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Called to the bar
If you’ve missed the endless articles whingeing about pub closures, it must be because you’ve been too blotto to focus.…
A good night’s sleep
Have you, on hearing the story of the princess who felt a pea through 40 feather mattresses, ever thought that…
Brexit in the balance
For once, a cliché is justified: the government’s appeal to the Supreme Court next week really will be a landmark…
A good night’s sleep
Have you, on hearing the story of the princess who felt a pea through 40 feather mattresses, ever thought that…
Zurich’s wild side
On the green edge of Zurich, where this neat and tidy city melts into neat and tidy countryside, an icon…
Britain’s winning hand
On the morning after the European Union referendum, Britain looked like a country in crisis. The Prime Minister had resigned,…
In praise of Advent
The first Sunday of Advent is 27 November this year. For those of us who prefer Advent services to Christmas…
No Khan do
Let’s try a thought experiment, shall we? If a senior adviser to my old boss, Boris Johnson, had celebrated John…
France’s new right
The result in France in the first round of the Les Républicains party’s primary elections marks the political death of…
Permanent ink
Brooklyn Shall I have my sister’s skin peeled off for display after she dies? Specifically, the tattooed bits — the…
The devil they know
You will, by now, be familiar with the argument: that Donald Trump’s triumph in the American presidential election represents a…
Exodus from Gambia
A ticket to paradise comes very cheap in Gambia — as long as you’re headed in the right direction. Thomas…
Class act
I wish I could say that some of my best friends are working-class, but it’s not true. I do have…
In praise of Advent
The first Sunday of Advent is 27 November this year. For those of us who prefer Advent services to Christmas…
The devil they know
You will, by now, be familiar with the argument: that Donald Trump’s triumph in the American presidential election represents a…
No Khan do
Let’s try a thought experiment, shall we? If a senior adviser to my old boss, Boris Johnson, had celebrated John…
Permanent ink
Brooklyn Shall I have my sister’s skin peeled off for display after she dies? Specifically, the tattooed bits — the…
France’s new right
The result in France in the first round of the Les Républicains party’s primary elections marks the political death of…
Exodus from Gambia
A ticket to paradise comes very cheap in Gambia — as long as you’re headed in the right direction. Thomas…
Zurich’s wild side
On the green edge of Zurich, where this neat and tidy city melts into neat and tidy countryside, an icon…
London Notebook
The new government seems to be struggling with the logistical intricacies of removing Britain from the European Union. I can…
National Hunt racing
‘A more thrilling, uplifting, glorious way of living has yet to be invented,’ the jockey John Francome said of National…
Donald Trump represents the new normal – on both sides of the Atlantic
What was your favourite response from the liberals to Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election? Actress Emma Watson…
Which side are you on?
Trump’s victory sets a test for conservatives, a test they are failing with embarrassing ineptitude. They are making the oldest…
Could vice-president Mike Pence be the most powerful man in America?
Let’s take stock. Donald Trump, until last week, had never done a government job or held an elected office. He…
