William Shawcross’s comments earlier in the week, following the disclosure that the number of staff at foreign aid charities earning salaries greater than £100,000 a year has grown from 19 to 30 since 2010, caused consternation. The leading article in this week’s Spectator makes two points on the subject. 1). The expansion of the DfID budget has coincided with the growth
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‘I love myself. There we are, I’ve said it now.’
‘Be honest — do you regret creating Richard Dawkins?’
‘JG’s having a power nap.’
‘She gets too hungry for dinner at eight...that’s why the lady is obese.’
‘Oh no, the national treasure has become an international treasure.’
‘I don’t mind him sleepwalking — it’s the only exercise he ever takes.’
‘You appear to have a bladder infection.’
‘So you’re very keen on this fracking business?’
‘This Twitter feud is getting out of hand.’
‘Who’s available to decline to comment?’
In defence of bats Sir: I am saddened by the ‘us versus them’ stance taken by Melissa Kite (‘Bats vs people’, 3 August) when referring to bats. I might be better known for wielding a different sort of bat, but I am a strong supporter of the winged variety. These amazing creatures have lived alongside
Other people’s rocks Spain threatened to introduce a €40 border-crossing charge and find other ways of making life difficult for people of Gibraltar. A reminder of some Spanish colonial possessions: Ceuta North African city captured by the Portuguese in 1415. Sided with Spain when Portugal became an independent country again in 1640. Despite claims by
