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Modern life is lonely and it comes with a threat of isolation, hard-wired into our lives

As Conservative councillors seek to raise council tax by 15%, it should get Labour and the Liberal Democrats more enthusiastic

The right to live in a decent property, free of fear, should be available to all — but to deliver that, resolve rather than rage will be required

A spate of horrific attacks in London reflects a lack of empathy that is extremely disturbing

Whether it’s Karl Lagerfeld on Kim Kardashian’s robbery experience, or online bullying, the impulse for cruelty we see all around us is cause for concern

From Labour’s hatred of Blair to the Tories’ assaults on the NHS, all the most powerful political urges today seem to be against something, rather than for anything

The sadness that is felt for the destruction of Unesco World Heritage sites is a sadness that’s not tinged with uncomfortable thoughts such as the idea that Syrians can’t be saved

Now, a vote for the nationalists feels like the only way

J.K. Rowling is right that kneejerk, sentimental patriotism is unappealing, but why wouldn’t Scotland want to govern itself, with UK democracy in such a parlous state?

Delays, bad manners and petulance: the British prime minister’s government is not showing its best side with the nuclear power station hold-up

There are old sites dotted around the British countryside; for years they have been historical curiosities. Suddenly they seem potentially useful