Letter of the week: The case against Starmer
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Being in pain is bad enough, but being a woman in pain is even worse
Endometriosis, appendicitis, fractured vertebrae, and now my mother’s knee injury: why aren’t women taken seriously when they say they are…
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Thanks to a shoulder in agony I meet Dr H—, possessed of a lively mind and deep humanity
I tend to get on with the medical profession, but her demeanour suggested an even broader hinterland than usual.
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Subscriber of the week: Joff Wild
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Letter of the week: A problem of scale
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A train to Oxford means either a broken heart or the middle class at its most benign
On the train to Oxford, and my heart is full of misgiving. I have only been to Oxford twice in…
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In the gym, lifting weights, I am enthralled by how far a teabag can be thrown
In between sets a gym bro approached me and asked what I was laughing at so audibly. The answer: Taskmaster.
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Letter of the week: The levelling-up lie
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