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Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
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A failed war on fags
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We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
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Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
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A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
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Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
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Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured