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‘Good things are happening in Iraq’
Simon Heffer interviews the King of Bahrain who applauds the actions of America and Britain
Sword of honour
Paul Robinson on the ancient code of insult and revenge that is still prevalent in the American South
My hero
Bruce Anderson says David Cameron, the young Tory MP, has all the qualities needed to rescue the party
Boycott Britain
Leo McKinstry says that the tourism industry is suffering because of our extortionate hotels, contemptuous service and revolting food
England’s national saint
Andrew Lambirth on a splendid exhibition which shows the work of artists inspired by Shakespeare
The voice of Baghdad
Peter Kellner analyses the first systematic opinion poll of Iraq, and finds a population full of anxiety — but also convinced that war has made their future brighter
Elf warning
Philip Delves Broughton on the threats against Eva Joly, the judge investigating the French oil giant
My secret garden
John Laughland on the joy of chard and the energising effect of the broad beans he grows in his allotment
No flies on Bush
Mark Steyn says the President’s anti-terrorist strategy is working, and that he is all but certain to be re-elected
Railtrack’s show trial
Alasdair Palmer says the charges against Railtrack’s Gerald Corbett are the cynical prelude to a law on corporate killing
Girls just want to have funds
The government would like to outlaw pyramid selling. Why? Rachel Royce has joined Hearts, the girls-only investment scheme, and finds it good, clean – and profitable – fun
You don’t look Buddhist
More Jews than ever are converting to Buddhism. Mary Wakefield finds out why they make the leap of faith
Hail, Galloway!
Lloyd Evans mixes with the nerds (and their boils, limps and tics) to watch the last of the red-hot socialists strut their stuff
The truth about Campbell and me
Kimberly Fortier talks to Robin Cook about war and peace – and that day at Heathrow
Like father, like son?
Clyde Prestowitz, a former Reagan aide, says that Bush could lose the next election if the fighting in Iraq continues and the WMD remain undiscovered
Regions of the damned
Whether we like it or not, says Leo McKinstry, regional government is already here – and it is expensive, absurd and undemocratic
Shared wit of Whistler and Wilde
Sarah Walden on how the friendship between the painter and the playwright turned sour
Let’s hear it for traffic wardens
They are among the most hated people in urban Britain and – because many of them are from west Africa – often the victims of racial abuse. But, says Andrew Gimson, without their bravery and dedication our civilisation might collapse
Whistling in the dark
Simon Nixon says the government is powerless to prevent an energy crisis that could strike as early as this winter
Tomorrow he’ll be yesterday’s man
Howard Dean, Democratic front-runner, is arrogant and thin-skinned, says Mark Steyn, and pretty soon he'll be forgotten
I’m boring, I’m ugly and I can’t write
Actually, none of this is true of James Delingpole, but he wants to make it clear that he won't succumb to the English disease of bogus self-deprecation
Black fascism
The white liberals who opposed apartheid are despised; the blacks who supported it are eulogised. Andrew Kenny on the oppressive humbug of the ANC
The sacred in secular societies
Tom Flynn on the international controversy about the repatriation of human remains
Back to basic instincts
Dougie Smith is not remotely embarrassed about his sex parties, says Rod Liddle, and there's no reason why he or the Tories should be
Public scandal
Ross Clark says that if you want job security plus good pay and conditions, forget the private sector and take up public service
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