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I gave a woman 'the ick' - men have it too hard these days

I gave a woman 'the ick' - men have it too hard these days
09.02.2025 4

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Princess Kate's charity is right: we need to look at our children, not our phones

02.02.2025 6

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We boomers have more than paid our dues – so stop whining

27.01.2025 10

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The number of students getting extra exam time is a crisis in plain sight

19.01.2025 4

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Like LA, my mother's home town was hit by disaster - yet they started again

12.01.2025 3

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Gen Z have ruined shopping – they are not made for customer service

This year’s festive season was far from merry for Britain’s high streets. Footfall was down for the second successive year by 2.2 per cent. Cost of...

05.01.2025 3

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Children can rediscover the joy of reading with these simple steps

As the season of resolutions begins, many of us will commit to some form of self-improvement. We pledge to exercise, eat better, or spend less time...

29.12.2024 7

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Believing in Santa is about more than just magic

Childhood is brief and magical, a time when the impossible feels possible, and the world is full of wonder. For a fleeting moment, we believe in...

15.12.2024 2

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There's only one present worth giving this Christmas

Presents are curious things. In theory, they mark our journeys, reflecting who we are, what we value, and our lives at a given moment. But all too...

08.12.2024 3

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Football fans have had enough

When is enough actually enough? What is the point beyond which the cost/value equation is irrelevant and “things” simply cost too much to have any...

05.12.2024 3

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The tragedies in Laos should not signal the end of the gap year

The tragic deaths of six tourists in Laos from methanol poisoning leave many parents wrestling with an age-old dilemma: how much freedom should we...

25.11.2024 4

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The worst thing about party season – and how to beat it

I had a big party for my 60th birthday this weekend, mostly because I’m just happy to be alive after my second heart attack earlier this year. As I...

18.11.2024 3

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How I staved off an existential crisis about turning 60

“Sir, how do you feel about more than half your life being over?” If I wasn’t having an existential crisis about turning 60 this week, one of my...

11.11.2024 4

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The US election has divided my family – the youngest are so pro-Trump

I’ve been visiting close family in Boston, Massachusetts. It is akin to being wrapped in the flags of the USA and Italy: being fed, nourished,...

04.11.2024 3

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If you want to see two-tier Britain, just look at our schools

Last week brought yet another depressing set of headlines about the desultory provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities...

28.10.2024 8

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Chris Hoy has always been inspirational - but this is something else

I heard the sad news about Sir Chris Hoy’s terminal cancer just after seeing my favourite play, Samuel Beckett’s thought-provoking Waiting For...

20.10.2024 4

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I'm a middle-aged man and cannot get enough of Wagatha Christie

I have a guilty pleasure. Like many I profess to not caring about celebrities, but I am secretly obsessed with the Wagatha Christie saga. This...

13.10.2024 3

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What is the point of huge weddings anymore?

My partner and I have been invited to a wedding in August 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal, with 150 guests. For the happy couple, it’s still much cheaper...

06.10.2024 4

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The tragic demise of nightclubs

When did you last go clubbing? If, like me, you’re more salt than pepper these days, you may adhere to the adage that “nothing good can happen to a...

30.09.2024 4

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The al-Fayed I met was a creep – and I know why his victims couldn’t come forward

Twice this week, I’ve had genuinely tense conversations with male colleagues at work. These otherwise “woke”, liberal teachers simply cannot...

22.09.2024 2

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Parents that don't support smartphone bans are the problem, not schools

Two months ago, I wrote a column imploring parents to help wean their children off their smartphone addiction over the summer holidays, as evidence...

15.09.2024 10

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Lee Carsley chose not to sing the national anthem – good for him

It took an Irish icon to sum up the pointless row over the new England men’s football coach not singing the national anthem. Roy Keane nailed it: “...

08.09.2024 10

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Teachers like me are paying for parent's lack of discipline

It’s back to school for millions of children this week. Six weeks have barely seemed long enough to squeeze in a summer holiday – and those...

01.09.2024 3

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Overprotective parents are actually failing their children

My ex-wife and I have only had one major disagreement in the 18 years since we separated. This adventurous woman and excellent mother refused to...

26.08.2024 20

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GCSE and A-Level results remind us children specialise too soon - in subjects they hate

It is arguably the most stressful week of the year. There is scarcely a household in the country that doesn’t contain a teenager who is waiting...

19.08.2024 4

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Sheffield Wednesday fake shirts warning is a sign of how divorced from reality clubs are

Club football is back! All over the country, men and women will be donning a magnificent array of garish football shirts to demonstrate their proud...

11.08.2024 2

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We need to show young people that winning gold isn't everything

It was our Olympic rowing great James Cracknell who said “gold is the only currency”. The double Olympic gold medalist and six-time world champion,...

04.08.2024 2

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This summer holiday, take your kids' phones away from them

School’s out for summer across the UK, as of a few days ago. So I’m going to set some summer homework tasks, both for your children and yourselves....

29.07.2024 5

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Men, please don’t make the mistake I did before my recent heart attack

I’m writing this from a bed in the coronary care unit of a major west London hospital. I’ve woken up in trepidation, but without pain or tightness...

15.07.2024 1

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