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The Spectator
Saturday
Letters | 2 July 2011
Child benefit? No thanks! Sir: I was particularly struck by Melanie McDonagh (‘What women want’, 25 June) trotting out the same old complaint about the ‘cloth-eared’ decision to take child benefit off families in the higher tax bracket. How and why have we got ourselves into a situation where even middle-class journalists think that they
Barometer | 2 July 2011
Life of Pi A group of mathematicians is campaigning for the mathematical constant pi to be replaced by tau, the latter being the ratio of the circumference to the radius as opposed to that of the circumference to the diameter. As tau is simply twice the value of pi (approximately 6.28) it won’t consume so
Portrait of the week | 2 July 2011
Home Teachers went on strike for a day. The National Association of Head Teachers strongly advised heads not to allow parent volunteers to keep schools open. Public-sector workers chose the same day to strike, also in a dispute over pensions. The UK Border Agency advised against flying that day. Ed Miliband, the leader of the
Leading article: The salesman and the spies
There was a strange juxtaposition of events on Monday. That was the day Britain launched the fourth wing of its armed services: a ‘cyber-command’ designed to protect our country against online attacks, most of which are carried out by China. It was also the day when David Cameron welcomed Wen Jiabao, the Premier of China,
Friday
The week that was | 1 July 2011
Here is a selection of posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the last week. Spectator.co.uk introduces its new Business and Investments section. Fraser Nelson recalls when he crossed a picket line. James Forsyth says the government must look beyond Europe, and says that Christine Lagarde’s appointment is a win for Osborne. Peter Hoskin says that this
Tuesday
Introducing the Business and Investments section
CoffeeHousers may have noticed a new addition to the Spectator’s navigation bar, above: a Business and Investments section. There, you’ll find all the business content from the magazine as well as a Business and Investments blog. We already have a decent smattering of posts on the blog — on everything from China’s inflationary worries to
Monday
CoffeeHousers’ Wall, 27 June – 3 July
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
Just in case you missed them… | 27 June 2011
…here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the weekend. Fraser Nelson goes to Saltaire, a town built by philanthropy. James Forsyth wonders if there will be a re-shuffle of the whips’ office, and is concerned by Russia’s arrival in Greece. David Blackburn notes that Ken Clarke’s revised bill is still not tough
