Melissa Kite

Melissa Kite writes The Spectator's Real life column.

I have moved into a house in Ireland I viewed once, then bought

4 November 2023 9:00 am

With families chatting in the seats around me, a young girl knitting across the aisle, I gripped the arm rests.…

Brits are complex and prickly – I’m excited to get to Ireland

28 October 2023 9:00 am

‘We’re in the living room with a roaring fire, there’s not a sound for miles, it’s wonderful,’ said the builder…

The joy of a budget hotel

14 October 2023 9:00 am

Train wreck

7 October 2023 9:00 am

The countryside where I grew up has been destroyed by HS2

Real life

7 October 2023 9:00 am

Real life

30 September 2023 9:00 am

Queueing behind a young woman in the supermarket I became fascinated by the items she had placed on the conveyor…

Real life

23 September 2023 9:00 am

‘They’re going to have to stop cows,’ said my mother, looking doubtfully down at her plate as we tucked into…

Real life

16 September 2023 9:00 am

‘Ukraine Family – Welcome You,’ said the ungrammatical sign at the entrance to the car park of our favourite West…

‘We need to start the road to rejoin’

9 September 2023 9:00 am

Gina Miller on Brexit, farmers and her ambitious plans for Epsom

Real life

9 September 2023 9:00 am

‘We’re renegades now. We’re outlaws. Bandits.’ This was my assessment as the builder boyfriend pulled up outside the house in…