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Sicily
Syracuse is a handsome place, steeped in a rich historical broth. At the tip sits Ortygia, an island offshoot, which…
Annie’s Fish
It hangs, a mobile in the stairwell, always in motion however slight. Each silver scale as it sparkles there a…
Annie’s Fish
It hangs, a mobile in the stairwell, always in motion however slight. Each silver scale as it sparkles there a…
Click and flick
Romance is being killed off by the brutal marketplace of dating apps such as Tinder
Bolivia
for Lucy Dallas Because they wanted to go home and some bit part, a rat in deep cover, raised the…
In praise of Ed Miliband
The Labour leader’s fiercest critics hate him not for his failures but for his genuine successes
Gods and fairytales
The rise of modern paganism – and the persistence of the real thing
Saint Joan and the treacherous phone
My time with Joan Collins was wonderful – except for one mortifying moment
Thatcher’s soap
How EastEnders became a positive reflection of Tory values
The trouble with Kids Company
It’s a favourite charity of David Cameron and many celebrities. But does it do what it claims to do?
Investment: Build your own pension
Deciding the destiny of your retirement is about to get easier. But be sure you know the answers to these questions first…
Investment: Pump it up
The ins and outs of betting on an oil price bounce
Investment: Euro stars
Panic in Europe means opportunity for investors
Fez
Fez is one of the seven medieval wonders of the world. An intact Islamic city defined by its circuit of…
Bolivia
for Lucy Dallas Because they wanted to go home and some bit part, a rat in deep cover, raised the…
Bolivia
for Lucy Dallas Because they wanted to go home and some bit part, a rat in deep cover, raised the…
Rise of the new young puritans
Twenty-first century political correctness isn’t benign: it’s creepy and all too keen on witch-hunts
The new PC from A to Z
Anyone who thought political correctness had croaked, joining neon leg warmers, mullets and MC Hammer in the graveyard of bad…
Jail break
In the past two years, our prisons have gone from places of rehabilitation to pits of despair
The Tooting poisoner
In my London neighbourhood, an argument about urban foxes is turning very nasty indeed
Faith in freedom
What’s wrong with calls for an ‘Islamic Reformation’
Dangerous characters
The world’s most expensive typing errors, and how they were made
Venice
I arrived in Venice believing it would reek of sewage. It didn’t. The walk into the centre went through cobbled…
The great European revolt
For Angela Merkel, it’s a crisis. For David Cameron, it’s an opportunity
Study
I’d tell you I came back here, that I’m writing in this room, if you had not found another and…
