A Donald Trump-inspired plan to make my home great again
‘For years, my wife has been telling me to do more around the house, which is obviously political correctness gone mad’
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‘For years, my wife has been telling me to do more around the house, which is obviously political correctness gone mad’
British PM Theresa May rejects the advances of a man with a most Special Relationship
‘I cannot help noticing how some of the most bellicose British nationalists don’t actually seem to like Britain very much’
Critics detect a gentler side that was lost in the hurly-burly of the campaign
This revolt against the political and economic order is immeasurably more significant
‘For many, myself included, the referendum was the first real example of democracy being something that is done to us’
The new president welcomes viewers into the Oval Office
‘Just as the interconnectedness of the financial system was responsible for the scale of the financial crisis, so it could be with the internet of things’
Notebook: the prime minister is keeping her options open and the country guessing
‘Once a possible broken finger brought out the parental instinct to comfort the injured spawn. Now we just think, “What a pillock”’
The memoirs of a Europhile Conservative are full of nostalgia for the days when the big decisions were left to men like him
‘Last week, Theresa May, our new prime minister, denounced me as part of the enemy within’
‘It’s the kind of name that gets chosen by a committee whose only members are Hal and Borat’
The Conservatives’ worldview pushes against modernity to invoke a more comforting, simpler time
Something momentous has happened but nothing has really changed, so we live in a phoney war
‘Dog-sitting is not new but the idea of a technology-driven, part-time pet economy seems intriguing’
He would have done so well with a good mic, a fair moderator and if Hillary hadn’t eaten his notes
‘An assistant helpfully pointed out a “cashback” offer that put it within our price range. It was only as we went to pay that it became clear it would be some time before we got the cash back’
‘This is the most tax-efficient vehicle ever. We have located our intellectual property on Sark’
Two dispatches show how ‘human’ politicians can prosper — up to a point
‘How dare Facebook’s twentysomething techies, with a hinterland that barely stretches back to the first “Star Wars” movie, erase moments of history?’
‘To prepare for his newly acquired master-of-the-universe status, the boy suggested we go shopping for his new school attire’
‘Somewhere in Africa, my mewling has financed clean water for a small village’
Look moderate on one side of the border, and do the opposite on the other
‘I’m all for more health education but it may take more than a nudge to make a fatty budge’