The secret diary of a Foreign Office civil servant
Keir Starmer’s hellish week is only the prelude to a world of Mandelson chaos
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“Internally displaced” doesn’t do justice to those now living on Lebanon’s streets
We spot a lone man sifting through the rubble. I see him pull out a necklace and drop it into…
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The dying days of riot grrrl
Also this week: late nights with ER, and longing for the moral optimism of the 1990s
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Donald Trump is my old friend – but he’s lost the plot
Also this week: free breakfasts at the BBC, and being humiliated by Manchester City fans
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The world according to violinists
Also this week: teaching my children to drive, and a reptile’s rude awakening
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AI is the perfect blend of insight and bullshit
Also this week: rainy Irish summers and too much sport on TV
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How we celebrated Khamenei’s death
My friends had imagined the moment for years
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The story behind Prince Andrew’s arrest
Also this week: how to build a 21st-century monarchy, and the power of literary festivals
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