Drugs 2
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The Spectator
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Cheese
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Batman
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Annuity
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Spectator letters: How schools fail boys, Jonathan Croall answers Keith Baxter, and why atheists should love the C of E
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Why girls do better Sir: Isabel Hardman notes that girls now outperform boys at every level in education (‘The descent of man’, 3 May), implying that this is a symptom of a wider cultural malaise. In fact, boys lost their edge in 16+ exams in 1970, long before their advantages in other areas began to
When judges go to jail
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Judges in jail Barrister and part-time judge Constance Briscoe was jailed for 16 months for perverting the course of justice in charges related to the Chris Huhne affair. She is far from the first judge to end up behind bars. — In 2009 Marcus Einfield, a former judge at Australia’s federal court, was given three
Portrait of the week | 8 May 2014
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Home AstraZeneca’s board rejected an increased takeover bid of £63 billion by Pfizer. Commenting on the bid in Parliament, Vince Cable, the Lib Dem Business Secretary, said: ‘We see the future of the UK as a knowledge economy, not as a tax haven.’ A second strike by RMT union members on the London Underground was
What is David Cameron’s big idea?
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[audioplayer src=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_8_May_2014_v4.mp3″ title=”James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman look forward to the general election next year” startat=766] Listen [/audioplayer]In almost a decade as Conservative leader, David Cameron has tended to avoid talking about his political philosophy. He has presented himself as a pragmatist, suspicious of anything ending in ‘-ism’ — and the very opposite of a
Books and arts – 8 May 2014
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Thursday
Texts
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Dating
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Tap
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Jam
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Housing
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‘Looks as if the housing market is overheating.’
Fish 4
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‘I’m getting very worried about our property bubble.’
Pillaging
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‘Raping and pillaging? No, apparently they’re here to offer an affordable childcare service.’
Attention 2
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‘I know you’re my husband but this is the only way I can get you to give me a bit of attention.’
Problems
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‘You’re always in here creating a problem. Just get out.’
Subsidence
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‘Ah, you’ve noticed the subsidence.’
Cristal
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‘Cristal champagne or crystal meth, ma’am?’