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Scot free
Staying in the Union is now riskier than independence
Princess of Whales
Inside the court of Carrie Symonds
Gravestones
A parishioner in West Yorkshire has been allowed to put an inscription in Chinese on a relative’s gravestone. ‘There is…
Mink
Mink keeps you warm. That’s a most acceptable bonus, but its prime function is status. This week, however, the focus…
Cartoon hero
The timeless brilliance of Pont of Punch
An uneasy peace
Armenians don’t want a deal – they want resolution
Wishful drinking
Pubs have always been good at bending the rules
The Trump kickback
He may have lost – but his agenda is here to stay
Curb your enthusiasm
The Covid vaccine still has a long way to go
Islam’s Enlightenment
Muslim thinkers offer a remedy to fundamentalism
Macron alone
Where is the support for his fight against Islamism?
Positive thinking
Britain’s best hope isn’t a vaccine – it’s millions of daily tests
Driven mad
Why is buying a car such an ordeal?
France vs Islamism
How does Macron hope to prosecute his war?
Quince
I recently bought some quinces in our local farmshop as part of my new policy of investing heavily in right-wing…
Christianity is our best defence
It has become normal to think of the Islamist attacks in Europe as attacks on a secular way of life.…
No respite
What lockdown means for families with disabled children
Let us pray
Will churches ever fully reopen?
Divided states
Once again, Trump has shown how well he understands America
The ethics of lockdown
Is the harm it causes justified?
Enter Putin
How Russia will try to influence what happens next
A long winter
The ‘worst-case scenario’ for Covid
Bog bodies
Some believe that All Hallows’ Eve is adopted from a much older Celtic holiday, Samhain, that marked the change from…
Letter from Bangkok
Three years ago I sat down to write a novel set in my adopted home city. Placing its claustrophobic action…
Election notebook
Earlier this summer left-wing activists announced a ‘semi-autonomous zone’ in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle. Denuded of law enforcement…
