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I ran this story in my column on Substack just over three years ago, and I am running it again so new subscribers will have a chance to read it. It’s a piece I wrote for the late lamented New Times Magazine in 1977, on assignment from my editor, John Lombardi. I’ve never written about how I got...
Our research gave a surprising result. Money can’t buy happiness. Many of us are told this at some point in our lives, but that doesn’t seem to stop many people from wanting...
The end is nigh, prepare to meet thy doom. The last in a very special series of exclusive articles for The Property Chronicle, in which Australian property legend Norman Harker...
Martin Walker, the gifted former Washington correspondent of The Guardian, used to start his speeches saying that the Fourth of July wasn’t a time for sorrow for him, as it was a...
Europe is highly vulnerable to Putin's gas blackmail. European leaders believe they are part of the rich world, with the power to determine their future. After they return from...
Harvesting the low-hanging fruit. “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” (Haida proverb) Despite lofty sustainable development...
It's gaining momentum and the future pipeline is likely to raise the top prices equivalent to those seen in Manhattan and London. Originally published June 14, 2022. Tokyo’s...
Where modern office work began Originally published March 2022. I love coffee. I love spending time in great cafes. So I have always been curious about the numerous plaques...
Here’s how to keep them high while avoiding riots or hurting the poor. In the UK, it now costs more than £100 to fill up a typical family car with petrol, and oil prices...
Originally published May 2022. On 7th May, our football club, Maidstone United, were crowned champions of National League South (NLS), English football’s sixth tier. Maidstone...