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The Reeves doctrine: Labour’s plan for power

She is ready to be Britain’s first female chancellor. But will Rachel Reeves’ caution stifle her creativity?

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The Kakhovka dam attack is just the beginning

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The prince who fell to Earth

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

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PMQs today: Oliver Dowden outclassed by Angela Rayner

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The BBC degrades itself with its Phillip Schofield fixation

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Alex Salmond bids to disrupt Labour with pro-independence electoral pact

Will Dunn

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

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Is Sunak delivering on his migration promises?

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Does turning 30 still matter?

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Labour will inherit the chaos of the Covid inquiry

Divisions are plaguing the whole country, and are rooted in personality and populism, not policy.

By Andrew Marr

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Who is the real Oliver Dowden?

Who is the real Oliver Dowden?

Freddie Hayward

Preparing for Power

Pat McFadden – Labour’s great survivor

Rachel Wearmouth

Politicians should treat high immigration as a success, not a failure

The rise of Mavis man and woman

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

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

George Eaton

Why are voters so relaxed about record immigration?

Ben Walker

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Henry Kissinger’s real triumph

Now 100, Kissinger has profited for decades by telling clients what they want to hear.

By Ben Judah

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

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

Bruno Maçães

Putin on trial

Ido Vock

Rebuilding industry is a mistake. The West should focus on economic alliances instead

Wolfgang Münchau

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

Bruno Maçães

Ben Smith: “The New York Times hired a bunch of lunatics”

Ben Smith: “The New York Times hired a bunch of lunatics”

Harry Lambert

Ukraine reveals the rise of the non-aligned state

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Do we really need Rawls?

William Davies

Making democracy safe from capitalism

Mathew Lawrence

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

Oliver Eagleton

Calling time on the neoliberalism debate

Calling time on the neoliberalism debate

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The new age of perfectionism

Is capitalism itself causing millennial burnout?

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How to survive a nuclear holocaust

How to survive a nuclear holocaust

John Gray

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

JB Priestley’s rules for life

Charlotte Stroud

How Michel Houellebecq diminished himself

David Sexton

The Jewish vaccine pioneer forgotten by history

The Jewish vaccine pioneer forgotten by history

Stephen Buranyi

Reality is a chilling, forensic dramatisation of a whistleblower interrogation

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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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How Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy

How Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy

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

James Meadway

Why Rishi Sunak’s “Unicorn Kingdom” is a fantasy

Will Dunn

We’re getting poorer at a slightly slower rate than last month

We’re getting poorer at a slightly slower rate than last month

Will Dunn

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

James Meadway

Why Big Tech pretends AI is dangerous

Will Dunn

Can Linda Yaccarino save Twitter?

Can Linda Yaccarino save Twitter?

Will Dunn

Spotlight on Policy

Energy and Climate Change

Meet the oil and gas worker hoping for a just transition

Samir Jeraj

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

Sally Warren

Michael Gove’s Renters Reform Bill is “unenforceable”

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Michael Gove’s Renters Reform Bill is “unenforceable”

Jonny Ball

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The Policy Ask with Chris Stark: “The government has undermined its climate message by giving the green light to new coal mines”

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From the front line of “the world’s first cyberwar”

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How Labour's £28bn green pledge could deliver beyond climate

Energy and Climate Change

How Labour’s £28bn green pledge could deliver beyond climate

India Bourke

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The age of greedflation

The age of greedflation

How corporate profiteering is making us poorer.

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