James Le Fanu

Articles by James Le Fanu

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How not to defeat Aids

  • 15 May 2008
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The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of Aids Elizabeth Pisani Granta Books, 288pp, £17.99

Dish the dirt and keep healthy

  • 03 July 2000

Bureaucrats always want to introduce more stringent hygiene regulations.James Le Fanu argues that cleanliness may not be as good for us as they think

Proud to be ignorant

  • 07 February 2000

The Dome, like the poll tax, shows that our rulers are suspicious of experts. They should shed their prejudice, advises James Le Fanu

Stop all this fuss about our genes

  • 13 December 1999

The decoding of human chromosome 22 has been hailed as more important than splitting the atom. James Le Fanu is not so impressed

Behind the great plastic duck panic

  • 22 November 1999

Greenpeace says toys and garden hoses are bad for you. Nonsense, arguesJames Le Fanu

What price a cure for the flu?

  • 01 November 1999

Relenza costs too much, says Frank Dobson; Glaxo Wellcome begs to differ. James Le Fanu wonders how the drug companies are going to stay in profit

Why doctors should admit their ignorance

  • 14 June 1999

Experts say too little milk, too much milk and a smart wife all make you ill. Don't listen, advises James Le Fanu

Was Two-Brains one too many?

  • 26 February 1999

The BBC, the universities, the NHS: the Tories wrecked them all. James Le Fanu argues that David Willetts should come clean and take the blame

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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