UK coronavirus cases slowing, key adviser reveals
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Britain may be further along the epidemic curve than some had feared
Fraser Nelson
Fraser Nelson is a Times columnist and a former editor of The Spectator.
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Imperial study: New York deaths could peak at 1,000 a day
As the world tries to understand more about the trajectory of the coronavirus, a study from the Engineering faculty of Imperial College London has produced a hypothesis that, they say, fits a large number of countries so far. Prof Tom Pike found that once lockdown begins, coronavirus follows a similar pattern seen by Wuhan in several
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Did the government just nationalise wages?
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Mervyn King on Radical Uncertainty
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Fraser Nelson talks to Mervyn King about the limits of economics, where the number crunching in 2016 went wrong, and the sort of Brexit we should have.
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Podcast LIVE: Budget Special
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Internships at The Spectator for 2020: no CVs (or names!) please
The Spectator is now the fastest-growing current affairs magazine not just in Britain but Europe. In April, we’ll become the first magazine in the world to publish a 10,000th issue. Our success is driven by our writers and those who make sparks fly here in 22 Old Queen St. When we hire, we do so
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The Spectator’s sales hit an all-time high of 83,000
A few months ago, The Spectator became the fastest-growing current affairs magazine not just in Britain but in Europe. Magazine industry figures are out today and we’re delighted to announce that in the second half of last year, each issue of The Spectator sold 83,020 copies, up 8.9 per cent on the year. This is