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TodayTopicsWritersPodcastsMagazineMoreSearchAccountLatest from Coffee HouseAll the latest analysis of the day s newsAlastair StewartThe deliberate ambiguity over policing face masksPhilip PatrickIs the handshake ready to bow out?Nick CohenHow Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour partyAlastair StewartThe deliberate ambiguity over policing face masksAlastair StewartThe deliberate ambiguity over policing face masksPhilip PatrickIs the handshake ready to bow out?Philip PatrickIs the handshake ready to bow out?Nick CohenHow Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour partyNick CohenHow Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour partyJohn KeigerHas France been naive in its handling of Huawei?John KeigerHas France been naive in its handling of Huawei?Douglas CarswellStuart Wheeler: 1935 – 2020Douglas CarswellStuart Wheeler: 1935 – 2020SteerpikeGames organiser’s Olympic oversightSteerpikeGames organiser’s Olympic oversightMore from Coffee HouseChristopher SnowdonBoris Johnson’s absurd nanny state crusadeChristopher SnowdonBoris Johnson’s absurd nanny state crusadeChristopher SnowdonBoris Johnson’s absurd nanny state crusadeIf reports in today s papers are to be believed, the government will propose a new raft of nanny state policies on Monday. This time the target is food. A ban on advertising sugary, salty and fatty food on television before 9 p.m. is said to have been given the green light. The government will also dictate where these products can be legally displayed in shops. No more Lindor at the entrance. No more bacon at the end of the aisle.Despite my libertarian disposition, I take a perverse satisfaction in some of this. The television companies that spent years hyping the childhood obesity ‘epidemic’ and demanding tough action from government are now set to lose £200 million a year in advertising fees. Channel 4 might finally reflect on the wisdom of employing Jamie Oliver to make one-sided agitprop.Christopher SnowdonBoris Johnson’s absurd nanny state crusadeIf reports in today s papers are to be believed, the government will propose a new raft of nanny state policies on Monday. This time the target is food. A ban on advertising sugary, salty and fatty food on television before 9 p.m. is said to have been given the green light. The government will also dictate where these products can be legally displayed in shops. No more Lindor at the entrance. No more bacon at the end of the aisle.Despite my libertarian disposition, I take a perverse satisfaction in some of this. The television companies that spent years hyping the childhood obesity ‘epidemic’ and demanding tough action from government are now set to lose £200 million a year in advertising fees. Channel 4 might finally reflect on the wisdom of employing Jamie Oliver to make one-sided agitprop.SteerpikeThe Wall Street Journal hits back at staff’s ‘cancel culture’SteerpikeThe Wall Street Journal hits back at staff’s ‘cancel culture’SteerpikeThe Wall Street Journal hits back at staff’s ‘cancel culture’SteerpikeThe Wall Street Journal hits back at staff’s ‘cancel culture’Carl Heneghan and Tom JeffersonHow much do face masks actually help?Carl Heneghan and Tom JeffersonHow much do face masks actually help?Carl Heneghan and Tom JeffersonHow much do face masks actually help?Carl Heneghan and Tom JeffersonHow much do face masks actually help?Latest from Coffee HouseAll the latest analysis of the day s newsAlastair StewartThe deliberate ambiguity over policing face masksPhilip PatrickIs the handshake ready to bow out?Nick CohenHow Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour partyAlastair StewartThe deliberate ambiguity over policing face masksAlastair StewartThe deliberate ambiguity over policing face masksPhilip PatrickIs the handshake ready to bow out?Philip PatrickIs the handshake ready to bow out?Nick CohenHow Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour partyNick CohenHow Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour partyJohn KeigerHas France been naive in its handling of Huawei?John KeigerHas France been naive in its handling of Huawei?Douglas CarswellStuart Wheeler: 1935 – 2020Douglas CarswellStuart Wheeler: 1935 – 2020SteerpikeGames organiser’s Olympic oversightSteerpikeGames organiser’s Olympic oversightMore from Coffee HouseLatest from Coffee HouseAll the latest analysis of the day s newsAlastair StewartThe deliberate ambiguity over policing face masksPhilip PatrickIs the handshake ready to bow out?Nick CohenHow Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour partyAlastair StewartThe deliberate ambiguity over policing face masksAlastair StewartThe deliberate ambiguity over policing face masksPhilip PatrickIs the handshake ready to bow out?Philip PatrickIs the handshake ready to bow out?Nick CohenHow Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour partyNick CohenHow Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to sabotage the Labour partyJohn KeigerHas France been naive in its handling of Huawei?John KeigerHas France been naive in its handling of Huawei?Douglas CarswellStuart Wheeler: 1935 – 2020Douglas CarswellStuart Wheeler: 1935 – 2020SteerpikeGames organiser’s Olympic oversightSteerpikeGames organiser’s Olympic oversightMore from Coffee HouseWritersDiscover The Spectator’s writersStephen DaisleyNicola Sturgeon’s care homes catastropheKaty BallsThe rise of the Red Wall ‘WhatsApp Warriors’SteerpikeLabour MP attacks ‘debate’Rod LiddleYoung people have never paid attention to the BBCDouglas MurrayGood memoir-writing should also be self-criticalStephen DaisleyNicola Sturgeon’s care homes catastropheKaty BallsThe rise of the Red Wall ‘WhatsApp Warriors’SteerpikeLabour