James Innes-Smith

1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | James Innes-Smith

A new documentary is to be screened later this year celebrating 50 years of everybody’s favourite 1970s sitcom The Good Life. I will not be joining in with the festivities. During the two-hour show, 85-year-old Penelope Keith, who played the irascible Margo Leadbetter, will revisit some of the original locations, including Kewferry Road in Northwood, which stood in for fictional Acacia Avenue in Surbiton – I can feel your excitement growing.

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | James Innes-Smith

European destinations are also trying to attract the billionaire class. Once known for their bohemian vibes, Greek islands such as Mykonos, Santorini and Ios have been well and truly blinged in recent years, abandoning the needs of ordinary holidaymakers in favour of the luxury end of the market. Santorini feels less like the rustic outpost of old and more a roped-off playground for the yachting fraternity. At Santa Marina, a five-star resort on Mykonos, rooms cost around £2,400 a night.

2 months ago | spectator.com.au | James Innes-Smith

Every Easter, the Creme Egg dominates supermarket shelves. It is, Cadbury’s marketing department loves to remind us, ‘the nation’s favourite Easter egg’. Its popularity sometimes verges on cultlike. In 2016, when Cadbury opened a pop-up café in Soho called Crème de la Creme Egg Café, people queued down the street to eat something they could have bought at any old corner shop.

2 months ago | spectator.co.uk | James Innes-Smith

Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Every Easter, the Creme Egg dominates supermarket shelves. It is, Cadbury’s marketing department loves to remind us, ‘the nation’s favourite Easter egg’. Its popularity sometimes verges on cultlike. In 2016, when Cadbury opened a pop-up café in Soho called Crème de la Creme Egg Café, people queued down the street to eat something they could have bought at any old corner shop. In 2019, a mega-fan from Liverpool had a...

Mar 10, 2025 | spectator.com.au | James Innes-Smith

At last month’s BAFTA ceremony, the British actor David Tennant attempted to make a joke about the state of Donald Trump’s hair, but it barely got a chuckle. Not surprising, perhaps, when you consider the dramatic vibe shift sweeping the western world. In a desperate attempt to stay relevant, many on the progressive left are suddenly choosing to distance themselves from the luxury beliefs they once held as sacred.