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Dementia Rights

Tom Shakespeare argues that dementia should be viewed as a disability.

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Bad News is Good Business

AL Kennedy says we should reject the media outlets that peddle only bad news.

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The Power of Reading

AL Kennedy extols the virtues of reading and its power to encourage respect for others.

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The Past in the Present

A.L. Kennedy reflects on the way our past shapes our present and our future.

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Trust in Voices

A L Kennedy commends paying attention to voices as a way to discern truth telling.

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On robots

Howard Jacobson argues that talk of the dangers of artificial intelligence is premature.

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In praise of the elite

Howard Jacobson speaks up in defence of the much-maligned metropolitan liberal elite.

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The Fearsome Nature of Literary Festivals

Howard Jacobson on literary festivals and the violent nature of creativity.

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After Manchester

Howard Jacobson reflects on his home city's response to the Manchester attack.

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Renouncing Middlemarch

Howard Jacobson on why he must renounce George Eliot's greatest novel, Middlemarch.

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A new politics?

John Gray reflects on how the election has changed politics.

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Get Over It

Howard Jacobson on the political ironies that are emerging following the election.

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After Grenfell

Will Self's personal view of high-rise buildings following the Grenfell Tower disaster.

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The Mark of a Man

Will Self reflects on what a truly gender-fluid society might look like.

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A Staircase in Sunlight

Adam Gopnik goes in search of a white staircase in Capri.

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What To Call Him?

Adam Gopnik reflects on the first six months of Donald Trump's presidency.

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My Encounter with Shingles

Adam Gopnik on why he turned to marijuana during his recent bout of shingles.

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Napoleons and Normalcy

Adam Gopnik on how Donald Trump's presidency will affect our sense of what 'normal' is.

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On Musical Theatre

Adam Gopnik reflects on why musical theatre makes its makers miserable.

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Raising the Bar

Adam Gopnik on why bringing up children is an art - not a science.

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The Meaning of Conservative

Roger Scruton asks: "What does the Tory Party really stand for?".

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Pottering towards the new socialist state

Roger Scruton looks at the impact of Harry Potter on our world view.

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The Religion of Rights

Sir Roger Scruton argues that Europe needs to rediscover its Christian roots.

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Tackling the moped menace

Monica Ali reflects on the recent surge in moped crime after her son was attacked.

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On authenticity

Monica Ali reflects on the 'cult of authenticity'.

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Talking of Empire

Monica Ali on why she thinks the history of the British Empire must be taught in schools.

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The Triumph of Tribalism

Andrew Sullivan on how America has become 'a truly tribal society'.

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The Apocalypse Hasn't Happened Yet

Andrew Sullivan says Donald Trump is teaching a generation to bully, slander and cheat.

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The Battle for Free Speech

Andrew Sullivan on the cultural Marxism he says is sweeping through US universities.

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I hope this email finds you well...

Mary Beard ponders why email is governed by so few rules and conventions.

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