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Why Australia's sun feels so brutal
Hint: it's not the hole in the ozone
2 hrs ago • Jack Kessler
10 seconds at PMQs feels like forever
Stop waiting for silence — and other life lessons from Betty Boothroyd
Apr 7 • Jack Kessler
Why is this space mission different from all other space missions?
The Passover/Artemis II crossover episode we don't need
Apr 2 • Jack Kessler
A 288-page LinkedIn post
Every autobiography has to have a hero
Apr 1 • Jack Kessler

March 2026

Why other people make bad decisions
(And you're not immune either)
Mar 31 • Jack Kessler
Why Americans can't fly as far as Europeans
It's all about girth
Mar 30 • Jack Kessler
Britain needs more famous people
Graham Norton can only do so much
Mar 27 • Jack Kessler
When political reform goes wrong
From Earl Grey to Ed Miliband, change rarely works as intended
Mar 26 • Jack Kessler
One weird trick for avoiding jet lag
You’re not going to like it
Mar 25 • Jack Kessler
The man who charmed the world
Mr Kessler turns 70
Mar 24 • Jack Kessler
Whodunit?
Antisemitic violence is like a trip to the ice cream parlour — the only question is: what flavour?
Mar 23 • Jack Kessler
Having a Tom Friedman moment
Two taxi rides on the other side of the world
Mar 20 • Jack Kessler
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