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Chappell </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-changing-smell-of-britains-streets/"> The changing smell of Britain’s streets </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The other day, while on my lunchtime walk, I passed a woman on a mobility scooter holding an impressive-looking doobie. Later, on my bus home, a bloke got on having just extinguished a joint, bringing the overpowering stench with him. Some commuters don’t even bother to put them out. All you can do is sit</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-changing-smell-of-britains-streets/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-2182059064.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-2182059064.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-2182059064.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-2182059064.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-2182059064.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-2182059064.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-2182059064.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-2182059064.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-544495" class="article article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Can happiness be found in the gut?">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-happiness-be-found-in-the-gut/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/basil-quark-theoriginalfxmayr.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/basil-quark-theoriginalfxmayr.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/basil-quark-theoriginalfxmayr.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/basil-quark-theoriginalfxmayr.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/basil-quark-theoriginalfxmayr.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/basil-quark-theoriginalfxmayr.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/basil-quark-theoriginalfxmayr.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/basil-quark-theoriginalfxmayr.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/james-innes-smith/"> James Innes-Smith </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-happiness-be-found-in-the-gut/"> Can happiness be found in the gut? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">I share little in common with the royal family, but like certain members of that beleaguered group, 2024 turned out to be a particular annus horribilis for me. With sorrows coming at me, not as single spies but in bloody great battalions (I won’t bore you with the details), I decided to take action by</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">25 Feb 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-544238" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The naked truth about French health care">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/jonathan-miller/"> Jonathan Miller </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Jonathan Miller" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jonathan-miller-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-naked-truth-about-french-health-care/"> The naked truth about French health care </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Faithful readers will know of my journey through the French health care system. I have not shared these histories because anyone should be particularly interested in my aches and pains, or to complain. If I wanted to moan about a health system on the verge of a nervous breakdown I would return to Britain. No,</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-naked-truth-about-french-health-care/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-107217575.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-107217575.jpg?resize=1152,768 1152w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-107217575.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-107217575.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-107217575.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-107217575.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-107217575.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-107217575.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">20 Feb 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-543447" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article--society highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="I was convinced by the cholesterol sceptics">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/paul-wood/"> Paul Wood </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/i-was-convinced-by-the-cholesterol-sceptics/"> I was convinced by the cholesterol sceptics </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">It’s never a good thing when your cardiologist sounds alarmed on the phone. Come in tomorrow, he said: we’ll get you on the table. He wasn’t talking about cracking my chest, thank Christ, but threading a wire in through a vein to get a look at the heart, blow up a tiny balloon to stretch</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/i-was-convinced-by-the-cholesterol-sceptics/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paul-Wood-iStock.png?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paul-Wood-iStock.png?resize=1001,667 1001w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paul-Wood-iStock.png?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paul-Wood-iStock.png?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paul-Wood-iStock.png?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paul-Wood-iStock.png?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paul-Wood-iStock.png?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paul-Wood-iStock.png?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">18 Feb 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-542941" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Anxiety is good for you">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/harry-mount/"> Harry Mount </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/anxiety-is-good-for-you/"> Anxiety is good for you </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">These are some of the things I worried about this morning. Should I brush my teeth while drawing the curtains, to save time? Should I get out of the bath at 7.40 a.m. or 7.45 a.m. to be fully clothed for the Tesco home delivery between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.? Should I instantly pick</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/anxiety-is-good-for-you/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2178.webp?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2178.webp?resize=921,614 921w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2178.webp?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2178.webp?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2178.webp?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2178.webp?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2178.webp?