Christians are being persecuted in Pakistan
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Stop exploiting the debate on women’s rights
The officers at Clapham Common were misguided, but hijacking Sarah Everard’s death for a political agenda disrespects her memory
The canary in the coal mine
The UK is at a dangerous junction when it comes to free speech
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An indefensible defence policy
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A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
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Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
A scarcity machine
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Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
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An acclaimed new exhibition is full of overwrought symbolism and compositional failures
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
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