Millband
‘So, when we heard Ed Miliband had broken his wrist, we thought we’d just have a few drinks and nibbles to celebrate.’
The Spectator
Thursday
Jess
‘I’m leaving you, Jess.’
Potato
‘Were the potatoes mashed humanely?’
Birdflu
‘Starlings! It’s a warning about the new bird flu.’
Jeweller
‘You buy some, then 20 minutes later you feel you want to buy some more.’
Letters | 18 April 2013
What to do about PMQs Sir: Charles Moore (Notes, 6 April) is right to propose that Prime Minister’s Questions revert to the long-standing previous practice of two 15-minute sessions a week (on a Tuesday and Thursday) in place of the current 30-minute session. Tony Blair introduced the present arrangement at the beginning of his premiership
Portrait of the week | 18 April 2013
Home With the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, the 2,300 invited to attend Lady Thatcher’s funeral in St Paul’s cathedral included the three surviving former prime ministers, members of her cabinets, the leader of the opposition, F.W. de Klerk, June Whitfield, Joan Collins, Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Terry Wogan. Mikhail Gorbachev did not attend,
Britain and America face a new terror threat: the lone wolf bomber
The runners who will gather for the London Marathon this weekend will converge on the greatest target in the world. Winston Churchill was the first to see the problem. ‘With our enormous metropolis here… [we are] a kind of tremendous fat cow, a valuable cow tied up to attract the beasts of prey,’ he told
Wednesday
Margaret Thatcher's funeral: in words and pictures
Margaret Thatcher’s coffin is carried from the Palace of Westminster to a hearse for the first leg of its journey to St Paul’s. Picture: Getty The hearse moves past crowds outside Parliament. Picture: Getty The hearse passes Downing Street. Picture: Getty Some members of the crowd turn their backs on the cortege as it passes.
Sir John Hoskyns: the Margaret Thatcher I knew
Sir John Hoskyns was head of Margaret Thatcher’s Policy Unit from 1979 to 1982. In a Q&A with The Spectator, he describes what it was really like to work with her, and how David Cameron could learn from the late Prime Minister. In 1977, you wrote the Stepping Stones Report, which looked at the fundamental problems holding
Monday
The View from 22 special — Fuel Wars: how to get the best deal for the consumers
In association in Centrica How can consumers ensure they are receiving the best possible deal for their energy bills? In this special View from 22 podcast, the Spectator’s political editor James Forsyth discusses issues within in the energy market and some potential solutions for getting the lowest possible energy bills. Is shale gas the answer?
Thursday
Desk
‘A word about desk dining, Jones ...’
Weasel
‘Apparently, that is the way the money goes, gentlemen. The weasel has popped!’
Critic
‘You two will have so much to talk about. You’re a debut novelist and Quentin here is a debut book critic.’
Vicar 3
‘More Baroness T, vicar?’
Afterlife 2
‘I’m a bit disappointed by the afterlife, me.’