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The inquiry industrial complex
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The slippery slope to basic standards
How has the demand for “access” overridden basic requirements?
The emptiness of the “abolish” meme
Reform doesn’t sound quite as exciting
A strident legacy
In the decade since his death, Christopher Hitchens’s weaknesses have become our own
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Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
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Rewatching the English
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Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
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Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
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Keir Starmer is struggling to rationalise the obviously stupid
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
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To infinity immigration and beyond
Soaring rates of citizenship applications show no signs of slowing down
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The principles of peers
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