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Revealed: The Pope's war with the Vatican
Francis really is determined to reform his church: but his targets are not the ones that liberals might expect
The Origin of Poetry
Forgive the figure curled like a question mark in the corner no one speaks his language He tried to read…
The biggest civil liberties outrage you've never heard of
‘Bubble matches’ sound like something quaint. In fact,they’re an outrage against civil liberties
Seville: a city to get lost in
On our second night in Seville we got lost. We’d been to a flamenco concert, my first, a little way…
The Origin of Poetry
Forgive the figure curled like a question mark in the corner no one speaks his language He tried to read…
The Origin of Poetry
Forgive the figure curled like a question mark in the corner no one speaks his language He tried to read…
We can't afford to let Isis run wild in Iraq
The West can’t afford to give up on Iraq
The West isn't the solution in Iraq. It's the problem
Hawks are mistaking military action for strategy
No, I haven’t seen that beheading video. And it’s not right to share it
It’s time to stand up against the self-righteous sharing of videos of beheading and other gruesome violence
Ten years and an earthquake: the changing face of Haiti
This summer, I returned to Haiti for the first time in ten years. I was itching to see how the…
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
The bizarre – and costly – cult of Richard Dawkins
It’s like a church without the good bits. Membership starts from $85 a month
David Cameron could have been an anti-slavery hero
Cameron could have been an anti-slavery hero
I believe in animal research. But it’s time to draw a line
I believe in animal research. But is there really a justification for using animals in biology lessons?
Nira Alpina, St Moritz: A cool Alpine hotel that's perfect for the under-tens
It’s a terrible moment, the realisation that you’ve spawned a monster. Parenthood, it becomes clear, has wiped stylish holidays off…
Here comes Boris! The next Tory leadership fight has just begun
The next Tory leadership battle has just begun
For Boris, choosing the right seat will only be half the battle
Choosing the right seat is only half the battle for Boris
Secret oil fields! Skewed polls! The Yes campaign is losing the plot
The success of the campaign to save the Union can be heard in the increasingly hysterical tone of independence supporters
A world crisis with no world leader
No one wants to pay the price of speaking for the free world
How niceness became the eighth deadly sin for women
Women are increasingly enjoined not to be ‘nice’. They seem to be listening
Hitler’s Valkyrie: Unity Mitford at 100
Unity Mitford at 100
Who are you calling a blob, Owen Paterson?
Owen Paterson shouldn’t hold green activists responsible for his sacking. The culprit was David Cameron
On safari in Gloucestershire
The heat was still sweltering as we headed off at dusk towards the hide to watch wildlife with our enthusiastic…
The rise of crowd culture – a generation scared to do anything alone
Individualism is dead: we have succumbed to the lure of the crowd
Making
On these long, fruitful days, the Rioja which captures the sun of other Julys, is relaxing us, as is the…
