Books and Arts – 12 September 2013
The Spectator
Thursday
Wednesday
Full text: Nigel Evans’ statement to the House
Following his resignation as Deputy Speaker after being charged with offences including sexual assault and rape, Nigel Evans made a statement in the House of Commons: listen to ‘Nigel Evans’ statement’ on Audioboo
Tuesday
Ed Miliband’s speech to the TUC: full text
Listen to Ed Miliband give his speech at the TUC here:- listen to ‘Ed Miliband’s TUC speech: Labour has a ‘historic opportunity’ to change’ on Audioboo
Monday
George Osborne’s speech on the economy: full text
listen to ‘George Osborne speech: British economy is ‘turning a corner’’ on Audioboo
Friday
Proud to have been nominated as one of the Independent’s top 10 wine clubs!
The Independent selected their top 10 best wine clubs and this is what they had to say about The Spectator: ‘This has terrific monthly offers, each of which is dedicated to one of seven impressive wine partners ranging from Tanner Wines to Yapp Brothers. In addition, there are ad hoc choices from its renowned wine
Thursday
huff
‘and I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll tweet and I’ll troll...’
Tunnel 5
Classic
Breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, tea, dinner and late-night snack at Tiffany’s
Humpty 3
Gated
‘Sorry, we can’t let you in — this is a gated community.’
High Street
Rubbish 2
‘This is the place I was telling you about. All the interns come here for lunch.’
Libraries
‘What would we do with a book?’
Lilliput
‘I’m from the Lilliput Echo — I wonder if you can tell me how it felt when you woke up and found you couldn’t move?’
Removals
Assad
‘Anything in there about Assad?’
Politics
Letters: The Syria debate, plus Giles Milton on Andro Linklater
Syrian matters Sir: Though Syria (Leading article, 31 August) is certainly no laughing matter, the turmoil prevailing over a ‘punitive strike’ does bring to mind the little jingle of A.P. Herbert, during the Phony War of 1940. Some great minds were contemplating a ‘strike’ on the Soviet Union to punish it for its invasion of
How Australia’s Tony Abbott pulled off a great conservative victory
By conventional wisdom, Tony Abbott should not become Prime Minister of Australia this weekend. He ought to be too conservative, a throwback to a bygone age. He is sceptical about global warming, and proposed to abolish a carbon tax on the grounds of its expense and uselessness. He is a churchgoer who is against abortion
Portrait of the week | 5 September 2013
Home Having recalled Parliament to debate British military action over Syria, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, found the government defeated, much to his surprise, by 285-272, thanks to 30 Conservatives and nine Liberal Democrats voting with the opposition. He immediately told the Commons: ‘It is clear to me that the British Parliament, reflecting the views