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Email Etiquette
Lisa Jardine reflects on the perils of over-hasty emails.

The Thatcher Story
The historian Lisa Jardine reflects on the week's events.

Volume Control
Lisa Jardine reflects on her aversion to today's new sources of noise.

The Art of Gardening
Lisa Jardine reflects on gardening's purity, and its darker, political aspect.

Information Overload
Historian Lisa Jardine reflects that information overload is not a new problem.

Glamour in Austerity
Lisa Jardine reflects on the historic power of royal glamour in times of austerity.

The Memory Business
Simon Schama reflects on how the world - ten years on - remembered the events of 9/11.

Media Malpractice
Will Self reflects on the new landscape for the press.

The Meaning of Debt
Sarah Dunant looks at different aspects of debt.

The End, yet again?
The author and philosopher John Gray on the merits of living for the present.