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Starmer for the Prosecution
At his first PMQs, Labour’s new leader offered a masterclass in constructive opposition
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
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Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
From the Desk of Lord Kronsteen
When a sketchwriter faces awkward questions, only a billionaire’s dictated letter of support will do
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change