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The Staggers

A rat? Dead for a dollar under New York’s tsar

Kathleen Corradi’s targets are “cunning, voracious and prolific”. If the history of real tsars is anything to go by, she might not last long.

By Benedict Spence

A rat? Dead for a dollar under New York’s tsar

My hometown is the Satanic capital of the UK – and no wonder

By Benedict Spence

In defence of the Oxford comma

By Benedict Spence

Booing the national anthem is as British as singing it

By Benedict Spence

Does Boris Johnson just not get it?

By Benedict Spence

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In defence of the lunch break (even when working from home)

In defence of the lunch break (even when working from home)

Stop assuming your boss thinks you're skiving.

By Benedict Spence

Big business and families love working from home — so why don't the Tories?

Big business and families love working from home — so why don’t the Tories?

The likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg's preoccupation with WFH is nonsensical.

By Benedict Spence

Why women don't want men to stop wearing suits

Why women don’t want men to stop wearing suits

A well-proportioned suit can turn a man into something a woman might be persuaded to reproduce with.

By Benedict Spence

I wanted GB News to succeed – here’s why I’m so disappointed

I wanted GB News to succeed – here’s why I’m so disappointed

GB News promised ambition. But it has resorted to boring and predictable culture-war stances rather than challenging its viewers.

By Benedict Spence

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