Felix Dennis – symbol of a revolution
Poet, rebel, publisher extraordinaire and as generous as he was rich – Felix Dennis was the symbol of an era.
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Poet, rebel, publisher extraordinaire and as generous as he was rich – Felix Dennis was the symbol of an era.
Britain must make up its own independent mind as to how to behave towards Tehran, now that a thaw in UK-Iran relations is underway.
My dad was nearly 50 when I was born … so he was clearly in an OK state when it came to whatever bit of sex was required to produce me.
The entity of Iraq – invented by Britain – cannot hold, and the utter foolhardiness of 2003’s Shock and Awe adventure has been exposed.
By chance in New York over the weekend, I happened upon the continuation of a modern phenomenon. The internet is coming back to earth.
Maya Angelou lived with me in Kentish Town for nearly two months, writing. America has lost a very great warrior – and I have lost a dear friend.
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Narendra Modi has proved himself as an effective and dynamic leader and reformer. But he heal, rather than exacerbate, religious division and hatred in India?
The fixed-term parliament means there is suddenly time in the Commons for the interests of the citizen to take centre stage. Can this parliament respond? Don’t hold your breath.
Sex, greed, over-centralised politics, and London-centricity – they all play their part in the alienation from Westminster politics that many of us are finding within and beyond the M25.
I wonder how many people remembering Bob Hoskins’ huge contribution to film and television will note his kindness and generosity in the voluntary sector, which I saw first-hand.
To me, as an Englishman who has scoured his family tree in search of Celtic blood and sadly found none, Scottish independence would feel like an amputation, an impoverishment of who we are.
The EU/Nato powers must be prepared to accept Ukraine for what it is – a buffer state in which both powers have some interest.
Over the course of her 60 year career, the veteran photographer Jane Bown has become renowned for her iconic portraits and images. Jon Snow met her at home.