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">17 Feb 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-542586" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Love is blind? The truth about dating with a disability">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/rob-crossan/"> Rob Crossan </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/love-is-blind-the-truth-about-dating-with-a-disability/"> Love is blind? The truth about dating with a disability </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Dimly lit bars are great first-date venues for most people: the seductive ambience, the candles, the gentle clink of a martini shaker. But they couldn’t be worse for a visually impaired dater such as myself. I was born with ocular albinism and nystagmus, which renders me blind in one eye and severely partially sighted in</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/love-is-blind-the-truth-about-dating-with-a-disability/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-123445646.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-123445646.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-123445646.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-123445646.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-123445646.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-123445646.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-123445646.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-123445646.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">5 Feb 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-540415" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="My son was born in the passenger seat footwell">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/sebastian-morello/"> Sebastian Morello </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/my-son-was-born-in-the-passenger-seat-footwell/"> My son was born in the passenger seat footwell </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">A few days before Christmas, I was gently woken by my wife telling me that while I’d been sleeping through the night in blissful ignorance, she had been writhing in labour downstairs. At the last moment, she had decided against giving birth at home and now wanted to go to the hospital. I hadn’t known</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/my-son-was-born-in-the-passenger-seat-footwell/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1001838240.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1001838240.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1001838240.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1001838240.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1001838240.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1001838240.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1001838240.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1001838240.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">4 Feb 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-540282" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="What happens when you can’t pee?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/francis-coles/"> Francis Coles </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-happens-when-you-cant-pee/"> What happens when you can’t pee? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">‘I really do think you should think seriously about that operation,’ my urologist told me about a year ago. The plumbing had deteriorated further and, in a calculated gamble for more tranquil twilight years, I eventually capitulated, submitting in early December to a so-called TURP, a transurethral resection of the prostate. Two days later, he</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-happens-when-you-cant-pee/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1770856873.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1770856873.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1770856873.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1770856873.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1770856873.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1770856873.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1770856873.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/iStock-1770856873.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">1 Feb 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-539626" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="An insomniac’s guide to sleep">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/andrew-watts/"> Andrew Watts </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/an-insomniacs-guide-to-sleep/"> An insomniac’s guide to sleep </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">One of my favourite dad jokes – and, since I became a father, I have many – is to respond to the question ‘How did you sleep?’ with ‘I lay horizontally in a darkened room with my eyes closed’. But it has never been that simple for me. All my life I have suffered from</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/an-insomniacs-guide-to-sleep/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2177460792.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2177460792.jpg?resize=1058,705 1058w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2177460792.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2177460792.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2177460792.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2177460792.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2177460792.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2177460792.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">28 Jan 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-538855" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="In praise of hospital food">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/julie-burchill/"> Julie Burchill </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Julie Burchill" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/in-praise-of-hospital-food/"> In praise of hospital food </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">I’ve been in hospital, bed-bound, for six weeks; because I can write it’s not so bad, but between deadlines time passes slowly, so landmarks in the day come to mean a lot. Most of all, I look forward to my husband visiting at 3 p.m.; secondly, the meds trolley trundling towards me like a dear</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/in-praise-of-hospital-food/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2178720557.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2178720557.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2178720557.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2178720557.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2178720557.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2178720557.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2178720557.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2178720557.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">22 Jan 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-537595" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The vanity of hair transplants">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/siam-goorwich/"> Siam Goorwich </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-vanity-of-hair-transplants/"> The vanity of hair transplants </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">I used to think that one of the few things that men had over women was their lack of manifest vanity. Not that men weren’t vain, but apart from turning their chests into Doritos at the gym or dyeing their greying locks that unnatural shade of black, there were very few ways for them to</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-vanity-of-hair-transplants/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2160304844.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2160304844.