Margaret Mitchell

I went to St Michael’s Abbey to visit the lambs last month. They’re sweet little things but it was a reminder of our gruesome entry into the world. I wrote about Easter, resurrection, lambs and honeybees below (reviving my blog from the dead, if you will)

Should Elsa Schiaparelli be considered one of the great surrealists? The V&A’s new exhibition makes the case - I wrote about it in this week’s issue of the @spectator:

We’ve just put our latest issue to bed. Christopher Caldwell has written the cover. He argues that the Iran war will likely mark the end of Trumpism:

I wrote about Jeffrey Epstein’s depraved eating habits for @TheSpectator 🍕

The March 2 edition of The Spectator just went to press featuring @ConradMBlack and Christopher Caldwell on the redemption of Richard Nixon. Plus: 📌@herandrews 📌@BlakeSNeff 📌@default_friend 📌@rogerkimball 📌@TinaBrownLM

Thrilled with our latest cover brilliantly designed by @LukasDegutis

Another Thursday, another brand spanking new edition of The Spectator for our American readers. It’s only February and already we see midterm mania …

Out now: the February 2 edition of @TheSpectator 🔸@BlakeSNeff: How Trump’s Greenland strategy could imperil his legacy 🔸@toryanarchist: Did the American Revolution ever really end? 🔸@mnadown: Get me out of New York 🔸@TomSwitzerMedia: NATO’s Suez moment 🔸@RachelSJohnson: An Englishwoman in New York 🔸@BridgetPhetasy: Meet the male Kardashians

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Another mad new year, another magnificent world edition of The Spectator. All hail Marquito Rubio!

Every year, without fail, The Spectator’s bumper Christmas special brings together a host of inspired new contributors alongside its brilliant regular crew. December 2025 is no exception.

"If you looked closely, you might have seen a steely determination lurking behind her trademark sunglasses, the look of a generational editor intent on more power – and perhaps even revenge." ✍️ Margaret Mitchell trib.al/0ZzNlX7

In the @spectator this week writing about Britain’s apple orchards! Read here: spectator.co.uk/article/save-e…

Favourite piece in this week’s mag is by @margekmitchell on the majesty of the English Apple spectator.co.uk/article/save-e…

🎙In this special @spectator out loud, to celebrate the release of Best of Notes on: 🗣 @justinmarozzi on boxer shorts 🗣 @WalkTheLinesLDN on coming second 🗣 @Simmons__ on doner kebabs 🗣 @hannahtomes_ on rude place names 🗣 @margekmitchell on lobsters spectator.co.uk/podcast/best-o…

‘We were sent a bit of upholstery fabric last week to make a suit for Ralph Fiennes. It is unspeakable, this material. It’s upholstery of the worst sort.’ I spoke to John Bright about Cosprop and the dying art of costume design for the @spectator spectator.co.uk/article/the-dy…