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Renato and Me

David Smith recalls his association with Renato Curcio, the former leader of Italy’s ultra-left terrorist group the Red Brigades

What would MLK say in an age of Covid-19 segregation?

Many people may soon be facing a choice between civil disobedience and Covid-19 restrictions, for which the words of America’s iconic civil-rights leader remain boldly relevant

Diversity at the BAFTAs

The BAFTA film awards have seen plenty of diversity in recent years, but have gone down in film history as the least diverse film awards ever. Why?

Which political diaries are worth taking seriously?

Professor Jeremy Black discusses with Graham Stewart the craft and value of the political diarist

EU micro-aggressions: should Britain stoop to retaliate?

The EU is about to take legal action against the UK. Can the post-Brexit “special relationship” with Brussels be repaired?

What’s the EU really trying to do with the Protocol?

Brussels isn’t living up to the commitments it made

Experts, know your place

Morality isn’t scientific

Labour’s Local Election launch 

Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner failed to convince the electorate that Labour has totally renounced Corbynism

Fair Cop’s case in court

It looks like the College of Policing has strayed far from its path; let’s hope the Court of Appeal can set it back in the right direction

Steven Spurrier: A class act of the wine world

Steven Spurrier, a British wine expert and a fixture at all London tastings, died this week at the age of 79