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My time as the first foreign broadcaster accredited to Mao’s China
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The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
AI and the Jefferson Option
Eighteenth-century advice on surviving the AI apocalypse
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
A bloodless account of blood-soaked times
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