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Also featuring Dispersals by Jessica J Lee and All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld
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Scotland declares independence from the SNP
The party is now in serious trouble: divided, factionalised and beset by scandal.
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American men don’t know what “respecting women” means
If most male US voters believe that Donald Trump is respectful to women, how are they behaving in their own…
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The SNP’s agonies are simply democratic politics working
Humza Yousaf and his party have learned a painful lesson: many Scots are still social conservatives.
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Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak
The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of 13 years of government complacency.
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What happened to the housing crash?
The real value of homes in the UK has dropped significantly and a long-term decay in value appears to be…
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George Robertson: Why Russia fears the European Union
The former Nato secretary general on his conversations with Vladimir Putin.
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The lonely land
Why are so many young people feeling so isolated? Is it because of smartphones, as the American social psychologist Jonathan…
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Golf’s wealth wars
The influx of cash that came with the breakaway LIV series exposed the fault lines that run through all professional…
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What is Starmerism?
The three big ideas powering the next Labour government.
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The football club that data built
Brentford FC couldn’t outspend their Premier League rivals, so they decided to out-think them.
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Salman Rushdie: “The world has abandoned realism”
The novelist on the threat to free speech, facing his attacker, and why writing Knife gave him back “the power”.
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Jah Wobble Q&A: “Evil spirits shattered my parking sensors”
The legendary post-punk bassist and singer on teleportation, Tube trains, and living with the paranormal.
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Caspar David Friedrich and the mystery of eternity
The great painter, born 250 years ago, made it his lifelong task to depict the numinous in nature.
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Subscriber of the week: Mark Richardson
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The wild, herby comforts of nettle soup
The lip-tingling foraged food is an ancient reminder of our right to live off the land.
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Teenage boys talk masculinity
In BBC Radio 4’s About the Boys, 16-year-olds discuss what it means to “become a man”.
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ITV’s preposterous Red Eye is a bargain-basement Snakes on a Plane
This jumbo-jet thriller has a just-add-boiling-water feel, as though made from the dried remains of other dramas.
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Luca Guadagnino’s wryly horny tennis film Challengers
In this playful depiction of a toxic ménage-à-trois between players, the sport is a stand-in for sex.
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Spring’s lighter evenings have brought me back to life
It’s a cruel and twisted joke that this country is kept dark all winter because of our obsession with GMT.
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