Margaret Cook

Articles by Margaret Cook

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A bad trip for the young

  • 31 January 2005
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Observations on cannabis

Smaller gut, bigger brain

  • 10 January 2005

Observations on human evolution

The myth of the malingerer

  • 29 November 2004

Observations on Gulf war syndrome

The Boris, Cecil and Jeffrey club

  • 22 November 2004

When an alpha male is also a politician, Darwinian instincts won't be easily reined in

Who can cure the pharmaceuticals?

  • 15 November 2004

Margaret Cook on how the influence of drugs companies has seeped, through their control of research and even of the official regulator, into the fabric of medical life

The Prime Minister's little flutter

  • 11 October 2004

Statesmen deny illness for fear of alarming the public and keep on going. But far more worrying is a less than healthy leader spaced out on medication

Reflected glory

  • 27 September 2004

The Goldfish Bowl: married to the prime minister (1955-1997) Cherie Booth and Cate Haste Chatto & Windus, 321pp, £18.99 ISBN 0701176768

Diary - Margaret Cook

  • 30 August 2004

I met Gaynor for the first time a year or two ago, at Robin's mother's funeral. Would you believe it, she said: "Nice to meet you." And I replied: "Nice to meet you, too"

A woman spurned. Margaret Cook on "how not to be a female MP"

  • 21 October 2002

Diaries 1987-1992 Edwina Currie Little, Brown, 334pp, £18.99 ISBN 0316860247

It's not just monkey business

  • 15 May 2000

Alpha man preens and postures and goes in for aggressive behaviour in his quest to stay on top. Sounds just like our politicians

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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