Can Andy Burnham discover why Britain is failing?
Failure to accept even that something has gone wrong left Starmer’s premiership empty
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Where does Nigel Farage get his money?
Christopher Harborne’s £5m donation is just the tip of the iceberg
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Did Farage give our Guardian scoop to the Telegraph?
Also: the electoral wisdom of on-the-ground reporters, and jet lag meets its match
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Cokeheads and Christians: a day at Tommy Robinson’s rally
In the mad world of the British far right, faith and thuggery jostle for attention
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It’s Makerfield or break for Andy Burnham
This by-election is a once-in-a-lifetime, all-out fight between social democracy and right-wing populism
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Letter of the week: A rising tide lifts small boats
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The long coup
Inside Andy Burnham’s leadership bid – and the campaigns underway to stop him
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No one believes the NHS is getting better
People who have positive NHS experiences put it down to luck, not planning
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Call Her Daddy has it all
US conservatives can’t fathom that women don’t conform to a virgin-whore binary
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Keir Starmer is a dishonest man
His successor must make a break with this failing government
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The Europe dilemma
Should the UK rejoin the EU? Caroline Lucas and Anand Menon weigh in
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ECHR derangement syndrome
The great bête noire of the modern right is driving them beyond reason
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Silicon Valley’s “Get Rich University”
At Stanford, students are under extraordinary pressure – not to learn but to launch start-ups
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Michel Houellebecq’s mature ejaculation
In his new collection of poems, the novelist has become darker than ever
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Who should we blame for the British far right?
Radical ethnonationalism is increasingly part of the mainstream
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The clever female baby boomer
Alison Light’s new memoir is the document of a self – and an era
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Paul Simon talks to God
At the Royal Albert Hall, the 84-year-old plays around in the netherworld between this life and the next
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Eagles of the Republic is an audacious exposé of the Egyptian state
Tarik Saleh’s film depicts a much-loved Egyptian actor drawn into the deadly world of the El-Sisi regime
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How Britain used to laugh
Have we already forgotten Morecambe and Wise?
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Krapp’s Last Tape’s endless returns
Gary Oldman’s brilliant adaptation proves how much we rely on technology to relive our lives
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The British Museum: is the bread here older than the exhibits?
This is our second most visited attraction, it’s important that we feed these tourists well
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Beer and sandwiches: The Queen’s Head in Cambridge
This column is our weekly pub review, written by pintsmen, women and children across the nation. Suggestions to [email protected]
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Will AI replace doctors?
My patients are desperate to diagnose themselves
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Our elections look like a game of Ludo
When winning on votes fails to get you elected, is it still democracy?
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I entice my new love interest into the Hove-l with a slice of bresaola
It has long been a matter of great sadness that I do not have a pet
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