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2160304844.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2160304844.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2160304844.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2160304844.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2160304844.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-2160304844.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">21 Jan 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-537403" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Prisons must prioritise mental health">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/david-shipley/"> David Shipley </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/prisons-must-prioritise-mental-health/"> Prisons must prioritise mental health </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">What is prison for? I’ve wondered that a lot, these past five years. In February 2020, just a few days after the UK left the European Union, and as scientists worked to agree an official name for the ‘new coronavirus’, I was sentenced to 45 months in prison for a fraud I’d committed in 2014.</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/prisons-must-prioritise-mental-health/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1004176498.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1004176498.jpg?resize=1022,681 1022w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1004176498.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1004176498.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1004176498.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1004176498.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1004176498.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1004176498.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">17 Jan 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-536529" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="I am facing a future in a wheelchair">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/julie-burchill/"> Julie Burchill </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Julie Burchill" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/facing-a-future-in-a-wheelchair/"> I am facing a future in a wheelchair </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">I’ve always liked the old Winston Churchill maxim ‘Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down’. After a month lying down in hospital, contemplating life without the use of my legs, I now utter a laugh which I hope is suitably hollow. O, my lovely legs!</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/facing-a-future-in-a-wheelchair/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1560297511.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1560297511.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1560297511.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1560297511.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1560297511.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1560297511.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1560297511.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1560297511.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">3 Jan 2025</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-533778" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The science of a happier 2025">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/tanith-carey/"> Tanith Carey </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-science-of-a-happier-2025/"> The science of a happier 2025 </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">As 2025 gets under way, I’m going to guess that one of your hopes for the coming year is ‘to be happy’. I’m also going to take a punt that you’re likely to spend a considerable amount of time, effort and money doing things you hope will make you feel that way. But considering that</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-science-of-a-happier-2025/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-902922438.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-902922438.jpg?resize=921,614 921w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-902922438.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-902922438.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-902922438.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-902922438.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-902922438.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">30 Dec 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-533464" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-red article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="How real is your ADHD?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/max-pemberton/"> Max Pemberton </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-real-is-your-adhd/"> How real is your ADHD? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Why does everyone suddenly seem to have ADHD? It’s a question that many of us working in mental health have been asking each other recently. Just a decade or so ago I rarely saw anyone in clinic with ‘attention deficit hyperactivity disorder’; now I see at least one case a day. It’s bewildering. Have all</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-real-is-your-adhd/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Max-Pemberton.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Max-Pemberton.jpg?resize=963,642 963w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Max-Pemberton.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Max-Pemberton.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Max-Pemberton.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Max-Pemberton.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Max-Pemberton.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">11 Dec 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-531171" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Lily Phillips is scared of real sex">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/theo-hobson/"> Theo Hobson </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Theo Hobson" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Theo_H.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/lily-phillips-is-scared-of-real-sex/"> Lily Phillips is scared of real sex </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">A young woman called Lily Phillips, known to certain users of the internet, has recently spoken about a cunning stunt she performed earlier this year. She had sex with 101 men in a single day. As I see it, there are three possible responses to this story. Or maybe four (phwoar!). The first is to</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/lily-phillips-is-scared-of-real-sex/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-16.24.46.png?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-16.24.46.png?resize=864,576 864w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-16.24.46.png?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-16.24.46.png?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-16.24.46.png?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-16.24.46.png?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-16.24.46.png?