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Elusive quest for impartiality
I would cavil at the curse of the presenter monologue, tending to sway the audience one way or the other, reveals Anne McElvoy
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Farage the fumbler
Nigel Farage is not built for the highest positions of responsibility
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Lebanon’s finest
Henry Jeffreys savours some reds and whites from the Bekaa valley
Spectres of folk
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Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece by Adrian Goldsworthy
The EU’s immigration asymmetry
Ten years on, the EU still hasn’t learned Brexit’s hard lesson on migration
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking