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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
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Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
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English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Classic is back
Why contemporary art may be losing ground
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Gentrification? Better than deprivation
Elephant and Castle has been radically spruced up, but not everyone is happy about it
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
International Women’s Day is useless for women
IWD has become a celebration of evasion and irrationality