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Like a homecoming
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Phillipson’s big ambitions were reduced to performative stunts
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
These green and printed lands
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The emperor’s old advisor
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Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
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The animation studio produces surprisingly sound as well as entertaining films
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Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Latin love, Hispanic hate
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Ban their benefits and deport them
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Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
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