Jimmy Savile

Should Gary Barlow give back his gong?

17 May 2014 9:00 am

‘Strip him of his knighthood!’ Or life peerage, or CBE, OBE — or whatever. The cry goes up with a kind…

The Spectator’s Notes

26 April 2014 9:00 am

‘Twenty-six million people in Europe are looking for work. And whose jobs are they after?’ asks the Ukip poster for…

Why are we turning London into Dubai?

8 March 2014 9:00 am

If you’ve ever wondered what it will look like when we colonise Mars, the answer is ‘Dubai’. I was there…

The Spectator’s Notes

2 November 2013 9:00 am

As I write, the World Islamic Economic Forum is opening in London, the first time it has been held in…

Jimmy and the chocolate factory

7 September 2013 9:00 am

One Aldwych, an Edwardian grand hotel near Waterloo Bridge, is serving a Jimmy Savile tribute tea. It is not explicitly…