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Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
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Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
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Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
The migrant crime cover up
Why is Labour fighting to keep migrant crime statistics secret?
Is our law praiseworthy?
In connection with civil liberties, British law is at its lowest ebb
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
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Autonomous vehicles will give us the freedom to drink further from home
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
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Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor