Features
Tarot reading
It’s 8.57 on a Friday evening and I’m at home, waiting for an obscure American radio talk show to come…
Letting terror win
Publicity and panic make us all accessories to jihadi murders
Robocop returns
Military-style policing is creeping into everyday life
Trump’s women trouble
A mighty message has been crafted that is inflicting damage on the Republican frontrunner
How to save the monarchy
The Prince of Wales has become a threat to the institution he ought to uphold. He should renounce the throne in advance
White power
The booming tooth-whitening business, and what it can’t do for you
Live fast, die not too old
At 77, it is clear to me that increased longevity can be a curse rather than a blessing
Bought off by Brussels
Many of the worthies urging us to stay 'in' are on the EU payroll
Chips with everything
Compulsory microchipping of dogs will hurt caring pet owners – but help busybodies
Downtown Los Angeles
There’s a certain kind of Englishman who falls hard for Los Angeles. Men such as Graham Nash, who swapped the…
Downtown Los Angeles
There’s a certain kind of Englishman who falls hard for Los Angeles. Men such as Graham Nash, who swapped the…
The return of eugenics
Scientists don’t want to use the word. That hasn’t stopped them running ahead with the idea
Referendum rage
Scots know all too well how it feels. The rest of Britain is about to learn
The poetic state of the nation
What I’ve learned from reciting verse in the street
Confessions of a Saga lout
Baby boomers like me aren’t giving up irresponsible hedonism as we age. We’re just getting worse at it
The brain-damage game
In most sports, injuries happen when things go wrong. In boxing, they’re the ultimate goal. It isn’t right
The moths are coming!
After this mild winter, you can expect a clothes-ruining epidemic. They’ve already got my best suit
Florence
Once, it seems, Sandro Botticelli played a trick on a neighbour. Next door was a weaver who possessed eight looms.…
Florence
Once, it seems, Sandro Botticelli played a trick on a neighbour. Next door was a weaver who possessed eight looms.…
The Conservative crack-up
Months after a historic election victory, party unity is in pieces. What can Cameron do about it?
The Clintons made Trump
And that’s why I’ll never vote for Hillary
Why we need migrants
It’s not about economics. It’s about our snobbish, slobbish culture
The price of a cathedral
Deans are facing tough decisions to keep their beautiful buildings in good order
Feedback frenzy
Internet surveys have killed the art of complaint
Feminists for Brexit
Britain is trapped in a bad marriage with the EU. It’s time to leave
