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From the NS archive: We must drift: a letter from Joseph Conrad

1 June 1935: Where’s the man to stop the rush of social, democratic idiocy?

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From the NS archive: We must drift: a letter from Joseph Conrad

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“Without a mandate from the British people”: how Boris Johnson described Gordon Brown in 2007

The problem with writing a regular newspaper column when you’re a chronic wannabe prime minister is clearer than ever…

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“A stone cold loser”: Donald Trump insults Sadiq Khan – before he even lands

Before Air Force One even touched down in the UK for his state visit, Donald Trump had already begun…

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