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It’s time for Rishi Sunak to get ruthless with Boris Johnson

The Prime Minister should make clear there is no way back for his disgraced predecessor.

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Cormac McCarthy’s existential Westerns

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How Pulp launched the second summer of Britpop

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

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The tragic case of Carla Foster shows why abortion should be decriminalised

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The delusions of the Johnsonian right

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Is the government’s approach to AI hardening?

Neal Lawson

Labour and the Lib Dems need a non-aggression pact for the by-elections

Chris Deerin

Why Scottish business is putting its money on Labour

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Starmer must dare to reimagine capitalism, not just beat the Tories

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What HBO’s The Idol teaches us about porn

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Boris Johnson won’t be back

He has never been a man with a plan, rather an optimistic narcissist who believes something may turn up.

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“Are you happy outside the tennis club?” Sadiq Khan on rejoining the EU

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“Are you happy outside the tennis club?” Sadiq Khan on rejoining the EU

Freddie Hayward

Labour will inherit the chaos of the Covid inquiry

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Who is the real Oliver Dowden?

The Reeves doctrine: Labour’s plan for power

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How will Fleet Street vote at the next general election?

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How will Fleet Street vote at the next general election?

William Turvill

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Faiza Shaheen: “I get annoyed by the ‘left candidate’ badge”

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World

Donald Trump is back in court, and this time it’s serious

The former president faces federal charges under the Espionage Act, but he is already trying to leverage the case to bolster his election campaign.

By Katie Stallard

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Fear and loathing in Armenia

Fear and loathing in Armenia

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Marina Litvinenko: “I’m glad to talk about him – it feels like a duty”

Megan Gibson

Henry Kissinger’s real triumph

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Ambassador Fu Cong: “Europe will not become a vassal to China”

Bruno Maçães

Letter from Marseille: the lawless metropolis

Letter from Marseille: the lawless metropolis

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Imran Khan: “I’m afraid Pakistan is headed towards martial law”

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Do we really need Rawls?

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Making democracy safe from capitalism

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Freud save America

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Freud save America

Nick Burns

The civil war that never ended

Madoc Cairns

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The triumph of cash

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Calling time on the neoliberalism debate

Calling time on the neoliberalism debate

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Books and Culture

Peter Turchin’s empty prophecies

The social scientist has made a career from predicting global instability. But in the new book End Times, his analysis…

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Annie Ernaux’s acts of revenge

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Annie Ernaux’s acts of revenge

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How to survive a nuclear holocaust

Shane Meadows’ The Gallows Pole has plenty of vomiting and swearing – but very little drama

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How Michel Houellebecq diminished himself

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Nick Drake’s dark places

Nick Drake’s dark places

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Reality is a chilling, forensic dramatisation of a whistleblower interrogation

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The Real Rachel Reeves

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The Real Rachel Reeves

What’s gone wrong with British policing?

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What’s gone wrong with British policing?

Is there a future for moderates in the Conservative Party?

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Is there a future for moderates in the Conservative Party?

Inside the Conservative party’s radical right

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Inside the Conservative party’s radical right

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No one should be forced to go without broadband in modern Britain

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Can Linda Yaccarino save Twitter?

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Apple’s Vision Pro is a bet on hard economic reality

Apple’s Vision Pro is a bet on hard economic reality

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Why Big Tech pretends AI is dangerous

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Why won’t Labour say it will tax Rishi Sunak and the super-rich more?

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The UK’s mortgage time bomb is ticking louder than ever

The UK’s mortgage time bomb is ticking louder than ever

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Energy and Climate Change

“We really believe change is possible”: UNEP’s Climate finance chief on why there is still hope

Nick Ferris

The bold policy that could help Labour solve the housing crisis

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Rishi Sunak touts UK AI safety research at London Tech Week

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Rishi Sunak touts UK AI safety research at London Tech Week

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The Covid Inquiry must find answers on racial disparities

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Here’s how Keir Starmer can really end the NHS crisis

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Caroline Lucas on stepping down as an MP: “There is still everything to play for”

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Caroline Lucas on stepping down as an MP: “There is still everything to play for”

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The age of greedflation

The age of greedflation

How corporate profiteering is making us poorer.

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