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Will Sizewell C see off the avocet?
There are many reasons why birds disappear — and why they return. The avocet, however, is probably the only one…
Who’d want to move to America now?
Why would anyone move to the US?
Liberté, égalité, vacciné: France’s Covid passport revolt is just beginning
France’s revolt against Covid passports is just beginning
In defence of net zero: yes, we can afford it
Ending emissions will cost less than tackling Covid
The true cost of net zero
Why the government won’t talk about the real costs of decarbonisation
The awe-inspiring appeal of aquariums
Fish tanks were probably first conceived in the distant past by the Chinese, but in many respects, aquariums are a…
‘I’m plagued by worries of disaster’: an interview with Dominic Cummings
Dominic Cummings on asteroids, AI and leaving No. 10
Italians are seeing red over the Covid ‘Green Pass’
Italy’s Covid certificate is dividing the country
The heist: nobody is safe from Russia’s digital pirates
Ransomware attacks are a threat to us all
I was held to ransom by hackers
I was held to ransom by hackers
Why we shouldn’t fear a ‘fourth wave’ of Covid
Covid is meeting a wall of immunity
What we can learn from our mistakes in Afghanistan
What we got wrong in Afghanistan
Why I gave up writing fiction
When, three years ago, I announced my retirement from writing fiction, the only thing that surprised me was the surprise…
My failed attempts to be a good Samaritan
Being a good Samaritan is harder than it seems
Why are bidets the butt of so many jokes?
In December 2019, and in keeping with our tradition of perverse birthday gifts, some friends gave me a bidet device.…
The WHO’s bizarre war on e-cigarettes
The WHO’s fervent campaign against e-cigarettes
Why am I so angry?
Why have we become so quick to anger?
The real reasons for South Africa’s riots
Sixty-eight years ago, when I was four, my Scottish father and English mother took me from London to South Africa,…
Turning the tide: how to deal with Britain’s new migrant crisis
How Britain can stem the stream of illegal arrivals
The troubling truth about Britain’s nuclear deal with China
The troubling truth about Britain’s nuclear deal with China
The ‘alpha migrants’ are here – why don’t we let them work?
They’re bright, brave – and could help solve our labour crisis
Modern soap operas have lost the plot
Modern soap operas have lost the plot
The curious mythology of the Gosforth Cross
In the small Cumbrian village of Gosforth, in the graveyard of St Mary’s Church, there is a sandstone cross which…
Party time: the price of freedom
Party time depends on following the party line
Now what? The government’s Covid optimism is fading fast
The government’s Covid optimism is fading fast
