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Short-changed by society
Small people like me face life-long discrimination – and now size has been “medicalised” for profit by drugs companies
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Two faces of America
Copland: 3rd symphony, Walker 5th (LSO Live)
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Left-wingers are wallowing in post-truth politics
Complaints about right-wing “fake news” have obscured the biggest misinformation problem
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions