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The myth of the ‘stolen country’
The myth of the ‘stolen country’
In Madagascar, more will starve than die of the virus
Earlier this month, in his weekly address to the nation, our President, the former DJ and coup leader Andry Rajoelina,…
It’s time for Boris to channel Churchill
How Boris can get Britain’s Covid fight back on track
The true cost of coronavirus on our economy
The economic scars of Covid will define the decade
How many care homes are to blame for Covid deaths?
How many Covid deaths took place in institutions that were known to be unsafe?
We should give Trump credit for his foreign policy successes
He deserves credit for his foreign policy successes
Could Trump save the capital letter?
Irrespective of whether Donald Trump ends up being a two-term president, surely no modern political figure has done more to…
Why the Japanese love wearing facemasks
Why the Japanese love face masks
The missing leader: Boris Johnson needs to find his purpose again
Boris Johnson needs to find his purpose again
Why I’ve given up on handbags
How I gave up an unnecessary habit
Sweden’s crime problem has become too big to ignore
Sweden’s crime problem is out of control
Thanks to Covid, village shows are withering away
It’s been an awful year for village fairs
The Dragon school’s bizarre decision to ban Gunga Din
Why do schools want to erase the past?
From fist-bumps to bows: how to avoid shaking hands
The government wants us back in the office — catching trains, buying sandwiches and actually seeing colleagues and clients rather…
The race to find a Covid vaccine has become a global power struggle
The race for a Covid vaccine is about much more than finding a cure
Don’t create more rules, Priti – just enforce them
We don’t need more laws – just better policing
Seagulls don’t deserve to be protected
Don’t protect seagulls
Just the ticket: why I love collecting stubs
Virtual tickets just aren’t the same
Bassam Tibi’s 40-year fight against Islamic fundamentalism
Bassam Tibi’s 40-year fight against fundamentalism
The depraved rule of Thailand’s Caligula king
Why are protestors risking it all to challenge the king?
The bliss of proper bread
I cannot claim the gift of prophecy, but early this year — before lockdown panic-buying and the warnings of a…
Why people have sex in graveyards
The oldest churchyard in Torquay is being used by people openly having sex and sunbathing nude in broad daylight. This…
Pilgrimage in the age of pandemic
Pilgrimage in the age of pandemic
As New Yorkers flee, the suburbs are under siege
As New Yorkers flee, the suburbs are under siege
Downside’s downfall: the dissolution of a monastery
The dissolution of a monastery
