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What is wrong now was wrong before
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It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Pleasure and persuasion
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When art took on fascism (and lost)
Abstract activist concerns have overshadowed aesthetic production
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
Farage the fumbler
Nigel Farage is not built for the highest positions of responsibility
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies