The reinvention of David Cameron
In an era of geopolitical turmoil, Labour could learn from the former prime minister’s bracing approach to foreign policy.
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Fractured Nation
Letter of the week: Humble perspective
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Tireless Tory chair swaps hustings for hostelries
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Alexei Navalny’s fatal devotion to truth
The dissident’s death is another chapter in Russia’s descent into violence. Yet no state can survive on violence alone.
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How Breathtaking brought tears to the Baftas
Also this week: In awe of maverick nurses, and why swearing should be prescribed on the NHS.
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Esther Ghey: “The internet unleashed horrific things”
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey on how to protect children online.
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Maga harassment is eroding democracy
Donald Trump’s supporters are turning to threats and violence to intimidate their opponents.
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British anti-Semitism is spiking dramatically
More instances of anti-Jewish hate were recorded in 2023 than in any other year since 1984.
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Nigel Farage is shaping Britain’s political future
Deluded progressives created the former Ukip leader. Now, as an election looms, he will decide the size of any…
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The West underestimated Russia
There will be no total victory for Ukraine, but Kyiv’s allies can help halt the Russian advance.
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We’ve forgotten what skin looks like
Something is wrong when ten-year-olds are seeking out anti-ageing products.
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Rochdale’s by-election brings the Gaza war to Britain
A neglected former mill town is a microcosm of a fractured nation.
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Keir Starmer’s thirst for power
A landmark new biography portrays the Labour leader as a man with an entirely abnormal drive and a narrow-eyed…
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When the lights went out
Fifty years ago, Harold Wilson’s Labour took power in a snap election called to resolve the 1974 miners’ strike.…
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How Iraq was lost
Steve Coll’s account of America’s relationship with Saddam Hussein reveals a series of devastating blunders.
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Anna Burns’s Milkman and the politics of hatred
Her Belfast-set novel upended my understanding of the Catholic Church and its history of prejudice.
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The women that books built
How the bluestockings used wit and learning to subvert a deeply misogynist culture.
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Leslie Jamison’s Splinters captures the paradoxes of motherhood
This intimate memoir explores the contradictions of being a parent, a partner and an artist – singly, and all…
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From Lucas Rijneveld to Amitav Ghosh: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Unearthing by Kyo Maclear and Six Stories by Stefan Zweig.
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Race across the landscape
In “Soulscapes”, contemporary artists of the African diaspora depict the lands that shaped them.
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In The Iron Claw, Zac Efron stands out
Efron is an underrated actor, and this is a star-making performance.
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Michael Sheen’s The Way is audacious, intellectual TV
This collaboration between James Graham, Adam Curtis and the actor asks big questions, and has things to tell us…
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Laufey at EartH: woozy and nostalgic love songs
The Chinese-Icelandic singer mixes classical and jazz influences in her old-fashioned take on pop.
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Sarah Snook’s one-woman The Picture of Dorian Gray is gimmicky and shallow
Technical bravura, camera trickery and a high-wire, high-energy performance are not enough to make this show enjoyable or meaningful.
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Jacob Collier’s internal weather
The 29-year-old made a career taking theory to the masses, but believes his real “superpower” is his instinct for…
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After disregarding the simple snowdrop, I now see its beauty
The passion for these modest winter flowers has taken off in the past 20 years. And I have become…
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Pharmacy First, which bypasses GPs, may lead to even greater antibiotic use
Asking busy pharmacists to conduct thorough patient consultations is yet another “solution” that won’t solve anything at all.
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A magic mushroom trip in Amsterdam triggers a revelation
“This isn’t traumatic,” I think smugly, as laughter gives way to visions. Perhaps I have no demons to confront?
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My personal Blue Monday involved mountains of couscous and Shakespeare
Financial lockdown means cooking meals that Lee Anderson would approve of, plus red-hot Bardic action.
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This England: What a stink
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain…
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Subscriber of the week: Jim Crook
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Tippa Irie Q&A: “I see myself as a cheeky chappie”
The producer and MC on Match of the Day, the power of Bob Marley, and longing for life on…
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