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The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
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To fail at something, he would have to do something
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
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