Shami Chakrabarti: “Surely Gogglebox is the best of all reality TV?”
The legislator and human rights campaigner on Nina Simone, culture wars and the wisdom of The Terminator.
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This England: Don’t be cruel
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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The mission for our lads at the Euros? To save the nation’s pubs
An early exit from the Euros for England and Scotland could finish off Rishi. But it’s our poor old publicans…
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I’ve lost weight. Why do I find that so hard to admit?
My generation have tried to rebuild our relationship with food, exercise and our bodies – but old anxieties persist.
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Bridgerton’s flowers are pure fantasy
Many raised their eyebrows at the sex scenes; I was outraged that anybody thought wisteria, apple trees and roses bloom…
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A GP’s dilemma: to A&E or not to A&E?
Urgent appointments for children was once the rule in British general practice. They’re now the exception.
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Sebastian Junger’s chronicle of a death deferred
The American writer’s knowledge of war’s random violence did not prepare him for a profound encounter with mortality.
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Honor Levy’s journey to the centre of the internet
My First Book is an endearing attempt to capture the chaos and cringe of Gen Z life.
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Labour’s next generation
Ahead of the general election, we profile 10 of the party’s brightest new candidates.
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Uneasy rider
I still dream about the joy I felt traversing London on my old motorbike. But the idea of my child…
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From Simon Lister to Violet Moller: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Nature’s Ghosts by Sophie Yeo and Spycraft by Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman.
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Letter of the week: And the award goes to…
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Opening the gates of Oxbridge
Also this week: the plundering of the NHS, and a joyous arrival.
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Politicians ignore the Mumsnet manifesto at their peril
It is hard to read the list of policy demands and not reflect that life is getting worse for British…
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“Pro-family” rhetoric and its fascist resonances
Traditional gender roles have propped up authoritarian regimes of the past. In Republicans’ views on women, the echoes are clear.
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Why the West should stop talking about the “rules-based order”
This vague, hypocritical mantra, designed for a US-dominated world that no longer exists, is harming international law.
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Rishi Sunak’s D-Day apology reveals the limits of saying sorry
It isn’t always the hardest word. It’s often the easiest. It can trip off the tongue far too readily.
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What a historic Labour win will mean for Britain
The bigger Keir Starmer’s majority, the faster and more dramatic the impact of his government will be.
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He shall slight them on the beaches… Sunak’s faux pas is a free pass for Cameron
Your weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
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