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The Conservative party is a void
Like the winter of discontent, the summer of 2022 is a season that will burn itself into the national consciousness.…
The death of saving
I was intrigued to learn from Tom Daley – that young man who became famous for jumping off a platform…
Why the Tories must face the truth about energy bills
One influential figure on the centre-left told me recently that he isn’t bothered about who wins the Tory leadership contest.…
Life in an age of hyperinflation
Istanbul, Turkey On Saturday mornings, Istanbul’s markets and greengrocers are packed with housewives in search of a bargain. Anxious women…
How controversial was Basic Instinct?
Stone me Boris Johnson threatened to unleash the ‘terrors of the Earth’ on an unidentified Tory MP who claimed that…
How I finally learned to love my eco-home
How I finally learned to love my eco-home
What Rishi Sunak could learn from George Osborne
I was walking last week from Canary Wharf tube station to my flat in east London – not far, little…
Which foods are seeing the biggest price rises?
Palm substitutes Palm Sunday was so-called because of the palm fronds thrown before Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem. But…
No. 10 prepares decades-long energy plan
The government’s delayed energy strategy is finally due to be released this week. The Prime Minister is due to unveil…
How to avoid heating your house
Spring commonly augers a quickening warmth, but for Britons this year the season coincides with a chilling marker: a 54…
Rising energy bills are a price worth paying to stop Putin
Nato countries are being careful not to do anything that Russia could claim is an act of war. Just look…
Is the government in denial about the looming economic crisis?
The priority for the UK and other rich democracies is to protect the people of Ukraine from the depredations of…
Britain’s cost of living crisis worsens
If Boris Johnson manages to cling on to his job, he’ll have much more than the parties of lockdowns past…
The squeezed middle is a myth
With soaring house prices and low interest rates, the middle classes are doing rather well. But you’d never think so to hear them
Why are Scandinavians so happy when they should be so sad?
As I sit here in my Sarah Lund Fair Isle sweater, polishing my boxed sets of Borgen and nibbling on…
