A year on from lockdowns, life feels relentless
Work, emails, drinks, sleep; then wake up and start again. Am I the only one feeling overwhelmed?
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Marie Le Conte
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Feminism has been reduced to the transgender debate
A lifetime of supporting women counts for nothing. I'm accused of being a "pick me" girl vying for male…
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What blackmailing whips reveal about Westminster’s toxic culture
We’ve known about the coercive tactics used by the whips’ office for decades. So why hasn’t anyone done anything…
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Did Covid kill the Westminster drinking scene?
Many people in politics say they miss the old days of booze-filled socialising, yet the pubs remain empty. What’s…
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Misfits and secrets: Why gossip matters in politics, with Marie Le Conte
Inside the inner workings of the Westminster lobby system
Death threats, rape threats and relentless abuse: the scandal rocking French media
In short: they aren’t nobodies. It is also hard to miss the fact that most of them ended up at young, left-leaning publications.
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“Sorted for McD’s and Jez” – Pulp, rewritten for Labour Live
Ahead of the Labour Live festival this weekend, we asked Jarvis Cocker (oh all right, Marie Le Conte) to…
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“It’s not old men doing the job anymore”: meet the single parent MPs transforming Westminster
Although there are no official figures, it is thought that the 2017 intake of MPs had the highest ever…
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Brexit Britain is Hotel California for EU citizens – if we want to stay we can never leave
Despite assurances, legal limbo means we can’t guarantee we'll be able to return home.
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