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An appreciation of the late John Simon
Andrew Cusack remembers the apotheosis of criticism
The heir to Dave
This is the first election since Macmillan that the Tories are headlining on increasing the size of the state
Labour’s plan to turn back the clock on education
Corbyn proposes the most significant transferral of power back to town halls for more than a generation
Britain’s dismal choice
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn make this election a hold-your-nose-and-vote contest
Who won the party leaders’ Question Time?
The PM came on one-and-a-half hours into the interrogation, by which stage some may have tuned out
The new model Brexit Party
“We are the new radicals” claimed Nigel Farage, as he launched his Contract with the People
Restoring the Constitution
Martin Howe QC explains why we need a Restoration of the Constitution Bill
A crooked eye
Sinn Fein, the press and the leadership contest which wasn’t reported
The laughometer at the leaders’ debate
The issue being dodged by both Johnson and Corbyn was trust. Principally, the lack of it
Painting by numbers
Alexander Adams counts the cost of female artistic success