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Murder porn
It’s time to stand up against the self-righteous sharing of videos of beheading and other gruesome violence
Letter from Haiti
This summer, I returned to Haiti for the first time in ten years. I was itching to see how the…
The moaning middle
With soaring house prices and low interest rates, the middle classes are doing rather well. But you’d never think so to hear them
The cult of Dawkins
It’s like a church without the good bits. Membership starts from $85 a month
Everywhere in chains
Cameron could have been an anti-slavery hero
Lab test
I believe in animal research. But is there really a justification for using animals in biology lessons?
The Alps, with children
It’s a terrible moment, the realisation that you’ve spawned a monster. Parenthood, it becomes clear, has wiped stylish holidays off…
Boris jumps in
The next Tory leadership battle has just begun
Promises, promises
Choosing the right seat is only half the battle for Boris
Nearly there, Darling
The success of the campaign to save the Union can be heard in the increasingly hysterical tone of independence supporters
Where have all the leaders gone?
No one wants to pay the price of speaking for the free world
Lean in and shout
Women are increasingly enjoined not to be ‘nice’. They seem to be listening
Hitler’s Valkyrie
Unity Mitford at 100
Don’t blame the blob
Owen Paterson shouldn’t hold green activists responsible for his sacking. The culprit was David Cameron
Gloucestershire
The heat was still sweltering as we headed off at dusk towards the hide to watch wildlife with our enthusiastic…
All together now
Individualism is dead: we have succumbed to the lure of the crowd
Making
On these long, fruitful days, the Rioja which captures the sun of other Julys, is relaxing us, as is the…
Stand up for Britain’s Jews
What our political leaders would say if they really cared about halting anti-Semitic attacks
Lest we remember
A century on, Germany prefers to ignore the first world war
Porn-again parents
It’s not just the young whose expectations of sex are warped by dirty videos online
Brilliant mistakes
Some of art’s most important steps forward began simply as misconceptions
No tea or sympathy
Nurses might be overworked but they could still be kind
When the Germans won
Some reasons to remember this week’s other great anniversary: the accession of George I
Gleneagles
Pity the folk at Gleneagles. They have the misfortune to host the Ryder Cup this year. Nothing, surely, can surpass…
Making
On these long, fruitful days, the Rioja which captures the sun of other Julys, is relaxing us, as is the…
