The Spectator

The aftermath of Scotland’s ‘no’ vote

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We’re drawing this live blog to a close, but we’ll keep you updated on the day’s events in fresh posts on Coffee House. 09:52 The Union is saved – but at what cost? James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson ask what’s coming next in a new Spectator special.   09:49 Paddy Ashdown, the former Lib Dem leader, has come out against a rushed

Chewing

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‘In the end, we had to put the dog down. I caught him chewing my Manolo Blahniks.’

Trans

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There are downsides to society’s new supportive attitude to transgender people

Scot

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‘I’ve come to Westminster to get away from all the politicians.’

Portrait of the week | 18 September 2014

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Home People living in Scotland voted in a referendum that asked: ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ A great deal of ill feeling had been generated as the referendum campaign went on. David Cameron, the Prime Minister, was told by backbench Conservative MPs that he faced a ‘bloodbath’ for joining the United Kingdom leaders of