The Spire The Spire The Spire is a 1964 novel by the English author William Golding. "A dark and powerful portrait of one man's will", it deals with the construction of the 404-foot high spire loosely based on Salisbury Cathedral; the vision of the fictional Dean Jocelin. In this novel, William Golding utilises stream of consciousness writing with an omniscient but increasingly fallible narrator. Jocelin, the Dean of the cathedral, directs the construction of a towering spire funded by his aunt, Lady Alison, a mistress of the former King. The project is carried on against the advice of many, and in particular
Christopher Pincher of conduct. Pincher rejoined the British government in January 2018 as Treasurer of the Household. Christopher Pincher Christopher John Pincher (born 24 September 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Deputy Chief Government Whip since 2018, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth since 2010. Pincher was first elected as MP for Tamworth at the 2010 general election, when he gained the seat from the Labour Party. He first contested the seat in 2005. Pincher has served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to then Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, as an Assistant Whip and in January