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The lessons of Corbynism
In their new books, Andrew Murray and James Schneider ask what the left can learn from its time in control…
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Ian McEwan’s long look back
The novelist on Liz Truss, Salman Rushdie, and why he finally decided to write his own story into his new…
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JK Rowling’s The Ink Black Heart is confusing, insular and far too long
The latest Cormoran Strike novel from “Robert Galbraith” weighs 1.25 kilograms – making it heavier than a bag of sugar…
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Blue Labour: A rallying cry for a return to inclusive politics
Maurice Glasman’s book is an urgent reminder that statecraft is not about immediate victories but securing well-being for all.
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The Last Colony exposes a deep injustice at the heart of the British state
Fifty years ago the UK forcibly removed the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands. Will they ever be allowed to return?
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Ian McEwan and the mess of living
His new novel Lessons is alert to human texture and complexity – and it’s his best in 20 years.
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Reviewed in short: New books from Steve Brusatte, Selby Wynn Schwartz, Katy Hessel and Seán Hewitt
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Brusatte, After Sappho by Schwartz, The Story of Art Without Men by…
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