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Holy Smoke: Did Christianity create secular humanism?
Since the election of an overwhelmingly secular Labour government, people who describe themselves as humanists have a spring in their step: for example, there's a prospect that humanist weddings will…
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Americano: are we about to see Trump unleashed?
Kamala Harris has delivered her concession speech, signalling the start of the Democrat post-mortem. Donald Trump has secured a total victory, the kind which gives him a mandate to make some pretty r…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Spectator Out Loud: Paul Wood, Sean Thomas, Imogen Yates, Books of the Year II, and Alan Steadman
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Paul Wood analyses what a Trump victory could mean for the Middle East (1:16); Sean Thomas gets a glimpse of a childless future while travelling in South Korea (8:3…
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Women With Balls: Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja holds two Parliamentary honours: the youngest Tory MP and, in Leicester East, the only Conservative gain at the recent election; she is also the first of the new 2024 intake to appear on…
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The Edition: Trump's comeback, Labour's rural divide, and World of Warcraft
This week: King of the Hill
You can’t ignore what could be the political comeback of the century: Donald Trump’s remarkable win in this week’s US election. The magazine this week carries analysis ab…
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Americano: why Donald Trump won and the real reason Kamala Harris lost
Donald Trump has won the election and will be 47th President of the United States after winning the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. ‘America has given us an unpre…
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Book Club: 100th anniversary of A A Milne and E H Shepard
On this week's Book Club podcast we're celebrating the 100th anniversary of a landmark in children's publishing, When We Were Very Young — which represented the first collaboration between A A Milne …
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Table Talk: Terry Wiggins, Parliament Chef
Terry Wiggins is a chef who led the catering team at Westminster’s Portcullis House. During his time, he served 13 prime ministers and received an MBE for services to Parliament. He has recently reti…
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Americano: is the last minute momentum really with Kamala Harris?
As the 2024 US election goes into the final day, a poll giving Kamala Harris a lead in the historically Republican state of Iowa has bolstered the Democrats. Is momentum really with her? And what app…
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Bespoke batteries, recyclable electronics and drone ports – Britain's manufacturing and engineering Innovators of the Year
The Spectator Economic Innovator of the Year Awards, in partnership with Rathbones, celebrate the passion and creativity of British entrepreneurs. From hundreds of entries we have narrowed down to s…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago