A Red Arrows pilot was killed when his plane crashed, the first fatality in the RAF’s aeronautical troupe since 1988. — Aeronautics were once more hazardous. They were pioneered by a San Franciscan, Lincoln Beachey. In 1910 he took flying lessons, crashing on his first and second flights. He went on, in 1911, to entertain
Here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the last week. Fraser Nelson celebrates the schools revolution, and considers Cameron’s immigration problem. James Forsyth reveals how the government plans to overcome Labour’s education legacy, and reports on an encouraging start for the new Libya. David Blackburn charts the constructive debate between left and
Welcome to the latest CoffeeHousers’ Wall. For those who haven’t come across the Wall before, it’s a post we put up each Monday, on which — providing your writing isn’t libellous, crammed with swearing, or offensive to common decency — you’ll be able to say whatever you like in the comments section. There is no
…here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the weekend. Fraser Nelson says the far right should be allowed to ‘perish in the sunlight’, and ponders the end of Gaddafi. James Forsyth applauds a burst of common sense from Eric Pickles, and says that Europe is likely to become a key issue in
