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Autumn
Each year when I see the first conker of the autumn I think: fire up the ancestral ovens! This incendiary…
Why I left
I cannot be part of a movement run by half-educated fanatics
Bad winners
Victory hasn’t stopped the vitriol among the lefties of north London
Labour’s lost thinker
Jon Cruddas is still looking for ways to renew his party.They’re unlikely to please his new leader
Our drugs cheat
Do you want to see Paula Radcliffe’s blood? If so, you’re not alone. Radcliffe, three-time winner of the London Marathon…
The man to stop Trump
Republican surprise package Dr Ben Carson has an amazing story to tell. Asking him about policy is a little harder
The library in the Jungle
In the middle of the Calais migrant camp, there is a book-filled haven of peace
Down with slippery slopes!
Good laws and valuable scientific discoveries are being blocked with the laziest argument in the book
La Baule
The reaction of the chap on the door at Le Bidule told me that they weren’t used to seeing English…
La Baule
The reaction of the chap on the door at Le Bidule told me that they weren’t used to seeing English…
Merkel’s folly
By making them more likely to attempt the perilous journey to Europe, the German chancellor is luring would-be migrants to their deaths
The Australian way
Turning back boats saves lives
The cruellest month
My August-born toddler is being marked out for failure – thank God the rules are changing
Hermit
Let’s celebrate the solitary meal: the serendipitous trawl through the fridge; the hopeful foray into the deep freeze, the obliging…
Adoption begins at home
Pity the refugees, but think of our own abandoned children
France’s fight on the right
The leaders of the Républicains avoid Le Pen’s coarse language, but many offer similar immigration policies
Lethal temptation
As a GP, I felt the lure of euthanasia. That’s why I oppose the Assisted Dying Bill
Out of the ashes
Our firefighters have less and less to do. So why shouldn’t they help overstretched ambulance services?
Monumental heroes
Syrians, Libyans and Malians are risking their lives to save ancient treasures from Islamists – with shamefully little help from us
The perfect pub
Whenever one of those news stories appears about how many pubs have been forced to close in the last year,…
Hermit
Let’s celebrate the solitary meal: the serendipitous trawl through the fridge; the hopeful foray into the deep freeze, the obliging…
The perfect pub
Whenever one of those news stories appears about how many pubs have been forced to close in the last year,…
Hermit
Let’s celebrate the solitary meal: the serendipitous trawl through the fridge; the hopeful foray into the deep freeze, the obliging…
The Corbyn enigma
How do you solve a problem like Jezza?
Surviving the purge
Labour’s centrist forces could take years to recover. Or forever
