The Spectator

Boat

From our UK edition

‘It was going to be pea green but there was a sale on at Farrow & Ball.’

Holiday

From our UK edition

‘John and I couldn’t agree on a holiday destination so we’re going to one of my choosing instead.’

Stem

From our UK edition

‘So exactly what kind of stem cells did they use in your therapy?’

Floods

From our UK edition

‘The property has some unique features: a sunken garden, sunken garden shed, sunken patio…’

Floods of incompetence – why Chris Smith should resign from the Environment Agency

From our UK edition

[audioplayer src=’http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_6_February_2014_v4.mp3′ title=’Fraser Nelson discusses the Environment Agency:’ startat=1350] Listen [/audioplayer]When Prince Charles arrived in Somerset to meet some of those caught up in the disaster which in five weeks has drowned 50 square miles of that county in floodwater, a reporter asked him whether he blamed the Environment Agency. Judiciously, he replied, ‘You may