The Spectator

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PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK

DIARY

The rules of attraction

THE SPECTATOR’S NOTES

Arctic role • The battle for Greenland

The Death of the Autocrats

‘Pray your boilers don’t fail’ • The C of E’s fanatical drive to net zero

The true villains of our TV crime dramas? The creators

‘It takes a sort of balls to defect’ • Robert Jenrick’s first interview since joining Reform

Blue Moon Valley

Our sleeping policemen

Degrees of untruth

Trojan panda • The Chinese takeover of Britain’s elite education system

BAROMETER

Serious beef • The EU’s latest attack on Europe’s farmers

The Valkyries of the House of Lords

Future proof

The Haldane principles • A blueprint for transforming Britain

Smokescreen • It’s not social media that’s ruining childhood

Lima’s monument to memory

LETTERS

The long goodbye • The end of the state pension is nigh, says Michael Simmons

New money • A fogey’s guide to cryptocurrency.

Cautionary tale • Aversion to risk is costing Britons dear, says John Oxley

Gold rush • Investing in precious metals is a sure bet, says Matthew Lynn

Trump is the antithesis of Davos Man but it’s still a one-man show

BOOKS & ARTS

Warrior monks • Combining monastic vows with military prowess, the Teutonic knights sought to expand the frontiers of Christianity in this world while earning salvation in the next, says Jonathan Sumption

A monstrous metamorphosis

The mother of all battles

A labyrinth of intrigues

Weather Warning

The glamour of evil

A time for reconciliation

Dead souls

The coldest war

The triumph of materialism

Fact and fiction • Arthur I. Miller on the relationship between science and drama

Pacific heights

The play’s the thing

Wings of desire

They should be so lucky

Poetry, please

Farrago of nonsense

Mother inferior

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

Airfix

Still life

Real life

The turf

Lemon and poppyseed cake

Young contender

Dear John

2736: Jammy

How do we stop young women from becoming radicalised?

The Battle for Britain

Tickled pink

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Present perfect

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