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Can Putin ban homosexuality and endorse polygamy? Yes he can
The Kremlin is tying itself in ideological knots as it tries to make new friends in the Muslim world
Tripe, pale tawny port and LSD: the delicious flavours of Oporto
‘When he’s away, the thing he misses about Porto is the tripe.’ I was talking to Eduarda Sandeman, wife of…
Days
when you weren’t anyone. Days gone undercover. Days half-dead in half-light, days under the covers. Days hoping for a dawn…
Oporto
‘When he’s away, the thing he misses about Porto is the tripe.’ I was talking to Eduarda Sandeman, wife of…
Days
when you weren’t anyone. Days gone undercover. Days half-dead in half-light, days under the covers. Days hoping for a dawn…
Inside George Osborne’s empire: how the Chancellor rules Westminster
The Chancellor has Westminster in his grip
Paul Mason's Postcapitalism is proof that the left is out of ideas
The left is always eager to be told that capitalism’s final crisis is upon us – and it is always disappointed
Lesbos: the tourist island where half Greece's migrants land
On a Greek beach, watching migrants’ dinghies arrive from Turkey
Charities are the last bastion of corporate greed
Charities’ fundraising practices are out of control
The Republicans are ready to win – once they’ve dumped Donald Trump
Once the Republicans end their embarrassing summer romance, they’re surprisingly well placed to beat Hillary Clinton
The graveyard where old Glasgow lives on
A wet walk in a Glaswegian graveyard might not be your idea of fun, but then you might not have…
Glasgow
A wet walk in a Glaswegian graveyard might not be your idea of fun, but then you might not have…
You can do anything (but you shouldn’t): the brave new world of internet morality
Going online does not make you invisible – as the adulterers who used the hacked site Ashley Madison are discovering
Kisses of Virtuous Renunciation
He was checked in under the name Immortality, Mr Immortality — but on the vanity were the little capsules of…
Why housing associations are the true villains of the property crisis
The trouble with housing associations
I can understand those seduced by Isis; once, it could have been me
One of the great moments of my student life was opening the door and seeing visitors step back, shocked. I’d…
François Hollande could still win. And this is why
How France’s wobbly pudding of a president could still win again
How British universities spread misery around the world
From Greece to Kenya, the worst economic ideas come from alumni of British universities
The brave thing now: don’t write about your death
In the social media age, breaking ‘the last taboo’ is de rigueur
Bubble-wrap, berry-picking and the secret pleasures of destruction
The secrets of bubble-wrap and other delicious little sensations
The first things you should do in Florence
The British have always been in love with Florence. First visits cannot disappoint. One friend recalls being herded around as…
Kisses of Virtuous Renunciation
He was checked in under the name Immortality, Mr Immortality — but on the vanity were the little capsules of…
Florence
The British have always been in love with Florence. First visits cannot disappoint. One friend recalls being herded around as…
Kisses of Virtuous Renunciation
He was checked in under the name Immortality, Mr Immortality — but on the vanity were the little capsules of…
The enemy's enemy: how Arab states have turned to al-Qa’eda
Fear has driven the Arab states to support the West’s great enemy
