Tailpiece
I was in the middle of writing a paragraph about NSMAPMAWOL when my telephone rang. Would I appear on the programme on Friday? 'Ho I' said I, 'and with whom, pray?' Patrick......
The Fight For The (bbc) Leadership
By CHRISTOPHER BOOKER a headlines,' as the Observer put it, 'were almost worthy of a sacked Minister of the Crown.' Whether they, in fact, as it went on, 'measured the public's......
The Rule Of Law
Sir Alec's solution to the problem of finding a suitable voting procedure for any future election of a leader of the Conservative Party has been accepted with satisfaction by......
Send For Buchanan As A Member Of This Office Was
walking home at the top of Tottenham Court Road on a recent evening, he felt something nudge his elbow, something he felt was much more sub- stantial than a pedestrian. A......
Containing What?
During his press conference at the United Nations Headquarters in New York last week, U Thant held up his own country, Burma, as an example of how a Communist threat could be......
Enter Burgess
Anthony Burgess, the novelist and Spectator re- viewer, next week takes over our theatre column. He has been a dramatic critic before—for the oldest paper in Europe. This was......
Spectator's Notebook
T HAD planned a full day for Monday. A regu- lar busy bee of a day. Rise and Shine. Deal with my correspondence. Leave to catch the 10.10 a.m. plane from London Airport to Glas-......
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