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No fairy-tale end for toad
In Search of the Golden Frog
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Cressida reveals all before you meet her
A Matter of Taste
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Homemakers and hooligans
Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel by an author obsessed with sin and guilt: "Wilson sat on the balcony of the Bedford Hotel with...
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'That's just so last century'
Travel is redundant, anti-globalisation protests are mounting and academia is ruled by 'shallow' gurus. Chris Bunting looks forward to 2010 with 'Europe's leading futurist' Patrick Dixon. Patrick...
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Pen, plough and silence of the lambs
Stephen Bending surveys how writings on agriculture reflect broader human concerns. "Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the...
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Medieval spectre haunts the land while animals 'sleep' on TV
Andy Brown relates the hellish falout of foot-and-mouth. It began one regular Saturday morning, our two-year-old strapped safely into her car seat, watching the familiar landscape fly past. The start...
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A big fish, small pond scenario
Tony Blair might hold sway in his cabinet, but in the global arena he is more than a cigar short of a Churchill, argues Richard Rose. The paradox of power is simply stated: at Westminster, the prime...
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Laurie Taylor
Well, a surprise victory there for the Liberal Democrats in a traditionally Conservative seat. Let us go straight over to Professor Stubbins for his analysis. Professor Stubbins, a surprise victory...
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Leader: We want to see tangible results after the election
Dear Ministers, As this is written, voters have yet to go to the polls. When it is read, we will know their verdict. Today and in the next few days, you will be taking up (or returning to) your...
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Letter: Language of layoffs (1)
You refer to 60 voluntary redundancies at Imperial College School of Medicine ("London faces mass academic job losses", THES , June 1). This gives me an idea for a question for this summer's...
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Letter: Language of layoffs (2)
Your article on job cuts suggests we are close to a meltdown in foreign languages provision in some areas of the capital. London First, the organisation that promotes the development of the capital's...
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Letter: Jammy of Jamaica
Until three years ago, I was an academic in a "new" British university. I left to pursue better pay and conditions in the private sector, but was dismayed at the loss of quality of life. So I came...
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Letter: Motion picture
Thank you for your report of Natfhe's conference ("Union campaigns to scrap QAA", THES , June 1). It was both informative and lively; rather like the event itself. But I was surprised to read your...