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The tech I’m looking forward to in 2024
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the first and biggest tech convention of the year, took place earlier this…
Inside Oberlin College’s failed auto-da-fé
The end of Kim Russell’s career coaching lacrosse at Oberlin College can be traced back to a few words posted…
Ethics Man and Woman should win the game of politics
This year there will be an election, and all the talk is of strategies for winning power. But for the…
It’s not Palestinian blood that is cheap, Humza Yousaf
Sometimes a politician says something that makes you wonder if they’re living on a different planet. This week it was…
Britain isn’t a free country
I’m old enough to remember when ‘it’s a free country’ was a phrase people used in conversation. It feels like…
Starmer and Sunak agree for now on Red Sea attacks
What happens if the latest round of strikes against the Houthis don’t deter them? That was the big question as…
What Pedro Sanchez should really be apologising for
Spain has approved a pointless amendment to its constitution, replacing the word ‘handicapped’ with the phrase ‘persons with a disability’. Not only…
Does boxing still matter?
Quick — can you name boxing’s heavy-weight champion? If you’re like most readers, you drew a blank. If you’re a…
Drinking during pregnancy just isn’t the same
There are many cruel ironies in life. One of them is getting pregnant (and intending to keep it) at just…
Israel suffers its deadliest day in Gaza
It’s only Tuesday, and already Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has had one of the worst weeks since the war…
How Modi is tearing up India’s secular state
The religious and political symbolism was unmistakable, as the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi led the consecration of a controversial new…
Christine Lagarde is failing again
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, has one of the most glittering CVs in European politics. The…
Why have parties suddenly gotten good?
Not long ago this month’s column would have been one long gripe about how the party — as a forum…
Remembering George Eastman
George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak and benefactor of Rochester, New York, told my late friend Henry Clune (1890-1995 —…
The vagabond spirit of Mirleft, Morocco’s surf nook
At first, the sleepy little town of Mirleft looks like all the others on the 600-mile trek through the sands…
Swimming with sharks is nothing to be scared of
The small South African coastal town of Umkomaas hosts many scuba diving operations and resorts; its local reef system, the…
The rise of English wine
Sometimes, I pretend that I worked the wine beat thirty or forty years ago. I picture myself in formal wear,…
Ringing in the Chinese New Year with homemade dim sum
My husband and I live in a rural village about an hour from London. The nearest grocery store is a…
The Tories’ childcare plans aren’t grounded in reality
Of all the reasons why the Conservatives deserve to lose the next general election, their nonsensical childcare policy is among…
Sunak’s Rwanda plan suffers first Lords defeat
Just last week Rishi Sunak held a special Downing Street press conference to warn peers not to ignore ‘the will…
Why the Tories should think twice about pre-election tax cuts
Are Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak asking the right question as they approach the spring Budget? For the Chancellor and…
Why is Zelensky echoing Putin’s rhetoric?
Today is Ukraine’s Day of Unity which necessarily had to be marked with an expression of national pride. However, president…
Why is measles on the rise?
Having endured months of restrictions on our freedoms to deal with Covid-19, we now face a major health threat entirely…
Will Nikki Haley pull out on Wednesday?
New Hampshire votes tomorrow and today Nikki Haley has just two planned events. She has a morning meet-and-greet in the…
Starmer is wrong to defend the National Trust
Keir Starmer is drawing up his battle-lines for the next election. First, he came for the public schools, pledging to…
