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The game of the name
How Wolf and Skylar pushed out John and Mary
Stress point
It’s not work that’s killing us. It’s the irritation and confusion of modern office life
The delights of Hieronymus Bosch
If you hope to inspire an appreciation of Renaissance art in your children, look to Hieronymus Bosch. Ideally, your children…
The delights of Hieronymus Bosch
If you hope to inspire an appreciation of Renaissance art in your children, look to Hieronymus Bosch. Ideally, your children…
Sex, lies and tax returns
The confected scandal around the Panama papers is part of a concerted and sinister attempt to change what counts as private
Just join Germany
It’s the only part of the EU that’s really worth our while
The devil in footnote 351
What the Pope didn’t just say about divorce
The politician’s daughter
I was one – and that’s why I’m backing Caroline Cruz all the way
The cult of clean
It starts with tidying your sock drawer. It ends with emptying your mind
Caught in the tourist trap
We’re going to ruin every perfect place – unless we find ways to reserve them for a fortunate few
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…
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
