Leader: Liz Truss has misread the times
After years of austerity, voters are craving an active state but all the PM has to offer is free-market…
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Going for broke
Letter of the week: New model monarch
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Why some Tories are hoping for a Labour landslide
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Where does Putin go from here?
Russia’s flailing offensive in Ukraine exposes the failings of the strongman system he has built.
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Howard Jacobson’s Diary: Mourners in Westminster, sweet treats in Soho, and shedding a tear for the Queen
You go out walking, hear a bell toll, read a soppy message on a bunch of roses and the…
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Martin Rees: “This could be our last century on Earth”
The astrophysicist and Astronomer Royal reflects on the threats facing humanity.
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The meaning of Trussonomics: prevent a recession, then stake everything on growth
All governments want higher growth but few put the incentives in place to achieve it.
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The Queue wasn’t just about grief, but our deep need to be part of something bigger
People were there not merely for the coffin, but for the experience of waiting for it.
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We need an energy revolution – but renewables alone will not be enough
Addressing climate change will force us to replace our energy system, and with it the foundation of modern civilisation.
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Liz Truss is going for broke
As the Prime Minister’s radical right-wing government gambles on economic growth, Labour needs to be the party of prudence…
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Notes on a mourning nation
On the streets of London after the Queen’s death, our writer found grief, apathy – and a startling sense…
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The making and meaning of Giorgia Meloni
The post-fascist Brothers of Italy are rising fast, led by a charismatic, self-made Roman whom many expect to be…
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The last days of Roger Federer
The tennis giant’s departure will take a generation of fans with him, but his retirement may also spare us…
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What the Huxleys got wrong
Aldous, Julian and Thomas saw themselves as arbiters of the good life – but they fell prey to prejudice…
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AN Wilson: the assembly-line intellectual
The writer’s exasperating new memoir offers a full dinner service of clichés and an insight into the glib fogeyism…
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The “Five Eyes” spies who fought the West’s secret wars
The intelligence network’s blunders in the Middle East have been disastrous – but it has a vital role in…
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From Maggie O’Farrell to Sayaka Murata: recent books reviewed in short
Also featuring Sick Note by Gareth Millward and a biography of Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen.
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Marcus Mumford lets go of shame
On his first solo album, the Mumford & Sons frontman confronts the sexual abuse he experienced at the age…
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In praise of the honesty box
In Shetland and elsewhere, remote fridges and larders update a tradition of snacks dispensed in good faith.
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Nick Cave’s second coming
At 65, the Australian singer-songwriter is more creatively alive than ever before.
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How MK Čiurlionis painted sound
The Dulwich Picture Gallery’s exhibition of the Lithuanian composer’s art reveals a dreamlike, kaleidoscopic inner world.
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Catherine Called Birdy: The secret diary of a medieval teen
Lena Dunham’s new feature is a coming-of-age romp set in 1290. But it’s less of a departure from Girls…
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Crossfire: a preposterous shoot-out drama for the Mumsnet generation
Keeley Hawes pairs her linen shorts with a shotgun in this BBC series. A shame, then, that it forgets…
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Why rare earth metals “hold the key to our future”
In Radio 4’s The Scramble for Rare Earths, Misha Glenny explains how this small group of elements has replaced…
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How learning to be vulnerable has brought me joy
From rugby to rock-climbing, I’m doing things I’m bad at – and it’s working wonders.
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My brush with King Charles 22 years ago still feels like it was yesterday. It was that bad
After an awkward hour with John Major, Stephen Fry and the future monarch, I opted for a life of…
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This England: Supermarkets shushed
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain…
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Deyan Sudjic Q&A: “Anybody who isn’t in a state of anxiety isn’t paying attention”
The design critic and curator on Charles Dickens, Roman London and why simple language is often best.
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