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Monday, 23 March 2026

Unintended consequences, or the West's blunder in Iran

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As war rages in Iran, it’s worth pausing to imagine a different kind of leadership. Smoke over Tehran following an Israeli attack on 13 June...
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Thursday, 19 February 2026

Epstein: ‘man in his sixties arrested’

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There was a time when the police in Britain didn’t announce that a suspect had been arrested. The person in question would be ‘helping polic...
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Friday, 6 February 2026

Grandparenting in the time of the kings

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A few days before the New Year, Matilda and Elliott came to see us in our home in La CaƱada, near Valencia.  Well, they brought their parent...
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Tuesday, 20 January 2026

A Trump anniversary needs an Orwell reminder

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It may not be the best literary diet for a twelve-year-old, to read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World one week, and George Orwell’s 1984 the...
Monday, 12 January 2026

How a chat with a child led to a 43rd anniversary

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Dinosaurs. Planets. Two subjects that have fascinated kids for at least a couple of generations. What’s surprising is how impactful a conver...
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Thursday, 25 December 2025

You thought Jews and Muslims didn’t celebrate Christmas? Think again

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Danielle ’ s Christmas tree: a burst of a joy in an inter-ethnic household Anyone who knew my mother would have to admit that she was firm i...
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Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Selling souls for nothing

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Here are words you wouldn’t expect the Prime Minister to utter: ‘migration represents 25% of our per capita GDP, 10% of our social security ...
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