The Spectator

The Spectator at war: The King’s message

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From The Spectator, 12 September 1914: The King’s message addressed “To the Governments and Peoples of My Self-Governing Dominions,” published to the world on Wednesday, is noble in its sincerity of word and thought. What could be said better or with a truer dignity than the following: ‘Had I stood aside when, in defiance of

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‘Your Excellency, Monsieur Fabergé called by and wanted to know if you’re going to pay his overdue bill.’

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‘I mean, for goodness sake! What is wrong with these people?’

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‘It’ll create thousands of jobs for constitutional experts.’

Spectator letters: Scottish Tories, ambulances and Florence Nightingale

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The other Tory split Sir: With regard to the article by James Forsyth (‘The great Tory split’, 6 September), there is another dimension to the future of the Conservative party of which the Scottish independence vote is symbolic. The Conservative and Unionist party looks as though it lacks the leadership and the political skills to keep

Tories weren’t quite sure about the Union 300 years ago, either

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[audioplayer src=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_11_Sept_2014_v4.mp3″ title=”Fraser Nelson, Tom Holland and Leah McLaren discuss how we can still save the Union” startat=50] Listen [/audioplayer]Birth of a nation A reminder of how England and Scotland came to be one country: — Proposals had been made throughout the 17th century, with English Whigs generally in favour and Tories less keen. —