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Letter from Taiwan
Normally, if the response to a speech of mine was that it had been a ‘despicable and insane performance’ from…
Court of chaos
The turmoil at the heart of government
Strait shot
Is China about to attack Taiwan?
Tiramisu
You can get drunk on tiramisu. I have done it. It takes two portions at least. You drink (I mean…
Selfie defeating
Narcissism already has a new obsession
Storing up trouble
The flaw in renewable energy
Pawn hub
The world of underground chess
On tap
Why pub theatres are thriving
Out of nowhere
Will Hungary’s surprise opposition leader out-Orbán Orbán?
The borrowers
Are banking apps luring under-thirties into debt?
I adore haikus
They got me through the past year
Fresh hell
Prepare for the ‘metaverse’
Stupid fuels
Net zero is a disastrous solution to a nonexistent problem
No choice
The urgent case for net zero
Fishing for votes
Who has the most to lose from our trade war with France?
Cult hit
The enduring power of Japan’s doomsday groups
Bagpipes
Many people love to hate bagpipes. Everyone from William Shakespeare to Alfred Hitchcock has held them in contempt. For some,…
Reality bites
No wonder the President would rather be asleep
The stolen children
My family still bears the scars of the forced adoption scandal
Fight club
When book groups turn nasty
Halloween turnips
You see them everywhere in vast orange mounds: pumpkins, piles of pumpkins, large enough to be turned into a coach…
In good faith
Why I’m bribing my daughter to get confirmed
Promising the world
Will COP26 actually achieve anything?
Letter from Israel
From an Israeli army base on the border with Lebanon, I can see the village of Maroun al-Ras. An Iranian…
Dirty green giants
What’s really behind the net-zero zealotry of big businesses?
