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The crisis in Lebanon is a warning for the West
Lebanon is trapped in a nightmare of its own making
The strange death of the English garden
Real gardens are dying out
My 46 days on the road with John Woodcock
Although it was a miracle that he survived until a few weeks before his 95th birthday, the death of John…
Organic food isn’t better for us – or the environment
The case against organic food
The uncomfortable truth about the Nazis and the Olympics
The uncomfortable truth about the Nazis and the Olympics
In the post-pandemic economy, the workers are the boss
In the post-pandemic economy, workers have the upper hand
The hateful Hundred is putting cash before cricket
This slick new tournament will ruin cricket
Rhodes to redemption: why Oxford needs a monument to Benjamin Jowett
Not since September 1642, when a mob of Parliamentary soldiers opened fire on the sculpture of the Virgin Mary carved…
The politics of eating lobster
Lobsters like to live in gullies on the sea floor, or under sand, and I understand how they feel. But…
Cuba libre: why Cubans have reached breaking point
Havana There is an astonishing patience in the Cuban people, born of endless waiting. When a store has, say, chicken,…
The challenges of being an England supporter in Italy
Dante’s Beach, Ravenna My fiery Italian wife Carla is not just a passionate patriot but also a devout Catholic, and…
Will abusive chefs get their just deserts?
Professional kitchens have always seemed like pressure cookers: hot, sweaty, stressful. The caricature of a head chef is angry, sweary,…
Nanny Boris: the PM’s alarming flight from liberalism
Has Covid killed the PM’s liberalism?
Lil’ Kim: should the West prepare for chaos in North Korea?
What’s up with North Korea’s leader?
How I was stitched up by the Royal Academy
The Royal Academy, a witch-hunt and me
I was a skateboarding pioneer
I was 12 when I got into skateboarding: the same age as Sky Brown, the youngest member of Team GB’s…
The Prince Harryfication of Boris Johnson
The acting one sees upon the stage doesn’t show how human beings actually comport themselves in crises, but simply how…
What’s behind Cambridge’s anonymous reporting system?
What’s behind Cambridge’s anonymous reporting system?
Marxism, football and Trump’s demise: Tom Holland and Francis Fukuyama in conversation
Tom Holland and Francis Fukuyama on Marxism, football and Trump’s demise
Why everyone should try streaking
Streaking is a great British tradition
Is this the last chance to save the Church of England?
Is this the last chance to save the Church of England
How China bought Cambridge
Cambridge has been compromised by China
How I missed the Matt Hancock story
How I missed the Hancock story
Cake expectations: afternoon tea has gone OTT
Afternoon tea has gone OTT
Lockdown killed my mother – and thousands like her
Lockdown killed my mother – and thousands like her
