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Home truths
The perils of living in a listed building
Biden’s billions
The US President shouldn’t be sending me money
Gene wilder
I’m Neanderthal and proud of it
Buckle up!
President Biden is on a wild progressive ride
Not my type
Who needs role models anyway?
Greedball
Who’s afraid of capitalism and football?
Queen of the Greens
Could Annalena Baerbock decide Germany’s future?
Left behind
Social mobility is more urgently needed than ever
Walking football
As a footballer, I’m elderly not elite, meaning that I’m one of 60,000 or so 50- to 92-year-olds (yep, 92!)…
Home affront
What we can learn from Britain’s rationing mistakes
Money to burn
Consumers, not ministers, will lead the recovery
Land Rovers
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin will be carried in a Land Rover. Not any old Land Rover, but a Defender…
War machines
Who can take on China in the tech arms race?
Loony tunes
The unstoppable rise of ‘background’ music
Royal appointment
The day I danced with the Duke of Edinburgh
Mourning sickness
Why are we so scared of other people’s grief?
The green party
Boris Johnson’s Olympic ambitions for the COP26 summit
Russian count
Putin’s hidden Covid deaths
Cuckoos
St Tiburtius’ Day, on 14 April, is traditionally when you will hear the first cuckoo. Since at least the Middle…
Teen spirit
Schools and the problem of ‘rape culture’
Heat of the moment
Can we escape the cult of cosiness?
Roadmap to nowhere
Britain’s vaccine success was supposed to lead to freedom. What happened?
California dreaming
Prince Harry’s very questionable new job
Monumental error
The misguided plan to ‘retain and explain’ statues
Letter from Los Angeles
When I arrived a month ago, one wouldn’t believe LA was suffering a major pandemic. The roads were still busy…
