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“The Shoe Thrower’s Index”
11 February 2011

A new index by the Economist gives an evidence-based insight into unrest in the Arab world.

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Egyptian president “may stand down”
10 February 2011

A senior member of Egypt’s governing party suggests that President Mubarak’s departure is imminent.

Culture
An opera virgin's view of Lucrezia Borgia
09 February 2011

The ENO's production of Donizetti's melodrama is underwhelming rather than disappointing.

UK Politics
Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
08 February 2011

The actress will play the former prime minister in the forthcoming biopic The Iron Lady.

Sport
The axis of football
03 February 2011
The Staggers
Paxman bashes BBC bosses in email
02 February 2011

The Newsnight host celebrates the demise of the show’s promotional email with a poke at the

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The new Arab revolt
02 February 2011

Life inside Mubarak’s torture chambers, a letter from Tunisia, why the neoconservatives are still wr

Sport
Neutral and proud
27 January 2011
UK Politics
Former Conservative peer guilty over expenses
25 January 2011

Lord Taylor has been found guilty of making £11,277 in false expenses claims.

UK Politics
“Vote Lib Dem!” says Gove (sort of)
19 January 2011

Education Secretary appears to implore voters to back Lib Dems when the Tories have no chance of win

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