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10 THE DIARY
What to see in October, November and December
13 PUNDITS IN PERIL Rob Long reveals how TV execs are killing his gags
15 BAD PHILOSOPHY Roger Scruton on the left’s bloody legacy
16MOVE OVER BOND James Delingpole meets the team features
22ROBOT WARS Mary Wakefield details how the behind Kingsman
26 IS SEXISM REAL IN SILICON VALLEY? Alix O’Neill on tech’s ‘women’ problem
34ROGUE MALE Tim Lott talks to Professor Jordan Peterson about his transgender fight military are turning to AI
30A VOYAGE WITH HIS FATHER James Delingpole meets the Whitehalls
38 THE TORIES FOR THE UNDER-10s
Andy Shaw’s guide to how the Conservatives are getting it wrong the back pages
42 SEW CHIC Lara Prendergast takes a couture class
44 THE WISH LIST The best coloured jewels
47 FOOD FIGHT Brendan O’Neill defends maligned sugar
48 ALL THE RAJ Mark Palmer ponders posh curry
51 THE WINE LIST Bruce Palling reappraises ‘Rioja’
52 LET THEM EAT GAME Louise Gray on the virtues of shooting
55 THE VINTAGE CHEF Olivia Potts relishes a real rice pudding
58
THE ADVENTURES OF MRS TOAD Sarah Vine tries out the Peugeot 3008
60 THE HIGH LIFE Laura Freeman looks up in Tokyo
63 MY HOLIDAY HELL Helen Lederer checks into the BB house
64 SNOW WORK, ALL PLAY Caroline Bondy skis in luxury
65 DIARY OF AN INFLUENCER Meet Poppy Wellness-Greymarble
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THE INVESTOR’S BOOKSHELF Merryn Somerset Webb turns to Buffett
68 SINGLE LIFE Candida Crewe on dateless dining