Ayatollah
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
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Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
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The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
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England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
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The EU reset undermines Brexit and Britain
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Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
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