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“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
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The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
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Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
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New technology has a double edge
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
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Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
When imitation is more then just flattery
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Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said
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Some political truths on which we can all agree