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In praise of messy old kitchens
Against sterile modern kitchens
‘You are always close to me’: Unity Mitford’s souvenirs of Hitler
Hitler’s adoring notes to Unity Mitford – and her family’s campaign to stop my book
The return of the fountain pen
A real writer sticks to his nibs
That’s not a ‘sharing economy’: that’s an invitation to sell your whole life
The sinister, manipulative side of Uber and Airbnb
Rise early to see the Vatican at its best
The sun has only just risen in Rome and we are standing bleary-eyed in a short queue outside the Vatican.…
The Vatican
The sun has only just risen in Rome and we are standing bleary-eyed in a short queue outside the Vatican.…
A jobs miracle is happening in Britain, thanks to tax cuts. Why don't the Tories say so?
The jobs boom is one of the Tories’ finest achievements. Why aren’t they talking about it?
Stolen Kisses
This elfin child was taken into care, And maintenance devolved upon the State. His whimpering mother was inadequate, His father…
How we drive our children mad
If Britain has a crisis in children’s mental health, it’s easy to see why
A lesson in bias on private schools
What aid experts and academics don’t want to hear about private schools in developing countries
I know just the vicar for my parish church. Pity he’s fictional
I know just the man my parish church needs. Unfortunately he’s Catholic – and fictional
Forget Geneva: the real US-Iran carve-up is happening in Iraq
While Obama talks centrifuges in Geneva, Iranian-backed militia are redrawing the map of Iraq
What to do with a squirrel (without getting prosecuted)
Squirrels have much to teach us – once they’ve finished eating our nuts
Vienna is a crossroads of the world again – but something’s missing
People get the wrong idea about Vienna and I blame Johann Strauss. His plinky-plonky waltzes have become the soundtrack to…
Stolen Kisses
This elfin child was taken into care, And maintenance devolved upon the State. His whimpering mother was inadequate, His father…
Stolen Kisses
This elfin child was taken into care, And maintenance devolved upon the State. His whimpering mother was inadequate, His father…
Vienna
People get the wrong idea about Vienna and I blame Johann Strauss. His plinky-plonky waltzes have become the soundtrack to…
The end of childhood - what we lost when we dropped the age of consent
When the state excuses underage sex, what chance do our children have?
Adam and Eve Take an Allotment
The figure in the shadows stared at Eve And shook the beans inside the bag. ‘Believe Me, crops of serpentini…
Why Hillary Clinton always seems to have an inbox full of scandal
There are fresh accusations levelled at her every week. Will they keep her from the Oval Office?
Andy Burnham interview: 'I wanted a different approach, because I'm mainstream Labour'
Andy Burnham on the NHS, ‘mainstream Labour’ and his party’s leadership
Ten years after the ban, why are there still hunt saboteurs?
Ten years after the ban, why are there still hunt saboteurs?
When Isis destroy ancient monuments, it’s not always true that ‘people are more important’
The perfect retaliation to Isis is to repair and rebuild what they destroy
Why I’m thankful that Atos found me fit to work
Being found ‘fit for work’ changed my life for the better
Exciting new ways of not writing a novel
Procrastination is easier in the age of Google – but less honest
