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The road to war in Iraq

Could a resolute cabinet and a more sceptical press have stopped Tony Blair?

By Geoffrey Wheatcroft

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Victoria Bateman: “I use my naked body to try and subvert things”

Victoria Bateman: “I use my naked body to try and subvert things”

Ellen Peirson-Hagger

The Weekend Essay

The Washington consensus is dead

Angela Nagle

Jeremy Hunt’s economic optimism will collide with voters’ realities

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Anoosh Chakelian

Conservative voters and Northerners feel most betrayed by levelling up

Rachel Wearmouth

Boris Johnson’s political future rests on this week’s partygate hearing

Chris Deerin

Peter Murrell’s resignation shows the SNP is collapsing from within

Sohrab Ahmari

Iraq made Donald Trump inevitable

Ido Vock

Emmanuel Macron has shown his contempt for democracy

Charlotte Kilpatrick

Meghan Markle is the perfect metaphor for wellness

Jeremy Cliffe

Europe needs to brace for a Republican president in 2025

Politics

The quiet consensus: how Labour and the Tories are converging

The Budget confirmed that the two main parties are closer on policy than at any time since 2008.

By George Eaton

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The SNP seems to think it can't lose Scotland – but it can

The SNP seems to think it can’t lose Scotland – but it can

Chris Deerin

Labour should welcome Jeremy Hunt’s political tribute act

Andrew Marr

Why Jeremy Hunt’s Budget welfare reforms won’t work

Rishi Sunak’s “epoch-defining” defence strategy needs to be more than a label

Freddie Hayward

How much longer can Richard Sharp last as BBC chairman?

How much longer can Richard Sharp last as BBC chairman?

Rachel Cunliffe

The BBC needs to stop being its own worst enemy

Andrew Marr

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Marie Le Conte

That poor NYU student has learnt the dark side of “everything is copy”

Jonn Elledge

However the housing crisis ends, we will all lose

Jason Cowley

The Iraq War exposed the liberal delusion of remaking the world

Pravina Rudra

Fiona Bruce is being scapegoated for our ignorance

World

The diplomatic battle for Taiwan

Taiwan’s remaining allies are being whittled away as Beijing positions itself as a peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine.

By Katie Stallard

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Christoph Heusgen: “We have to reach out beyond the West”

Christoph Heusgen: “We have to reach out beyond the West”

Jeremy Cliffe

The US is readying itself for another moral crusade, this time against China

Katie Stallard

Has Georgia’s Russian drift come to an end?

Ido Vock

The A-Z of the Iraq War

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After Iraq: the great unravelling

After Iraq: the great unravelling

Peter Ricketts

Russia and the new language of war

Lawrence Freedman

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Arno J Mayer’s 20th century

Enzo Traverso

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Gramsci in Florida

Alberto Toscano

Multi-Dimensional Man

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Multi-Dimensional Man

Oliver Eagleton

The detective of world history

Rory Scothorne

Britain’s far-right contagion

Richard Seymour

Why universities are making us stupid

Why universities are making us stupid

Adrian Pabst

Books and Culture

The feminist case against progress

From sex-positivity to abortion, liberal advances have dehumanised women, argues Mary Harrington – but “nature” is not always as kind as…

By Janice Turner

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The history of the American South is as contested as ever

The history of the American South is as contested as ever

Robert Colls

The Culture Interview

Once Upon a Time in Iraq’s James Bluemel: “The invasion caused mass chaos”

The Culture Interview

Jeanette Winterson wants more life

Lamorna Ash

Rye Lane is a bright, euphoric south London romcom

Ryan Gilbey

The magic of a Self Esteem concert

The magic of a Self Esteem concert

Ellen Peirson-Hagger

A Winnie-the-Pooh horror film? Welcome to the public domain

Ryan Gilbey

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Will the Iranian protesters succeed? With Dina Nayeri

Will the Iranian protesters succeed? With Dina Nayeri

The long shadow of the Iraq War: how one town honoured Britain’s fallen soldiers - Audio Long Reads

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The long shadow of the Iraq War: how one town honoured Britain’s fallen soldiers – Audio Long Reads

Jason Cowley and Hugh Smiley

<strong>What’s behind the Budget? With Andrew Marr</strong>

What’s behind the Budget? With Andrew Marr

Why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse?

Why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse?

Business and Economics

What would happen if everyone knew your salary?

Will Dunn

Silicon Valley Bank unmasks the hypocrisy of libertarian tech bros

Emma Haslett

Why recessions make the rich richer

Why recessions make the rich richer

Will Dunn

Britain’s GDP figures are a fudge that hides the true state of our economy

Will Dunn

Is Brexit to blame for the UK’s tomato shortage?

Emma Haslett

Who killed Silicon Valley Bank?

Who killed Silicon Valley Bank?

Will Dunn

Spotlight on Policy

Cost-of-living Crisis

“The people who have the power lack diversity”

Sarah Dawood

Energy and Climate Change

New analysis suggests climate coverage downplays livestock’s impact

India Bourke

No Budget for young people?

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No Budget for young people?

Katharine Swindells

Could undersea cables be the next casualty of hybrid warfare?

Greg Noone

Cost-of-living Crisis

“It’s half thought-out”: Childcare sector leaders on Jeremy Hunt’s reforms

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio

What does the Budget mean for levelling up?

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What does the Budget mean for levelling up?

Jonny Ball

The Long Read

The long shadow of the Iraq War

The long shadow of the Iraq War

How do you mourn soldiers killed in an “unjust” war? For years the town of Wootton Bassett showed us how.

By Jason Cowley

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