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Charismatic charlatan
Benjamin Disraeli could change his mind without turning a hair
The twin prophets of pessimism
The novelist and the philosopher linked by a common fascination with despair
The Man Within
Expect Starmerism to make much more sense in practice than in theory
The “real” Labour Party
Since Blair doesn’t seem to count for many members, they have no positive model of Labour in power
My FGM Hero
On the issue of sexual and other forms of violence against women, Keir Starmer has a sterling record
The Opposition Trap
The next Labour leader will start with the opposite of a blank sheet: an overstuffed, losing manifesto
Five Rules for Ruling
There’s no problem with a witchhunt when there really are witches
Wanted: A new Labour foreign policy
It comes as no surprise that Jeremy Corbyn leapt to Russia’s defence after the Salisbury poisoning
Bernie Sanders, the tyrants’ friend
The Democratic presidential hopeful’s record reveals a far-left fellow traveller with some very murky associates
Wild ride for the Bitcoin billionaires
Cryptocurrencies have gone from geek heaven to serious business