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Women With Balls: Sophie Winkleman
Actress Sophie Winkleman was born in London, educated at Cambridge, and has appeared in television and film roles across both sides of the Atlantic. …
1 year, 8 months ago
The Edition: the reckoning
This week: the reckoning. Our cover piece brings together the political turmoil facing the West this week: Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, and Joe Bide…
1 year, 8 months ago
Book Club: Kathleen Jamie
In her new book Cairn, the Scots poet Kathleen Jamie sets a capstone of sorts on her trilogy of short prose collections Findings, Surfacing and Sight…
1 year, 8 months ago
Table Talk: Sir David Hempleman-Adams
Where to begin with Sir David! An English industrialist and explorer, he was the first person to complete the ‘Explorer’s Grand Slam’. This means he …
1 year, 8 months ago
Holy Smoke: Walsingham and the musical grief of the Reformation
Damian Thompson: The other day I received a press release about an intriguing album of keyboard music by 16th- and early 17th-century composers, thre…
1 year, 8 months ago
Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls, Gavin Mortimer, Sean Thomas, Robert Colvile and Melissa Kite
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls reflects on the UK general election campaign and wonders how bad things could get for the Tories (1:02)…
1 year, 8 months ago
Americano: Biden's debate disaster
Freddy Gray speaks to pollster Patrick Ruffini about the first 2024 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Just how bad was it and c…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Edition: how Nigel Farage became the left's greatest weapon
This week: Downfall. Our cover piece examines Nigel Farage’s role in the UK general election. Spectator editor Fraser Nelson argues that Farage has b…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Book Club: Åsne Seierstad
My guest for this week's Book Club is the journalist and author Åsne Seierstad. She tells me about her new book The Afghans: Three Lives Through War,…
1 year, 8 months ago
Chinese Whispers: Can the EU fend off the threat of China's electric cars?
The EU and China are in the foothills of a trade war. After a seven month investigation, the European Commission has announced tariffs of up to 38 pe…
1 year, 8 months ago