A new laptop has enhanced my life
The days of needing a baseball cap to write this column are finally over.
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Nicholas Lezard
Nicholas Lezard writes the Down and Out column for the New Statesman.
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A new government, and I had a seat at the side-table of history
After I celebrated the end of Tory chaos in grand style, even my dreams have resolved to be nicer.
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You shouldn’t tell people how you voted – but I will…
When I was young, my father would take me to the polling station so he could show me democracy…
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Election night is long, but I shall be on form at the New Statesman party
I have called every election wrong since 1974 and suffered many disappointments, but these are different times.
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Down and Out: the Movie – in cinemas not quite yet
A film project based on these columns could change my life. Or not…
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The cheering sounds of childhood
Innocent, childlike play is one of the great delights of life. We should try to keep in touch with…
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Uneasy rider
I still dream about the joy I felt traversing London on my old motorbike. But the idea of my…
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An assisted cycle through scenic Silesia
How I conquered picturesque Polish volcanoes, e-bikes and endless vegetarian meals.
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I’m good in a crisis, but not if that crisis is a lost passport
I am off on a travel-writing gig to e-bike in Lower Silesia, or at least I am meant to…
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