MP attacks ‘debate’Rod LiddleYoung people have never paid attention to the BBCDouglas MurrayGood memoir-writing should also be self-criticalMost popularThe most read articlesPodcastsCoffee House ShotsPrime Minister Johnson s turbulent first year25/07/2020 09:16 / 18 min listenDaily political analysis from The Spectator’s top team of writers. More episodesDaily political analysis from The Spectator’s top team of writers, including Fraser Nelson, James Forsyth, Isabel Hardman, Katy Balls, Alex Massie and many others. More episodesSpectator Out LoudOwen Matthews, Lionel Shriver, and Peter Hitchens25/07/2020 09:00 / 26 min listenThe EditionWhat is Russia s plan to unleash chaos?23/07/2020 17:21 / 39 min listenMore podcastsMagazineThis week s magazinePutin’s planHow Russia unleashes chaosPeter HitchensWhy should I have to wear a face mask to give blood?Any day now I shall be frogmarched, or at least very firmly escorted, out of a blood donor centre in London. I know this is going to happen because I made the appointment weeks ago and I intend to keep it. But when I signed up to donate my pint of blood to the public good, I was not required to wear a muzzle during my donation. Now I am. I do not intend to do so. I find the idea of donning one of these face-nappies physically repulsive, and dislike the mouthless, submissive appearance they create in all their wearers. I also believe them to be futile. I know the government believes this too, because it was saying so only eight weeks ago, and there has been no great scientific discovery since then. But above all, I am severely distressed by the obligation.Madeline GrantHow Covid has changed the dating gameNick NewmanWhy does no one want to be a cartoonist any more?H. R. McMasterHow Britain can tame ChinaMichael KaramIs it too late to save Lebanon?Madeline GrantHow Covid has changed the dating gameNick NewmanWhy does no one want to be a cartoonist any more?H. R. McMasterHow Britain can tame ChinaMichael KaramIs it too late to save Lebanon?More from this issueThe CriticsThe good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.Philip HoareWe should learn to love sharks, not demonise themFrom the magazinePhilip HoareWe should learn to love sharks, not demonise themFrom the magazineSuch a sublime, terrible beauty, the shark. Glidingly filled with our awe, as if those glassy eyes marked us out as a bite-sized snack from the start. Evolutionarily pre-lapsarian — they’ve been around for 450 million years — sharks are wreathed in a symbolic cruelty, theirs and ours. In one of the most vivid scenes in Moby-Dick, the whalers slice into sharks attempting to prey upon their prized whale catch; yet even as the fishes’ entrails spill out, the dying animals are so ferocious that they eat their own innards. It’s a terrifying, almost Jungian image of consumption that seems to echo the reality of their fate. William McKeever’s book seeks to dispel these fearful dreams. Taking four species of shark — great white, mako, tiger and hammerhead — he starts with the first emperor of the sea, the great white.Andy MillerIf you spent a day at Action Park you took your life in your handsFrom the magazineAndy MillerIf you spent a day at Action Park you took your life in your handsFrom the magazineCaroline MooreThe sex life of the Monarch butterfly is positively wildFrom the magazineCaroline MooreThe sex life of the Monarch butterfly is positively wildFrom the magazineAndrew TaylorOxford skulduggery: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare, reviewedFrom the magazineWendy ErskineSad and beautiful: The Dear Departed, by Brian Moore, reviewedFrom the magazineLynn BarberNatalie Wood’s death remains a mysteryFrom the magazineSimon HefferR.B. Haldane: a great public servant, much malignedFrom the magazineCaroline MooreThe sex life of the Monarch butterfly is positively wildFrom the magazineAndrew TaylorOxford skulduggery: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare, reviewedFrom the magazineWendy ErskineSad and beautiful: The Dear Departed, by Brian Moore, reviewedFrom the magazineLynn BarberNatalie Wood’s death remains a mysteryFrom the magazineSimon HefferR.B. Haldane: a great public servant, much malignedFrom the magazineSpectator LifeAn intelligent mix of travel, money, food and satireMark MasonJuly 25th: In what year was the first IVF baby born?Opens a new tabAndy ShawWord of the week: DecoloniseOpens a new tabThe Vintage Chef, Olivia PottsKey lime pie recipe – with a British twistOpens a new tabJem PackerUrban fishing? You bet. Discover six fisheries for city dwellersOpens a new tabMark MasonJuly 25th: In what year was the first IVF baby born?Andy ShawWord of the week: DecoloniseThe Vintage Chef, Olivia PottsKey lime pie recipe – with a British twistJem PackerUrban fishing? You bet. Discover six fisheries for city dwellersCartoonsKipper WilliamsDrive in cinema - popcornCartoonBernie‘Pleased to meet you – always nice to put a face to a name.’CartoonRGJ‘Let’s face it, I’ve always been the Prince Andrew of the family.’CartoonUseful linksAdvertise with usSponsor an eventSubmit a storyMore from The SpectatorSpectator LifeSpectator USASpectator AustraliaApollo MagazineThe Spectator ShopAbout usAbout The SpectatorContact FAQsPrivacy cookiesTerms and conditionsJobs and vacanciesSite mapSubscribeSubscribe todaySign up to our emailsThe Spectator ClubUseful linksAdvertise with usSponsor an eventSubmit a storyAbout usAbout The SpectatorContact FAQsPrivacy cookiesTerms and conditionsJobs and vacanciesSite mapMore from The SpectatorSpectator LifeSpectator USASpectator AustraliaApollo MagazineThe Spectator ShopSubscribeSubscribe todaySign up to our emailsThe Spectator Club

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