to profit-making schools is self-defeating. James Forsyth says the government won’t back down on its planning reforms. In Triploi, Justin Marozzi visits
