The business-lounge intellectual
With his new book, the FT’s Martin Wolf wants to rescue capitalism. But is it worth saving?
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Why has it taken me so long to form friendships with other women of colour?
There can be more openness between us now. Growing up, we were trying to feign whiteness and scared of being…
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What Prince Harry’s Spare reveals about the savagery of monarchy
In his memoir Harry seeks renewal – but his exposé of the cruelty of royalty is driven by rage.
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This England: Bunny, I’m home!
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Karen Bakker Q&A: “I am insatiably curious about Earth’s long-term future”
The environmental researcher on the heroism of Simone Veil, AI art, and the unacknowledged threat of noise pollution.
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Subscriber of the Week: John Bangs
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I can’t stop politicians invading my dreams, but I can control who plagues me on Twitter
It’s bad enough that people I haven’t voted for come to power; do they have to barge their way into…
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The problem with sport’s endless “greatest of all time” debates
Fans’ fixation on the concept of greatness has become an absurd identity politics.
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The “Lady Voldemort” of German politics is poised to unite the extreme left and right
If she starts her own anti-establishment party, Sahra Wagenknecht could alter Germany’s political landscape.
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The NS Poem: The Pond
A new poem by Matt Howard.
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Letter of the week: The Tory Bennites
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I went to Bali specifically to avoid my family but flew home early just to be with them
For a few days I try to continue with my trip, but I no longer care about water ceremonies and…
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Jess Phillips’s Diary: Building up to power, Rishi Sunak’s healthcare, and why I would decree beards for all men
After months of turmoil the return to Westminster feels a bit muted – but back I go, well, as soon…
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From Tom Crewe to Caro Giles: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring A Writer’s Diary by Toby Litt and a study of conducting by Alice Farnham.
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Prince Harry’s war on the Windsors
How a fraternal dispute became a full-blown existential crisis for the monarchy.
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Ben Wallace is on high alert after Prince Harry’s Taliban kill-count revelation
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Angela Merkel’s failures serve as a warning to British leaders
The former German chancellor’s short-termism created an unsustainable economic model. Will the UK avoid the same trap?
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Exposing the internet’s false prophets
Helen Lewis’s Radio 4 investigation charts the rise of today’s tech-led snake-oil merchants.
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How Janis Joplin set the template for rock’s outcasts
The Sixties icon, who would be turning 80 in January, belonged to an era when personal suffering was viscerally bound…
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Bret Easton Ellis’s death wish
The Shards, the author’s first novel in 13 years, is an Eighties-set autofiction thriller that plays on our cultural addiction…
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