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Varro and wide
The Romans had no doubt who their greatest intellectual was — the astonishing polymath Marcus Terentius Varro.
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The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
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In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
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Broken windows
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Civilisation needs silence
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Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
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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
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