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Fur
We in Britain have long been much more squeamish about fur than other Europeans. I still well remember the snide…
Their phoney war
It suits both Boris and Putin to pretend that Russia may invade Ukraine
Old money
In defence of hard cash
Road to Reform
Is Richard Tice’s party a threat to the Tories?
The executioner’s song
What Norman Mailer’s ‘cancellation’ reveals
In the pipeline
Germany’s curious alliance with Russia
Playwright’s notebook
I’ve been keeping a journal for nearly 60 years. There are piles of the damn things in archives and covered…
Corporation facts
The BBC must ask itself if Nadine Dorries has a point
The battle to save Boris
Even ministers doubt whether he can recover
Bricking it
The Red Wall is crumbling
Chicken soup
Catherine Chicken is sickly. She has swollen up like a barrage balloon with an evil face and dinosaur feet. She…
All over
Why was Politics For All shut down?
Marmalade
The spectrum of ‘bestowing homemade gifts on one’s friends’ ranges from giving to foisting. Pure giving is when you make…
Sole traders
My strange encounter with the foot fetishists
Haunted
The spectre of revolution is stalking Putin
User friendly
The London mayor’s new policy on cannabis is a disaster
Bounce back
Can Berlusconi become Italy’s next president?
Doctor’s note
Why should I be sacked for refusing the Covid vaccine?
Under the influence
The trouble with dating a social media star
Can he survive?
Boris Johnson is in the worst trouble of his premiership
The EU’s new emperor
What would Macron’s second term look like?
A model Uighur
The exhausting battle to keep on the right side of the CCP
A pretty pass
The case for vaccine passports has collapsed
Unpopular opinion
Why I love to be hated
Letter from Kenya
My wife and I were lucky to escape for a long-delayed birdwatching holiday in Kenya over Christmas. To have been…