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">29 Nov 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-528467" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The day my mother asked me to kill her">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/guy-kennaway/"> Guy Kennaway </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-day-my-mother-asked-me-to-kill-her/"> The day my mother asked me to kill her </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">With today’s vote on the assisted dying bill, I am reminded of my mother. Susie was 89, in failing health but of sound mind, when she took me aside at her house in the south of France to tell me she wanted me to kill her. She had no intention, she said, of enduring the</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-day-my-mother-asked-me-to-kill-her/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1207897413.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1207897413.jpg?resize=864,576 864w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1207897413.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1207897413.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1207897413.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1207897413.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1207897413.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">25 Nov 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-527443" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The fundamental flaw in Britain’s maternity care">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/beatrice-scudeler/"> Beatrice Scudeler </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-fundamental-flaw-in-britains-maternity-care/"> The fundamental flaw in Britain’s maternity care </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Just over a year ago, I gave birth to my daughter. Labour was surprisingly smooth, unlike my previous emergency c-section. Once I started pushing, my daughter came quickly. I heard the reassuring sound of a newborn crying, and I felt the most indescribable sense of relief. Then, I started haemorrhaging. Before I knew it, I</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-fundamental-flaw-in-britains-maternity-care/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1278202071.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1278202071.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1278202071.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1278202071.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1278202071.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1278202071.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1278202071.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1278202071.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">22 Nov 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-527323" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Should we worry about Ozempic?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/ross-clark/"> Ross Clark </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Ross Clark" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ross-clark-512x512-1.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/should-we-worry-about-ozempic/"> Should we worry about Ozempic? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">History has taught us to be shy of miracle drugs. But that hasn’t stopped weight-loss drugs being eagerly promoted by fans such as Boris Johnson, and even touted by Keir Starmer as a possible means of getting people back into the workforce. In the US, according to a survey by polling firm KFF earlier this</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/should-we-worry-about-ozempic/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-2025836701.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-2025836701.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-2025836701.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-2025836701.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-2025836701.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-2025836701.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-2025836701.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-2025836701.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">19 Nov 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-526589" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="I’m one of the new wave of stroke victims">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/nigel-jones/"> Nigel Jones </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/im-one-of-the-new-wave-of-stroke-victims/"> I’m one of the new wave of stroke victims </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">The NHS has warned of a staggering 55 per cent rise in strokes among healthy middle-aged people in the last two decades. Sir Stephen Powis, medical director of the NHS, offered no explanation for what he calls an ‘alarming’ increase, beyond the standard advice to take more exercise, eat carefully, and avoid smoking and excessive</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/im-one-of-the-new-wave-of-stroke-victims/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1326991021.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1326991021.jpg?resize=945,630 945w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1326991021.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1326991021.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1326991021.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1326991021.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/iStock-1326991021.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">4 Nov 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-519413" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Why girls love fags">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/kate-ferguson/"> Kate Ferguson </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-girls-love-fags/"> Why girls love fags </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">I can’t remember exactly when I had my first cigarette, but I remember roughly how I started. I was probably 13. I picked up one of my mum’s packets of ten Silk Cut, which was about half full. I slipped one out, put it in my pocket, saving it for later. My friends and I</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-girls-love-fags/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-472130277.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-472130277.jpg?resize=822,548 822w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-472130277.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-472130277.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-472130277.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-472130277.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-472130277.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">25 Oct 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="one-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-521672" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Why blokes love coke">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/james-maker/"> James Maker </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-blokes-love-coke/"> Why blokes love coke </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">If cocaine were a perfume, it would be Chanel No.5: a timeless classic impervious to the flux of fashion and taste. It straddles all socio-economic divides, provided you can afford it. When I lived in Spain, cocaine was the recreational drug of choice because it was more widely available than other narcotics, and its grade</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-blokes-love-coke/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/article_full@2x.