Fountain Pens
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
A Christmas plea for pen and ink
In praise of the small features of civilisation
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life