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IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late
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The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
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Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
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Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
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Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
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What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence