How politicians forget basic truisms
If it looks too good and feels too good, it probably is too good to be true. Having your cake and eating it alongside a free lunch is probably more than most of us would expect. Yet politicians steer...
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By Chelsea Girl in China It was difficult to hear about the government’s spending review this week without immediately wondering what was happening on the ground in my home country. Were people taking...
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The sad fallout from holiday balcony deaths in Spain
At a central London underground station late at night three very tipsy middle-aged people swayed precariously on an escalator ahead of me, and then without warning, the woman pitched forward and fell...
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Why French health care shows up the NHS
The doctor can see you now… in France I’m all for praising the hard work and dedication of the health workers back in Britain. Having suffered from a range of moderate maladies over the years, I’ve...
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