Timothy Gowers: The man who changed Dominic Cummings’s mind on Covid-19
The Cambridge professor on how pure maths underpins the modern world.
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David Lidington: “Remainers need to move on from grieving about Brexit”
The former Conservative cabinet minister discusses how pro-European Tories can rebuild.
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Shabana Mahmood MP on Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and making Labour electable again
The Labour Party’s newly appointed national campaign coordinator discusses her plan for winning elections.
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Can bookshops survive in the era of Amazon?
James Daunt, the managing director of Waterstones, discusses Covid-19 closures, paying staff the living wage and saving Europe's largest bookstore.
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt: “Social media has benefited the global conversation”
The former Danish prime minister and co-chair of the Facebook Oversight Board on whether she can hold the social media giant to…
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Ed Husain: “Neglect by left and right makes the challenge of Islamism worse”
The author reflects on his journey across Muslim Britain.
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Peter Tatchell: “It’s important the left doesn’t resort to the methods of the right”
The human rights campaigner reflects on cancel culture and life as an activist.
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Conservative MP Robert Halfon: “The government can’t say there’s no money for education”
The chair of the Education Select Committee discusses how to solve the schools crisis.
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