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3am eternal

3am eternal

Insomnia is a secret life, whose lonely, wakeful hours reveal a different version of reality. The poet David Harsent describes his experience of a world in which nothing is quite as it seems.

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Occupational hazards

Occupational hazards

As eviction looms at St Paul’s, the protesters are struggling with the hardship of months spent sleeping rough. So is there a future for this global movement?

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Why isn’t our press more diverse?

Why isn’t our press more diverse?

Exclusive report: leading journalists speak up on race and the media.

The dark side of Brick Lane's curry houses

The dark side of Brick Lane's curry houses

Caterers form the first ever Bangladeshi workers union in the UK, to tackle poor working conditions and wages.

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Webbs on the Web

Webbs on the Web

Diaries of NS founder and social reformer Beatrice Webb tell a fascinating personal and political history.

The turning of the tide

The turning of the tide

The media's monstering of transgender people is finally being challenged.

Enough of this royal deference

Enough of this royal deference

Traditional BBC objectivity seems to have been suspended for Andrew Marr's hour-long propaganda roll.

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Rewriting history will not atone for the mistreatment of Alan Turing

Rewriting history will not atone for the mistreatment of Alan Turing

If we pardon Turing, there are thousands more due the same. Never returning to those times should be our aim.

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The NS Interview: Vivienne Westwood

The NS Interview: Vivienne Westwood

“Prince Charles is my hero – and Robert Fisk and Lily Cole”

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Low rise and shallow fall

Low rise and shallow fall

In the second of his English Journeys, Edward Platt visits the Essex hinterland where he was born, and discovers that there’s more to this county than stereotypical manual workers and brash, self-made millionaires.

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