A Point of View

It's all right for you

Sara Wheeler reflects on the experience of being a sibling to her brother who has a lifelong...

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Motherland

Zoe Strimpel reflects on the extraordinary experience of ‘crossing the rubicon separating...

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• 13 días

Work Work Work

A L Kennedy argues that, as a country with low productivity, we must urgently address our...

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• 20 días

Trump's Second Coming

John Gray assesses what's going wrong for liberals in the US election. 'It's not chiefly Joe...

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• 27 días

Michael & Tony & Me

Adam Gopnik warns of our tendency to normalise evil behaviour. What may pass for entertainment in...

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Peak Envy

Will Self believes we are reaching a state of 'peak envy'. 'Is it any surprise,' Will writes,...

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The Death and Life of Modern Martyrs

Sarah Dunant reflects on martyrdom past and present. As Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is laid...

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The Carnival Is Over

Following a recent incident in a London theatre where, it appears, Jewish Israelis were targeted...

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• 2 meses

Down the Rabbit Hole

Rebecca Stott says the idea of 'going down a rabbit hole' is often characterised as a bad thing -...

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Why is my handwriting so bad?

Tom Shakespeare reflects on the 'endangered skill of handwriting.' 'The most ambitious thing I...

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• 2 meses

On Ritual

Taking a lead from Confucius - a man who loved a good ritual - Sara Wheeler explores the...

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I See No Ships

As the size and capability of the Royal Navy is thrust into the spotlight with events in the Red...

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• 3 meses

Identity and Theft

AL Kennedy on the recent theft of her backpack and how misfortune can help us reclaim who we...

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In the Grey Zone

Mark Damazer says we need to find a different vocabulary to define political leadership and...

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• 3 meses

A Plate of Pfeffernusse

Zoe Strimpel explores our relationship with sugar - from the days of the 12th century chronicler...

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A Lump of Coal and a Black Bun

Alex Massie delves into Hogmanays past and present. 'The traditional 'first footing' gifts of...

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• 4 meses

Taking Time

Michael Morpurgo reflects on why Christmas is the perfect time of year for 'taking your time.'...

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Dearly Beloved

In a pew in Edwin Lutyens' ecclesiastical masterpiece, St Jude on the Hill in North London, Will...

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The Usefulness of Pessimism

John Gray argues that the power of the imagination fuels the worst kind of politics. 'Nobody',...

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01/12/2023

Weekly reflections on topical issues from a range of contributors.

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