Why Paul McCartney cannot let it be
The great Beatle and the shadow of John Lennon.
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Helen Thompson
Helen Thompson is a politics professor and a contributing writer to the New Statesman.
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The monarchy bears the fractures of the Union’s past, and underpins its present.
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The Crown and the military are still the most important symbols of Britishness.
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Fiscally, it would be a terrible time for the country to lose Mario Draghi – another election would only…
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For the first time in decades, Western politicians are asking people to forfeit for the greater good – and…
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Whatever Moscow’s military defeats in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is winning the energy war
Russia’s exports to Eurasia are so great, its resource power won’t be dented by sanctions imposed only by the…
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As China’s growth stalls and supply chains falter, the West faces a stagflation trap
Soaring energy and food prices mean inflation is rising globally – and it will only come down if banks…
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