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Lateral thinking: the beauty of bungalows
We keep hearing about the importance of levelling up. Architects tasked with the responsibility of building new homes, however, might…
Why Cressida Dick must go
Cressida Dick must go
‘I’m entitled not to listen to Sage’: an interview with Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid has big plans for the NHS – if Covid lets him
Why I retrained as a butcher
Why I retrained as a butcher
The forgotten Einstein: how John von Neumann shaped the modern world
Why isn’t John von Neumann better known?
China is using the climate as a bargaining chip
For China, the climate is a useful bargaining chip
Power grab: who’s hoarding all the gas?
The world is fighting for gas – and China is determined to win
Factories close, offices shut: what happens if the UK runs out of gas
Get ready for factory closures and cold homes
Has Covid killed criticism?
A world without criticism is just advertising
Will China’s ‘digital yuan’ reinvent money as we know it?
The rise of the digital yuan
The cult of Irn Bru
There aren’t many countries where Coca-Cola isn’t the most popular drink. Scotland is one of them. And unlike some of…
‘Let prisoners work’: an interview with Dominic Raab
Dominic Raab on prisons, patriotism and standing in for Boris
Why I became a writer
Whenever I give talks to children about my books they always ask who inspired me to be a writer. I…
Running on empty: the government is out of fuel – and ideas
The government has no ideas and no direction
Its own opposition: Labour’s conference was all about in-fighting
Labour’s conference was all about in-fighting
What will become of Jamaica’s Maroons?
Does Jamaica’s government have plans for this state within a state?
The time is up for long films
Why do films have to go on for so long?
As COP26 looms, Glasgow is facing a waste crisis
With COP26 weeks away, the city is in the middle of a waste crisis
The joy of rude place names
Last week a gentle Norfolk waterway got into trouble with Facebook. The problem was its name — Cockshoot Dyke. Facebook’s…
The case against Aukus
The case against Aukus
Why do some women find killers irresistible?
Why do some women find killers irresistible?
The stalemate election: can Germany move beyond Merkel?
Germany needs to progress beyond Merkel – but will it?
End of the line: it’s time to rethink the queue
It’s time to rethink the queue
The Church Closers’ Charter must be torn up
The demise of the Church’s heritage is not inevitable
The myth of Japan’s warrior spirit
Japan won’t save us from China
