Melanie McDonagh
Melanie McDonagh is a leaderwriter for the Evening Standard and Spectator contributor. Irish, living in London.
There is in fact no consensus about what a shamrock is
It is an embarrassment to advocates of capital punishment and a disgrace to the state
The hotel, still a family affair, but a different family, puts the cake center stage
The displacement of dried fruit by chocolate is a symptom of our increasingly debased tastes
Even if the Ukrainian Orthodox Church were under Russian control, it would not warrant banning it
