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Redemption for the Ripper
In the autumn of 1888 London was in a state of terrified excitement over Jack the Ripper. There had never…
Why Milton still matters
Just 350 years ago, in April 1667, John Milton sold all rights to Paradise Lost to the printer Samuel Simmons…
Little birds, big trouble
A British military base is being used for a multi-million-quid criminal enterprise, possibly involving the Russian mafia — and Britain…
Lawrence of Arabia
The centenary of General Allenby’s capture of Jerusalem falls later this year. On 11 December 1917, the commander-in-chief of Britain’s…
Dumbing down the house
Osterley Park on the western fringes of London is a rare survival. A Robert Adam house, with splendid Adam interiors,…
Calendar clash
On a Friday evening in May 2018 I am going to see the Broadway show Hamilton. We had to book…
Poison, spies and lies
Washington DC Roger Stone — political consultant, agent provocateur, friend and confidant of Donald Trump — arrives for lunch…
How to make drugs boring
Bill Blair, the former police chief of Toronto, slides into his restaurant chair and twinkles at the waitress. He’s 6ft…
Sydney Notebook
The other day, I went to a boozy barbecue near Sydney’s northern beaches. The guests were all political mates of…
The Suffolk-Essex border
You’ve already seen a picture of the Essex-Suffolk border. Assuming you’ve seen Constable’s ‘The Haywain’, that is: the Stour (the…
The plot against the Pope
On the first Saturday in February, the people of Rome awoke to find the city covered in peculiar posters depicting…
The Suffolk-Essex border
You’ve already seen a picture of the Essex-Suffolk border. Assuming you’ve seen Constable’s ‘The Haywain’, that is: the Stour (the…
The plot against the Pope
On the first Saturday in February, the people of Rome awoke to find the city covered in peculiar posters depicting…
Calendar clash
On a Friday evening in May 2018 I am going to see the Broadway show Hamilton. We had to book…
How to make drugs boring
Bill Blair, the former police chief of Toronto, slides into his restaurant chair and twinkles at the waitress. He’s 6ft…
Dumbing down the house
Osterley Park on the western fringes of London is a rare survival. A Robert Adam house, with splendid Adam interiors,…
Sydney Notebook
The other day, I went to a boozy barbecue near Sydney’s northern beaches. The guests were all political mates of…
Poison, spies and lies
Washington DC Roger Stone — political consultant, agent provocateur, friend and confidant of Donald Trump — arrives for lunch…
Memory games
Poor Paul Nuttall. He seemed to have everything a cheeky by-election victor needed: the outsider vim, the accent, the cap.…
Flock horror
Pity the poor sheep. Every other animal has its champions. There are fox fanatics, dog obsessives, campaigners for cat welfare.…
Let my daughter work
Freud said ‘Love and work… work and love, that’s all there is.’ And ‘Love and work are the cornerstones of…
Star power
The ongoing war between Donald Trump and the Hollywood A-list has entered a new and unpredictable phase. Celebrity criticism of…
Dublin’s Jewish museum
I love small museums, and the Irish Jewish Museum in Dublin is a little gem, located in the neighbourhood once…
Back into battle
On 24 June last year, in the Georgian splendour of her official residence in Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square, Scotland’s First Minister…
Dublin’s Jewish museum
I love small museums, and the Irish Jewish Museum in Dublin is a little gem, located in the neighbourhood once…
