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A lighter shade of grey

This scholarly, readable and objective book will be the standard biography of Sir Edward Grey for decades to come

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The Gove Accords

What is the significance of Michael Gove’s Brexit agreement?

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The nation’s favourite: why Coronation Street matters

As Coronation Street celebrates its diamond jubilee, is it time to take it seriously as the chronicler of our times?

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Malaysia’s former PM says the French think insulting people is “a human right”

Kapil Komireddi interviews Dr Mahathir Mohamad about the decapitation of Samuel Paty in France, China’s treatment of Muslims, Kashmir, Brexit, and Jewish influence.

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Ethiopia weeps again

The Ethiopian prime minister’s Nobel Peace Prize appears increasingly ludicrous as he risks civil war

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The myth of overwhelming right-wing terrorism

Myth-makers are following fashion not evidence

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The Marxist cell in Number 10

Adam LeBor investigates the former communist cult that has found common cause with the prime minister and the Brexiteer Conservative right

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John Longworth: My role in Brexit

…and why I broke away from Nigel Farage

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What makes a hero?

Today, our heroes are demi-gods with superhuman powers, genius detectives and, painful though it is to admit, activists

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Britain’s last conservative prime minister

A new collection of essays provides a welcome reappraisal of Labour leader James Callaghan, says Graham Stewart

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