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The drives behind the Victorian periodical press and penny literature
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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
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France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
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MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
The simple joy of giallo
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A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
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Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
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