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The tragedy of Blackpool
It’s mid-afternoon in the Royal Oak pub in Blackpool and Liv has arrived to sell a bag full of stuff…
Why Britain stopped working
What sent the economy into recession at the end of last year? The government blames higher interest rates, ushered in…
Putin’s British prisoner: Vladimir Kara-Murza is languishing in a Siberian jail
Opposing Vladimir Putin is a lethal business. The world was reminded of this last week after the sudden death of…
The fight to save an ancient City synagogue from developers
There was a little number, 223, pasted onto the back of one of the centuries-old wooden seats in Bevis Marks…
Ukraine’s spirit isn’t even close to broken
Rome and Kyiv have one thing in common – the distinctive whine of motor-scooter engines in the night. The difference…
How to choose a better death
In 1984 I was a third-year student nurse. The last secondment before my final exam was gynaecology. The wards were…
Ukraine is in a bind over mass conscription
In the second world war, the average age of a combat soldier was 26. In the Falklands, it was 23.…
Why is everything in Antarctica so difficult?
‘Do you like to dig?’ That’s the first question seasoned Antarcticans ask when a scientist tells them he’ll spend winter…
