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‘The truth is hard’
Roger Scruton on why we’re losing the battle for western civilisation
Cuba Notebook
Sloppy Joe’s — which starred in the film of Graham Greene’s Our Man in Havana — was always likely to…
The man to take on Hillary
Washington DC Bored American reporters are pining for a Democratic primary challenger to step up against Hillary Clinton in…
Cross rail
Conversations with a ticket inspector on the Norwich train
Egypt
Egypt’s revolution of 2011 didn’t just get rid of President Mubarak: it did a pretty good job of clearing out…
A Moment
There it is, the wren. Keep still. Breathe in. The tiny bird with stumpy tail has landed near the windowsill…
Egypt
Egypt’s revolution of 2011 didn’t just get rid of President Mubarak: it did a pretty good job of clearing out…
A Moment
There it is, the wren. Keep still. Breathe in. The tiny bird with stumpy tail has landed near the windowsill…
Return to the rose garden
The Prime Minister could never admit it, but he’s dreaming of – and scheming for – another coalition
Salmond’s plan for Miliband
‘Would you like a glass of pink champagne?’ asks Alex Salmond at 3.30 p.m., sounding very much like a man…
A credit to the nation
Cameron was right about one thing: not sacking Lord Freud
The Wallström affair
Sweden’s feminist foreign minister has dared to tell the truth about Saudi Arabia. What happens now concerns us all
The cult of ‘wellness’
Our desperation to believe in power of lifestyle change makes us vulnerable to charlatans
Cold heart of the home
Against sterile modern kitchens
‘You are always close to me’
Hitler’s adoring notes to Unity Mitford – and her family’s campaign to stop my book
Pen pal
A real writer sticks to his nibs
Unfair shares
The sinister, manipulative side of Uber and Airbnb
The Vatican
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 miracle at work
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…
I blame the parents
If Britain has a crisis in children’s mental health, it’s easy to see why
A lesson in bias
What aid experts and academics don’t want to hear about private schools in developing countries
How to pick a vicar
I know just the man my parish church needs. Unfortunately he’s Catholic – and fictional
The real Iran deal
While Obama talks centrifuges in Geneva, Iranian-backed militia are redrawing the map of Iraq
