Spectator Life

27/06/2024

‘All political careers end in failure, but this is getting out of hand.’

27/06/2024

If you're looking for home appliances, Lakeland now offers a far better range than department stores like John Lewis.

26/06/2024

England is playing Slovenia this evening but, far from being a spectacle of working class culture, football has become a game for Anywheres.

26/06/2024

Steve Coogan confessed in a recent interview on BBC1’s The One Show that he is morphing into his alter ego Alan Partridge. ‘There’s almost a complete overlap in the Venn diagram,’ he admitted, ‘by this time next year I will have completely become Alan.’

26/06/2024

It is day one of Royal Ascot and there are some fabulous races to savour. I will always marginally prefer the Cheltenham Festival with jumps’ horses to the Berkshire extravaganza on the flat but I am greatly looking forward to the next five days.

It is day one of Royal Ascot and there are some fabulous races to savour. I will always marginally prefer the Cheltenham Festival with jumps’ horses to the Berkshire extravaganza on the flat but I am greatly looking forward to the next five days. Down to business: the King Charles III Stakes (3.45...

26/06/2024

Want to visit the Cotswolds? Most of it has been ruined by tourists – but now the National Trust is getting in on the act in Sherborne.

26/06/2024

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has come to Wembley, in London. The reviews are hugely positive – and even non-fans are impressed.

26/06/2024

There are plenty of pseudo-scientific medicines that deal with stress, including cold water immersion and vagus nerve stimulation.

25/06/2024

The Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson on starting an airline, the importance of delegating and overcoming shyness.

25/06/2024

Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Manchester – London’s airports, like airports across the globe, are atrocious. They have no redeeming features.

25/06/2024

‘Melt your heart,’ said Simone, the Kiwi sleep therapist, stretching her generous body as elegantly as she was able on the yoga mat. Waves lapped the beach nearby. ‘Glow it violet, then allow the violet to flow up, up, up into your chest, your belly, now your legs and arms…’ Well, I tried, honestly I

24/06/2024

Over this summer you can see Swan Lake performed at the Royal Opera House by the Royal Ballet; at the Coliseum by a company from Georgia; at Sadler’s Wells by Chinese acrobats; and at the Royal Albert Hall by English National Ballet. It is expected therefore to attract audiences of Taylor Swiftian magnitude – well

24/06/2024

How do you get a six pack? The answer is to give up your life, give up alcohol or eating things you like and dedicate it to the gym.

24/06/2024

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has landed in Britain, with hundreds of thousands of fans booking tickets to see her across the country.

23/06/2024

Since it’s June, here is your cut-out-and-keep guide to hacking your summer holiday. One possibility. Don’t bother. Unless you have school-age children, why book your main overseas holiday in what is the nicest part of the year at home? As my late father often reminded me: ‘The three worst things about living in Britain are