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Ends of empires
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
Why Mali matters
Terrorism is spiralling out of control in West Africa