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Joe Biden’s dog is out of control

2 March 2024 9:00 am

I was shocked to read about the behaviour of Joe Biden’s dog, Commander. According to a CNN report based on…

I nearly died on my gap year

3 February 2024 9:00 am

Why I’m optimistic about multiculturalism

11 November 2023 9:00 am

Many of my conservative friends are beginning to catastrophise about the future of Britain in light of the pro-Palestinian protests…

The conversion therapy bill is a thoroughly bad idea

4 November 2023 9:00 am

I was disappointed to learn that Rishi Sunak has reconsidered his opposition to a bill banning conversion therapy. Not because…

Why I don’t trust the BBC’s Trusted News Initiative

28 October 2023 9:00 am

You almost certainly haven’t heard of the Trusted News Initiative (TNI), although you probably should have. It’s a BBC-led consortium…

I’ve turned 60 – but all is not lost

21 October 2023 9:00 am

By the time you read this I’ll be 60, having passed that milestone on Tuesday. My older friends tell me…

The joy of deer stalking

14 October 2023 9:00 am

In spite of my dodgy right hand – caused by an injury to my radial nerve – I decided to…

An injured hand has given me a glimpse of old age

7 October 2023 9:00 am

I first realised something was wrong with my hand last Thursday evening. I’d been invited by a friend to go…

I’m a slave to my horse-chestnut tree

30 September 2023 9:00 am

Trying to work in my garden shed at this time of year is tricky. I will be crouched over my…

How I lost my Hungarian Vizsla, Leo, to the Dangerous Dogs Act

23 September 2023 9:00 am

Not everyone welcomed Rishi Sunak’s announcement last week that he would ban the XL Bully under the Dangerous Dogs Act.…

The myth of male privilege

16 September 2023 9:00 am

A few weeks ago I had a crack at coming up with my own sociological ‘law’ and my first effort…