Night of the strangling figs: a biological horror story
While the horrors we may imagine roaming the streets at night during Halloween are fictional, or so we’re told, in...
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Johnson’s return pits fantasists against realists within the disintegrating Tory Party
With Boris Johnson apparently standing for the Tory leadership, there will be a battle between realists and fantasists for what...
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GM crops and the future of farming
Are GM crops the villain, saviour, or neither? Is there a better way to safeguard and future-proof the food we...
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Sixteen things under threat from Liz Truss’s new government
It takes a lot to beat David Cameron, Theresa May or Boris Johnson as the UK’s worst ever PM, but...
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A rank amateur’s guide to royal procession-watching
Burdened by a heavy rucksack full of perishable shopping and a camera, Dr Richard Milne is semi-committed to mingle with...
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Boris Johnson; Britain’s worst ever prime minister?
Is Boris Johnson Britain’s worst ever UK prime minister (so far)? Let's compare him to other previous office holders.
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PM to be chosen by people with little grasp of climate science
Our next Prime Minister will likely be chosen by people with less grasp of climate science than a 13-year-old.
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