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David Mitchell

David Mitchell

The Guardian

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Keep your shirt on, Keir, all this bluster over Nike’s St George’s Cross is a false flag

The new Nike version of the St George’s Cross, revealed earlier this month, looks very nice. I’m sure everyone is agreed on that. It’s neat and...

31.03.2024 2

The Guardian

David Mitchell

Japan shows up Britain’s impoverished councils

I’m halfway through a stay in Japan, the land of the free public toilet. City squares, riverside walks, bus interchanges in the middle of nowhere...

21.03.2024 10

The Spectator

David Mitchell

If you hate Amazon, blame Rishi Sunak

Sitting in slow-moving traffic on the M1 the other day, I found myself looking at an enormous Amazon warehouse. It took 10 minutes to get past it, a...

25.02.2024 10

The Guardian

David Mitchell

I’m not keen on our aversion to keenness

Controversy raged last week over the issue of whether or not the Princess of Wales has regularly been called “Katie Keen”. In Endgame , his new...

03.12.2023 9

The Guardian

David Mitchell

Politicians and prisons have made us stir crazy

What is the role of government? It feels like a controversial area so it’s worth remembering that most of what the government does is stuff we all...

22.10.2023 6

The Guardian

David Mitchell

Take this addictive food away from me!

A ccording to the British Medical Journal, “Not all foods have addictive potential.” Sounds like the writer had just struggled through a couscous...

15.10.2023 5

The Guardian

David Mitchell

A note of caution about the withdrawal of cash

T here was some unexpected implied criticism of King Charles in the Daily Mail last week. It wasn’t the usual sort of complaint about his...

17.09.2023 5

The Guardian

David Mitchell

What, a school revamp once every 440 years isn’t enough?

T he government has had a busy week trying to deal with the school buildings crisis. This hasn’t involved doing anything about all the dangerous...

10.09.2023 60

The Guardian

David Mitchell

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