How we broke the Huw Edwards story
Also this week: front-page thugs and swinging elections.
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Letter of the week: Tolerance prevails
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The Democratic opportunity
It is not enough for Kamala Harris to reaffirm what she is against. She must also set out a vision…
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In August, the city shuts down – and I find myself following suit
Who knew there were so many things that could go wrong when you pass 60?
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The tension between patients’ rights and public safety
The report into the case of Valdo Calocane may impact the government’s commitment to “modernise” the Mental Health Act.
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This England: Sticking around
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Why we must empower Ukraine to repel Russia
The Ukrainian army is one of the best guarantors we have against future Russian aggression.
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The rise of cultural Christianity
Why religion is thriving in a non-believing age.
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Inside the court of Adolf Hitler
Richard J Evans’s group biography of the Third Reich’s enforcers provides a revelatory account of the Nazi mind.
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Nathalie A Cabrol: Q&A: “I was happiest diving into volcanoes’ summit lakes”
The astrobiologist on living in Ancient Egypt, heading back to the Andes, and the delusional mindset of humans.
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The decline of the US public school
The latest instalment of BBC Radio Four’s Crossing Continents series explores the rejection of public education in Arizona.
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Freddie Flintoff’s second coming
The ex-England pro leads his young team for a second series of self-discovery.
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Hollywoodgate is a glimpse of the Taliban at work
This revelatory film follows two soldiers in Afghanistan during the country’s regime change.
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Zelensky’s gambit
Is the Ukrainian invasion of Russia a turning point in the war?
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The parallels between riots in the UK and Ireland are alarming
Since last November’s violence in Dublin, the country’s temperature has changed entirely.
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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: a promise 15 years in the making
Also this week: hosting an esteemed guest in Paris and a self-imposed news ban.
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The history of English rioting repeats itself
Periods of unrest in England are nothing new – and it’s unlikely they will end in 2024.
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Letter of the week: A call for clarity
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A rediscovery of who we are
The new Labour government must do better than just delivering a more efficient immigration system.
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Keir Starmer has a chance to dominate the common ground
The Prime Minister is closer to voters on the economy and law and order than Nigel Farage and the Conservatives…
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