To mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War, here’s Ferdinand Mount’s column from the time: The last armada, Ferdinand Mount, 10 April 1982 A debacle speaks for itself. All things that inescapably follow — the humiliation, the indignation, the ministers hurrying in and out of Cabinet, the spectacular sitting of Parliament
…here are some posts made on Spectator.co.uk over the weekend: James Forsyth examines Galloway’s ugly politics and argues Cameron needs to take on Whitehall. Peter Hoskin questions the current Tories motivation, writes that new polling suggests everyone’s a loser and thinks the Prime Minister needs to quickly find a proper solution on party funding. Melanie McDonagh argues
Inside the dragon Sir: How refreshing to read some sharp insight on ‘The Chinese question’ (24 March). We have all had enough of handsome Niall Ferguson on our television screens, one moment telling us that China is running the world, then abruptly changing tack and saying that the People’s Republic is collapsing. Jonathan Fenby offers