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/article_full@2x.jpg?resize=875,583 875w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/article_full@2x.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/article_full@2x.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/article_full@2x.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/article_full@2x.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/article_full@2x.jpg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-521477" class="article article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="My failed attempt to game GP appointments">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/my-failed-attempt-to-game-gp-appointments/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-1173059455.webp?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-1173059455.webp?resize=956,637 956w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-1173059455.webp?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-1173059455.webp?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-1173059455.webp?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-1173059455.webp?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iStock-1173059455.webp?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/mary-dejevsky/"> Mary Dejevsky </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/my-failed-attempt-to-game-gp-appointments/"> My failed attempt to game GP appointments </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Nearly 20 years may have passed, but a good number of people will still recall the exchange between a salt-of-the-earth member of the public, Diana Church, and the then-prime minister, Tony Blair. The year was 2005, the occasion a pre-election edition of BBC Question Time, and the issue at hand? Well, plus ça change –</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">23 Oct 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-520953" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Are you ready for the baby wars?">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/sean-thomas/"> Sean Thomas </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Sean-Thomas-3.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-global-populations-need-to-fall/"> Are you ready for the baby wars? </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Such an awful lot of stuff is happening right now, even the keenest observer of social trends could be forgiven for missing a statistical milestone passed earlier this month. So here it is: at the beginning of October, it was revealed that, for the first time since the 1970s baby bust, deaths outnumbered births in</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-global-populations-need-to-fall/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/fertility-crisis.webp?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/fertility-crisis.webp?resize=963,642 963w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/fertility-crisis.webp?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/fertility-crisis.webp?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/fertility-crisis.webp?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/fertility-crisis.webp?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/fertility-crisis.webp?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">7 Oct 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-517412" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Obesity will soon be history">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/julie-burchill/"> Julie Burchill </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Julie Burchill" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Julie_B.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/obesity-will-soon-be-history/"> Obesity will soon be history </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">I’ve just seen a graph which surprised me only slightly less than one might which showed that the majority of people in the UK thought that Keir Starmer could be trusted to tell the truth about what he had for breakfast. It shows that US rates of obesity have started to fall. The reason, according</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/obesity-will-soon-be-history/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BAL_129378_a4c6c1.jpg?w=440px&crop=0,15,440px,293px" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BAL_129378_a4c6c1.jpg?w=500px&crop=0,15,500px,333px 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BAL_129378_a4c6c1.jpg?w=320px&crop=0,15,320px,213px 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BAL_129378_a4c6c1.jpg?w=375px&crop=0,15,375px,250px 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BAL_129378_a4c6c1.jpg?w=500px&crop=0,15,500px,333px 500w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">25 Sep 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="one-up"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-515032" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Snus is gross. But it’s still better than vaping">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/zak-asgard/"> Zak Asgard </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/snus-is-gross-but-its-still-better-than-vaping/"> Snus is gross. But it’s still better than vaping </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Snus is a smokeless nicotine product that you insert between your gum and your upper lip. Your saliva soaks into the pouch which in turn releases nicotine, entering the bloodstream without a million tiny pesky tar particulates. In the UK, it is illegal to sell tobacco-based snus, though the non-tobacco variant, also known as nicotine</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/snus-is-gross-but-its-still-better-than-vaping/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/iStock-1555172792.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/iStock-1555172792.jpg?resize=1025,683 1025w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/iStock-1555172792.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/iStock-1555172792.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/iStock-1555172792.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/iStock-1555172792.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/iStock-1555172792.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/iStock-1555172792.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--one-up"> <article id="article-514944" class="article article--one-up article--horizontal article--post article-- highlight-color-blue article--image-left" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="The politics of the hospital ward">  <figure class="article__image article__image-left"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-politics-of-the-hospital-ward/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BAL_71995.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BAL_71995.jpg?resize=1104,736 1104w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BAL_71995.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BAL_71995.jpg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BAL_71995.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BAL_71995.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BAL_71995.