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ASH Smyth reflects on South Africa’s historic 1995 Rugby World Cup win
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
The imprudence of Dame Prue
Dame Prue Leith is spreading errors about assisted suicide
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
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The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
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The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer