I have to admit sometimes I’m my own worst enemy. I turn my silly nose up at opportunities that others would grab with both hands. Well, as Joe Biden settles into the...
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Modern governments have a distressing tendency to morph into nanny states. MPs and ministers, whose educational qualifications are often negligible or questionable, pre...
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Just when we needed clarity we’ve ended up with controversy. When we wanted simple straightforward answers we’re receiving confused and conflicted responses. Conseq...
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Of one thing I’m pretty certain. Every paper you pick up this morning will tell you about different ways of looking at the year that’s just rolling out. It’s the ...
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In a normal year the Winter Session of parliament would have just ended and, like the rest of us, MPs would be enjoying a well-earned holiday. This year, however, unlik...
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The odd thing about winter in the plains of northern India is it suddenly hits you. For weeks it’s balmy and then you wake up one morning shivering. Overnight the tem...
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Today we identify the Bharatiya Janata Party with Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. Not so long ago it belonged to two very different men: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krish...
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It’s not a question of earth shattering importance but it is one that I have been asked so often that I’ve begun to believe people are truly curious about it. So, t...
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We’re aware of the impact of Coronavirus on our language. Not only have new words been coined but the use of older ones has proliferated almost beyond belief. Perhaps...
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One of the most riveting chapters in Barack Obama’s autobiography ‘A Promised Land’ is the last one. It’s the story of the Navy SEAL’s operation to eliminate ...
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