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Her Maj on top form – and highlighting the benefits of the ‘family’ of the Commonwealth. A reminder that, if Britain does leave the EU, it has a far more strategically-placed global network to fall back on.
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Australia have regained the Ashes, much to the dismay of the British side. But did the Spectator’s Australian edition predict this might happen months ago? Here’s Terry Barnes’s piece from August, in which he suggested that Australian cricket does well under a Conservative government, and terrible under a Labor one. So the Australian Test cricket team licks
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What’s the future for British airports? Earlier this month, The Spectator hosted a lunchtime discussion sponsored by Gatwick Airport with MPs and policymakers who had come to test its thesis: that expanding London’s second airport is the most sensible way forward, as it would boost competition while causing a fraction of the noise pollution. The
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‘There’s slipping in the bath and then there’s slipping in the bath’
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‘I know it’s not a good time but could I have your number?’
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‘We need more of you on the beat.’
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‘Look at all this Christmas stuff — there’s no room for any Easter eggs.’
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‘If you can’t be drunk, rude and obnoxious at Christmas, then when can you?’
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‘Michaelangelo, when I asked you to carve…’
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‘You’ll find my wish list on my website — I have prioritised the presents — can you acknowledge to timmy@...’