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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
A bore and a balm
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Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them