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Why educating girls is the best cure for the world’s problems

Female education can reduce population pressures, boost economic growth, curb infant mortality and improve child nutrition.

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Why educating girls is the best cure for the world’s problems

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Staggers envy, being rejected by Martin Amis, and why the left hated Maggie so much

Boris Johnson explains why the New Statesman used to keep him up at night.

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Boris Johnson – why vote for me

The Tory candidate for mayor of London explains why you should back him in the election on 1 May

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