Diary
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European unions come and go. Back in 1794, one of the more improbable ones was founded when Corsica joined Britain…
Diary
European unions come and go. Back in 1794, one of the more improbable ones was founded when Corsica joined Britain…
Diary
To Edinburgh for the book festival, where I am to explain Fools, Frauds and Firebrands to respectable middle-class Scots, who…
Diary
To Edinburgh for the book festival, where I am to explain Fools, Frauds and Firebrands to respectable middle-class Scots, who…
Diary
Throughout our holiday, reports from Rio rippled in — last thing at night, first thing in the morning — a…
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Throughout our holiday, reports from Rio rippled in — last thing at night, first thing in the morning — a…
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Walking along the Brighton seafront, I was struck by posters advertising endless tribute acts; among them Suspiciously Elvis, the Small…
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Walking along the Brighton seafront, I was struck by posters advertising endless tribute acts; among them Suspiciously Elvis, the Small…
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I was born in 1958 and turned 58 in June, so for the next five months my age coincides with…
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I was born in 1958 and turned 58 in June, so for the next five months my age coincides with…
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When asked to write the Spectator diary, I diligently collated a list of topics to cover. But the problem is…
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When asked to write the Spectator diary, I diligently collated a list of topics to cover. But the problem is…
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These days, you only need to turn your back for five minutes and you’ve missed another horror. The Turkish coup…
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These days, you only need to turn your back for five minutes and you’ve missed another horror. The Turkish coup…
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I first met a boyish, sunny Tony Blair more than 20 years ago. Our encounters have always been slightly tense…
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I first met a boyish, sunny Tony Blair more than 20 years ago. Our encounters have always been slightly tense…
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All hail social media. In January, I lost my beautiful pussycat Mr Mew, and I have spent six long months…
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All hail social media. In January, I lost my beautiful pussycat Mr Mew, and I have spent six long months…
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Referendum day is as nondescript and wet as the day before, happily spent in Cambridge at my son’s Leo’s graduation.…
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Referendum day is as nondescript and wet as the day before, happily spent in Cambridge at my son’s Leo’s graduation.…
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It was a nice touch that MPs sat in each other’s seats in the Commons during the tributes to Jo…
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It was a nice touch that MPs sat in each other’s seats in the Commons during the tributes to Jo…
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Flabby, vaguely disorientated and, more than three years on, still struggling with stroke recovery, I am on a radical diet.…
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Flabby, vaguely disorientated and, more than three years on, still struggling with stroke recovery, I am on a radical diet.…
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When an old friend X came to dinner in London, I sampled what it must have been like during the…
