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You must be kidding
There’s no way I could bring children into this world
Goodbye to Beirut
What has happened to Lebanon is a tragedy
Letter from Gozo
Our plans for the Seychelles twice thwarted, we finally decide on Gozo, Malta. Afraid that the Insulate Britain brigade might…
Right turn
Boris is returning conservatism to its roots
Bungalows
We keep hearing about the importance of levelling up. Architects tasked with the responsibility of building new homes, however, might…
Chief obstacle
Cressida Dick must go
A great reformer?
Sajid Javid has big plans for the NHS – if Covid lets him
Bone to pick
Why I retrained as a butcher
The forgotten Einstein
Why isn’t John von Neumann better known?
COP out
For China, the climate is a useful bargaining chip
Cold war
The world is fighting for gas – and China is determined to win
Gather your winter fuel
Get ready for factory closures and cold homes
The silence of the critics
A world without criticism is just advertising
Paperless tiger
The rise of the digital yuan
Irn Bru
There aren’t many countries where Coca-Cola isn’t the most popular drink. Scotland is one of them. And unlike some of…
Deputy Dom
Dominic Raab on prisons, patriotism and standing in for Boris
Writer’s notebook
Whenever I give talks to children about my books they always ask who inspired me to be a writer. I…
Running on empty
The government has no ideas and no direction
Its own opposition
Labour’s conference was all about in-fighting
The indomitable Maroons
Does Jamaica’s government have plans for this state within a state?
Time trial
Why do films have to go on for so long?
All eyes on Glasgow
With COP26 weeks away, the city is in the middle of a waste crisis
Place names
Last week a gentle Norfolk waterway got into trouble with Facebook. The problem was its name — Cockshoot Dyke. Facebook’s…
Dangerous waters
The case against Aukus
Fatal attraction
Why do some women find killers irresistible?






























