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Rishi Sunak will pay a price for not sacking Nadhim Zahawi

By waiting until the investigation into the Tory chairman is complete, Sunak has appeared passive and weak.

By David Gauke

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Where did America’s recession go?

Where did America’s recession go?

Will Dunn

Germany is isolated once more – and no one now trusts Olaf Scholz

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Why Brexit is back

Once you’ve seen the true extent of Tory sleaze, it’s impossible to unsee it

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Your therapist shouldn’t be on TikTok

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Sarah Manavis

The twilight of the British Union

James Hawes

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How a bestselling novel reveals French sympathy for Putin

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Andrew Hussey

What is Pope Francis trying to say?

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“Toxic” culture in parliament as 162 staff report bullying

Workers fear they won’t be taken seriously if they accuse managers of bad behaviour.

By Zoë Grünewald

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Sunak is finding Tory MPs ungovernable

Sunak is finding Tory MPs ungovernable

Rachel Wearmouth

The tragedy of Nicola Sturgeon

Chris Deerin

What would foreign policy look like in a Labour government?

The story behind Labour’s “Reagan Question”

Anoosh Chakelian

Labour considering plan to soften Brexit

Labour considering plan to soften Brexit

Rachel Wearmouth

Christopher Harborne: the silent donor behind Brexit and Boris Johnson

Will Dunn

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Rishi Sunak must sack Nadhim Zahawi to retain any credibility

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Britain’s democratic rot has continued under Rishi Sunak

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Germany took too long to reach the right decision on tanks

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Oleksiy Danilov: “Weak people always come up with excuses not to act”

Ukraine’s national security adviser on German betrayal, the coming Russian onslaught and why the West is scared.

By Bruno Maçães

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Ukraine is not a proxy war

Ukraine is not a proxy war

Lawrence Freedman

The Putin backlash

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Why Ukraine’s designs on Crimea could split the West

Jeremy Cliffe

Sweden’s right-wing government struggles to tackle gang violence

Megan Gibson

Kenneth Roth on Harvard fellowship controversy: “My biggest concern is for academic freedom”

Kenneth Roth on Harvard fellowship controversy: “My biggest concern is for academic freedom”

Alona Ferber

China’s economy will rebound. But for how long?

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Bruno Latour and the philosophy of life

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The Weekend Essay

The business-lounge intellectual

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The detective of world history

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Elon Musk’s useful philosopher

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The new class war

Jonathan Rutherford

The poetic history of David Graeber

The poetic history of David Graeber

Justin EH Smith

Books and Culture

The myth of America’s love affair with guns

In Bloodbath Nation Paul Auster says fixing the firearms crisis requires deep cultural change. What it really needs is political…

By Sarah Churchwell

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How identity politics props up racism

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How identity politics props up racism

Tomiwa Owolade

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In search of a language of loss

Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans is a major and personal work

Ryan Gilbey

Nan Goldin’s politics of sex

Anna Leszkiewicz

The mystery of Havana syndrome

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The mystery of Havana syndrome

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Boris Johnson is writing a memoir. Will we be able to trust it?

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The return of Tory sleaze

The return of Tory sleaze

Tanke schön: a breakthrough for Ukraine

Tanke schön: a breakthrough for Ukraine

How to fix the NHS, with Phil Whitaker

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How to fix the NHS, with Phil Whitaker

Why Putin must lose to save Russia, with Andrius Kubilius

Why Putin must lose to save Russia, with Andrius Kubilius

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The fall of fast fashion

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What would happen if everyone knew your salary?

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Good riddance to the buy-to-let landlord

Good riddance to the buy-to-let landlord

Emma Haslett

Most UK businesses see no benefit in post-Brexit deregulation

Emma Haslett

What if inflation falls in the wrong way?

Emma Haslett

Elon Musk was never really the world’s richest man

Elon Musk was never really the world’s richest man

Will Dunn

Spotlight on Policy

Energy and Climate Change

“Spawn of the devil”: the dangerous escalation in Tory climate rhetoric

India Bourke

British nurses’ pay lags behind other European countries

Aisha Majid

Up north, Gove quotes Engels and criticises our broken economic model – but he’s stuck for solutions

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Up north, Gove quotes Engels and criticises our broken economic model – but he’s stuck for solutions

Jonny Ball

Cost-of-living Crisis

The inflation crisis is stopping us from building new homes, says Peabody chief

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Cost-of-living Crisis

“We’ve never seen demand like this”: Citizens Advice warns of further cost-of-living struggles

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Labour has the ear of small business – let’s prove we can deliver

Labour has the ear of small business – let’s prove we can deliver

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Is Substack the future of media?

Is Substack the future of media?

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