Why, deep down, we’re all ultramarathoners
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Jasmin Paris is not built like ordinary mortals. Last month she won a
moment of fame after completing the Barkley Marathons, a race so brutal
that only 19 ...
Machines and tools
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It’s International Workers Day, still celebrated as the May Day public
holiday here in Queensland, at least when the Labor party is in office. So,
it’s a g...
High on their own supply
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[image: High on their own supply]
There was a point on the BBC’s Question Time last week where the Minister
for Policing Chris Philip, who was until re...
Daisy Dunn interviews me in The Daily Telegraph
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‘Face ghosts or they will have their way’How the ancient Furies escaped
from the pages of Edith Hall’s library to cast a shadow across her life
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How do we stop a resurgence of fascism?
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Is it bad to write for hard-right outlets?
There is no doubt that the Overton window has shifted to the right during
the last decade or two. It is now c...
Thatcherism is dead: Thatcherism lives
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Thatcherism is dead. It has ceased to be. It has expired and gone to meet
its maker. It has kicked the bucket, shuffled off this mortal coil and
joined the...
A brief note on the blog and on COVID-19
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The subject of COVID-19, a virus that burst forth from its rom obscurity in
(most likely) one population or another of wild mammals in China to become
a gl...
The Harsh Truth About India’s Godmen
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Late last month, two Indian states and the national capital were upended by
rioting mobs protesting their spiritual leader’s conviction on two counts
of ...
The US Treasury’s missed opportunity
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The US Treasury recently published the first in a series of reports
designed to implement the seven core principles for regulating the US
financial system ...
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