Monica Ali
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The best, and the not-so-great, new fiction to read this month
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
A very American birthday party
n the USA’s divisive 250th birthday celebrations
A bloodless account of blood-soaked times
Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece by Adrian Goldsworthy
An indefensible defence policy
Why the country’s strategic ambitions are incompatible with our welfare bill
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
