Jeremy Corbyn’s last stand
In Islington North, the veteran agitator is in battle against the party he once led.
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Jonathan Reynolds: Business and the centre left are natural partners
The shadow business secretary on Labour’s transformed relationship with industry.
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“I’ve done more than anyone else to defeat the far right in Britain”
Nigel Farage calls himself the “Billy Graham” of politics and believes his right English populism can destroy the Conservatives.
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Why we get the wrong leaders
History reveals what drives the ambitions of would-be Caesars – and how we can counter them.
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Labour’s women problem
Keir Starmer must accept that JK Rowling is right.
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Russia’s great-power complex
Whether acting as an adversary or a partner to the West, the Kremlin has long yearned for recognition and respect.
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The Bikeriders looks cool – but feels pointless
Jeff Nichols’s study of Sixties biker gang culture is full of beauty, glamour and Austin Butler in a leather jacket.…
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Mark Rutte’s next move
Following a bitter dispute about asylum seekers, the 13-year premiership of “Teflon Mark” has finally ended.
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The plain-speaking appeal of Nigel Farage
Voters are turning to the Reform leader because he tells a story that chimes with their lives.
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Subscriber of the week: Enrico Reuter
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Jonathan Dimbleby Q&A: “I’d run my estate as Tolstoy ran Yasnaya Polyana”
The broadcaster and author on running a 19th-century household, Mikhail Gorbachev, and identity politics.
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The cheering sounds of childhood
Innocent, childlike play is one of the great delights of life. We should try to keep in touch with it.
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The Stormtrooper Scandal: a parable for our times
The BBC’s cautionary tale of greed and lies in the art world is full of bullshitters and rank opportunists.
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The NS Poem: On Rachmaninoff’s Birthday
A new poem by Tim Liardet.
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From Kathleen Jamie to Richard Overy: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life by Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski and The Cursed Friend by Elena Pala.
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Hero worship has become yet another source of anxiety
We long for our artists and leaders to be real people – and then we punish them for it.
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It’s time for elderly millionaires to taste austerity
For higher earners, retirement contributions are fantastic value, mostly thanks to the munificence of the state.
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The pain of writing a very personal memoir
Also this week: All change at the Evening Standard, and Rishi Sunak’s karaoke song.
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Tories are canvassing strenuously – for the Conservative leadership election
Your weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
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Republicans claim to be pro-worker. Let them prove it
As the GOP descends on Milwaukee for its national convention, will delegates show solidarity with beleaguered hospitality staff?
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