We are all Israelis now
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Brown Study
I regret to say that this will be my last column, at least in this regular form. I am afraid…
The Afterlives of the Anarchists
Those staples in their foursquare silver strips Stacked upwards like some brutalist Manhattan office block Were teased apart by fingertips…
Title Stories: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M Cain
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Serenade
Come to the garden, that familiar place Where life renews itself against all odds. Untightening buds act out their memory,…
Serenade
Come to the garden, that familiar place Where life renews itself against all odds. Untightening buds act out their memory,…
Disney matter
The Disney Café is a gaudy hell on the fourth floor of Harrods, Knightsbridge. It is adjacent to the Harrods…
Enjoying the Ryder
Well, that was a lot of fuss wasn’t it? The Ryder Cup is a strange old creation, only fractionally less…
Bronze Angel delight
Rightly, the authorities are doing all they can to find and discipline the disgruntled racegoer who threw a beer can…
Tarts and Tchaikovsky
What can the Royal Opera House be insinuating about its target audience? No sooner had Anna Nicole closed than Manon…
Class of ’73
The death of Christopher Hogwood has deprived the world of the most successful exponent of early music there has ever…
Class of ’73
The death of Christopher Hogwood has deprived the world of the most successful exponent of early music there has ever…
Diary Australia
Riding to work just seems obvious from this range: an easy 15 minutes from Fitzroy to the Southbank home of…
The Afterlives of the Anarchists
Those staples in their foursquare silver strips Stacked upwards like some brutalist Manhattan office block Were teased apart by fingertips…
Title Stories: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M Cain
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Why my friends love the idea of a nasty, stupid mansion tax
I see all the flaws with a mansion tax, I really do. And yet some little piece of me, some…
A third way to war
Jesse Norman was permitted three minutes for his speech to the Commons in last Friday’s debate. But the contribution from…
Cameron must reunite the Tories or lose next year’s election
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Why gaming remains the last redoubt of political incorrectness
It’s condemned for its outrageous sexism, racism, misogyny and violence. But it’s damn good fun
Is the US using bank fines to bring allies into line against Russia?
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The Cameron way
It's time for the Prime Minister to make up his mind. Will he seize the chance to reshape British politics?