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BAL_71995.jpg?resize=980,653 980w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure>  <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/diana-hendry/"> Diana Hendry </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-politics-of-the-hospital-ward/"> The politics of the hospital ward </a> </h3> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">Before the op, I was going to write a jaunty piece about how getting yourself ready to go into hospital is like getting ready to go to a wedding. Both require new clothes – that is unless you feel confident that your jimjams – dressing gown, slippers and, for goodness’ sake, knickers – are all</p> </div> </header>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">19 Sep 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-514194" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--podcast article--china highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Farage’s plan, the ethics of euthanasia & Xi’s football failure">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/katy-balls/"> Katy Balls </a> <img width="176" height="176" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?w=176" class="avatar avatar-176 photo article__avatar wp-post-image" alt="Katy Balls" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png 512w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=203,203 203w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=200,200 200w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=330,330 330w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=156,156 156w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=284,284 284w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=232,232 232w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=320,320 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=68,68 68w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=56,56 56w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=368,368 368w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=358,358 358w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=247,247 247w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=190,190 190w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=196,196 196w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=65,65 65w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Katy_B.png?resize=108,108 108w" sizes="(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px"> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/farages-plan-the-ethics-of-euthanasia-and-xis-football-failure/"> Farage’s plan, the ethics of euthanasia & Xi’s football failure </a> </h3> <p class="article__duration"> <span class="article__duration-icon"> <svg class="svg-icon" role="presentation" focusable="false" height="14" width="14" viewbox="0 0 14 12"><path d="m6.173.45-3.39 3.389a.143.143 0 0 1-.1.041H1.428c-.632 0-1.143.512-1.143 1.144v1.952c0 .632.511 1.144 1.143 1.144h1.253c.038 0 .075.015.101.042l3.39 3.389a.571.571 0 0 0 .971-.403V.855a.572.572 0 0 0-.971-.406Zm4.166 1.529a.57.57 0 0 0-.808.808 4.544 4.544 0 0 1 0 6.427.571.571 0 0 0 .808.809 5.688 5.688 0 0 0 .003-8.041l-.003-.003ZM11.74.53a.57.57 0 0 0-.808.809 6.603 6.603 0 0 1 0 9.32.573.573 0 0 0 .794.823l.014-.014a7.747 7.747 0 0 0 0-10.938Zm-2.8 2.897a.572.572 0 1 0-.81.808 2.505 2.505 0 0 1 0 3.533.572.572 0 1 0 .808.805 3.65 3.65 0 0 0 .002-5.146Z" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg> </span> 45 min listen </p> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">This week: Nigel’s next target. What’s Reform UK’s plan to take on Labour? Reform UK surpassed expectations at the general election to win 5 MPs. This includes James McMurdock, who Katy interviews for the magazine this week, who only decided to stand at the last moment. How much threat could Reform pose and why has</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/farages-plan-the-ethics-of-euthanasia-and-xis-football-failure/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TASHED_Rebels2_cmyk_FORF1.jpeg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" srcset="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TASHED_Rebels2_cmyk_FORF1.jpeg?resize=963,642 963w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TASHED_Rebels2_cmyk_FORF1.jpeg?resize=320,213 320w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TASHED_Rebels2_cmyk_FORF1.jpeg?resize=375,250 375w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TASHED_Rebels2_cmyk_FORF1.jpeg?resize=500,333 500w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TASHED_Rebels2_cmyk_FORF1.jpeg?resize=640,427 640w, https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TASHED_Rebels2_cmyk_FORF1.jpeg?resize=800,533 800w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </a> </figure> </article> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-separator"></div> </div> <div class="mosaic mosaic--vertical"> <div class="mosaic__date"> <div class="archive-entry__date"> <h4 class="archive-entry__day">14 Sep 2024</h4> </div> </div> <div class="mosaic__grid mosaic__grid-singles" data-grid="lead"> <div class="mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--lead-up"> <article id="article-512956" class="article article--lead-up article--horizontal article--podcast article--book-reviews highlight-color-blue article--image-right" data-analytics-id="" data-analytics-kicker="" data-analytics-author="" aria-label="Fraser Nelson, David Whitehouse, Imogen Yates, Sean McGlynn and Ruari Clark">   <header class="article__header"> <a class="article__author article__author--link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/imogen-yates/"> Imogen Yates </a> <h3 class="article__title"> <a class="article__title-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/fraser-nelson-david-whitehouse-imogen-yates-sean-mcglynn-and-ruari-clark/"> Fraser Nelson, David Whitehouse, Imogen Yates, Sean McGlynn and Ruari Clark </a> </h3> <p class="article__duration"> <span class="article__duration-icon"> <svg class="svg-icon" role="presentation" focusable="false" height="14" width="14" viewbox="0 0 14 12"><path d="m6.173.45-3.39 3.389a.143.143 0 0 1-.1.041H1.428c-.632 0-1.143.512-1.143 1.144v1.952c0 .632.511 1.144 1.143 1.144h1.253c.038 0 .075.015.101.042l3.39 3.389a.571.571 0 0 0 .971-.403V.855a.572.572 0 0 0-.971-.406Zm4.166 1.529a.57.57 0 0 0-.808.808 4.544 4.544 0 0 1 0 6.427.571.571 0 0 0 .808.809 5.688 5.688 0 0 0 .003-8.041l-.003-.003ZM11.74.53a.57.57 0 0 0-.808.809 6.603 6.603 0 0 1 0 9.32.573.573 0 0 0 .794.823l.014-.014a7.747 7.747 0 0 0 0-10.938Zm-2.8 2.897a.572.572 0 1 0-.81.808 2.505 2.505 0 0 1 0 3.533.572.572 0 1 0 .808.805 3.65 3.65 0 0 0 .002-5.146Z" fill="currentColor" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg> </span> 31 min listen </p> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p class="article__excerpt-text">On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Fraser Nelson reflects on a historic week for The Spectator (1:15); David Whitehouse examines the toughest problem in mathematics (6:33); Imogen Yates reports on the booming health tech industry (13:54); Sean McGlynn reviews Dan Jones’s book Henry V: the astonishing rise of England’s greatest warrior king (20:24); and Ruari Clark provides his</p> </div> </header>  <figure class="article__image article__image-right"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/fraser-nelson-david-whitehouse-imogen-yates-sean-mcglynn-and-ruari-clark/"> <img width="440" height="293" src="https://www.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-12-at-15.44.31.jpg?resize=440,293" class="ratio-6/4" alt="" 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