David Lidington: “Remainers need to move on from grieving about Brexit”
The former Conservative cabinet minister discusses how pro-European Tories can rebuild.
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As plans for our family holiday crumble, our only option is a staycation in the garden
The disappointment – even after this year of disappointments – was sharp and piercing. We are all tired of putting on…
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ASMR: my billion-dollar feeling
I often experience autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR. It starts with a tingling around the head coupled with a sensation of utter calm.
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Peter Tatchell: “It’s important the left doesn’t resort to the methods of the right”
The human rights campaigner reflects on cancel culture and life as an activist.
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A steep hill, a bellyful of Chinese and wine, and a pair of posh shoes… disaster beckons
A sprightly step and a fairly steep downhill slope, and what do you get? A fall.
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With any luck, I won’t perish in a blaze – but I fear my fire alarms might be the death of me
Even the sound of My Bloody Valentine playing live cannot compete with my alarms.
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Remembering Anthony Thwaite
The life and legacy of the poet and New Statesman literary editor, who has died at the age of 90.
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John Colapinto: “Joe Biden knows he has to talk America, and the world, off a ledge”
The Canadian New Yorker writer discusses the political power of our voices.
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