Leader: Now it is time for a long Brexit extension
From the outset, Brexit was never deliverable in the terms that were promised. The political class posed a question…
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In this week’s magazine
State of emergency
Andrew Marr’s Diary: May’s reshuffle plans, Corbyn’s gardener socialism – and why I’m painting clowns
Speaker Bercow’s ruling against MPs being forced to vote endlessly on the same proposition is rule-book sensible and politically…
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First Thoughts: Civil war at the Mail papers, Liz Truss for Tory leader and a winter of sporting shocks
The first edition of Erskine May, the parliamentary rule book, provides, in fine Victorian prose, an apt commentary on…
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It was frightening to struggle with antidepressants, but now I know there is another way
Some use scissors. Others prefer a sharp knife. My own weapon of choice was a nail clipper. Over the six…
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It was the third time Aubameyang had taken his Black Panther mask on to the pitch – just in case he scored
Who was that masked man? No mystery, actually. It was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal who just laid claim to…
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No matter how many MPs blame Bercow, Theresa May is the cause of her own misfortune
John Bercow, the Speaker, is like electoral reform: politicians’ affection for both increases the further away they are from…
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How Australia incubated far-right terror
No place is immune from the rise of hate and extremism. Not even New Zealand, until now a relative…
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Interserve’s collapse shows the UK’s outsourcing model is broken
Until recently, few outside the opaque world of procurement had heard of Interserve. But the outsourcing behemoth, which entered…
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The curse of Love Island
On 15 June 2017, the then 24-year-old former Stevenage footballer Mike Thalassitis walked into Love Island’s Mallorcan villa and…
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Commons Confidential: Why Vince Cable snapped
Rueful Kate Osamor issued a candid mea culpa at the Media Democracy Festival for throwing water at Times reporter…
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Mums Make Porn is more than just reality-show ridiculousness
Gentle reader, are you a user of the indigestion remedy Gaviscon? If so, please look away now. Watching Mums…
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Jordan Peele’s horror comedy Us establishes him as a fascinating film-maker
The word “American” in a title (American Beauty, American Psycho) usually serves notice that an attempt will be made…
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Simon Amstell’s romcom Benjamin: a sweet love story with a sardonic edge
It comes as no surprise that anxious comedian Simon Amstell opens his semi-autobiographical debut film with his lead character,…
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Helen Garner Q&A: “I’m happier as a divorced grandmother than ever before“
Helen Garner was born in Geelong, Australia in 1942. Her debut novel “Monkey Grip” was celebrated for its social…
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In the 1990s, doctors were told to give out opioids. Was it a good idea?
At clinic, I usually prescribe drugs that act on the cardiovascular system. When Jenny, a patient who had responded…
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In the three-day week of the 1970s, blokes ruled. We don’t want to go back there. Do we?
As I write this, with Brexit chaos continuing all around – the country divided, the future uncertain, politics seemingly…
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Stupidly, I agreed to look after a dog. But perhaps it might help make the MacHovel a home
Ding! A message pops up from A—, one of the Laird’s sons. “How,” it asks, “do you feel about…
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One century’s hoarding is another’s stockpiling – but is it necessary for Brexit?
There’s a Just William story, published in 1942, in which the scruffy schoolboy rails against the evils of hoarding…
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