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After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
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When violence is its own reward
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The miracle of the magical migrants
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If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
How should Christian organisations respond to illegal migration?
It is wrong to think that Christianity demands that we open our borders
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Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
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Do machines laugh?
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Stella Creasy hates questions
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The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice