Leader: The libertarian delusion
Far from being a vote for a smaller state, Brexit was, if anything, a vote for a larger one.
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Far from being a vote for a smaller state, Brexit was, if anything, a vote for a larger one.
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If Boris Johnson truly wants to build a “high-wage economy”, he should focus on strengthening trade unions, not reducing…
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I was told it was a bubble story, but sure enough Boris Johnson’s ratings plummeted and Tory contacts rang…
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The political scientist argues the corruptible are drawn to positions of power – but we help put them there.
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Both parties are still bruised by historic betrayals, but Keir Starmer and Ed Davey appear to be entering a…
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Fever dreams of domination and subjugation mark international politics as 2022 begins.
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From the cynical perspective of a movie-maker, Maxwell has the most delicious character arc imaginable: from riches to rags,…
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The Prime Minister could more easily shrug off scandals if he was able to show how his government is…
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Armenians celebrate Christmas on 6 January – and this year we will make a virtue of necessity.
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Criticised over the Downing Street flat refurbishment and lockdown-breaking parties, the PM is running out of time to turn…
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The sinister case of the Chinese tennis star reveals the choice confronting Beijing: coercion at home, or soft power…
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Why the crusading journalist failed to assume the mantle of George Orwell.
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From politics and science to history and pop, the essential books for the year ahead.
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The year’s publishing highlights, including novels by Ali Smith, Jonathan Coe and Ottessa Moshfegh.
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The desertion of the working class and the rise of identity politics contributed to Labour’s decline – but such…
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A century ago the philosopher anatomised a Spain fractured by separatisms. What can his prescient polemic tell us about…
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What impact will Africa’s young and fast-growing population have on the world?
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Notes From Deep Time by Gordon, Solid Ivory by Ivory, We Don’t Know Ourselves by O’Toole and Sour Grapes…
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For 50 years, the “mean old daddy” immortalised in one of Mitchell’s best-loved songs has been an enigma. Now…
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How the Renaissance artist and inveterate traveller journeyed in a permanent state of fascination.
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The director of rewarding-but-tough films brings us a loose and easy romcom – and immediate pleasure.
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This is the latest cynical exercise in turning real crimes into entertainment, with “scary” music playing as bodies are…
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David Cameron’s former spin doctor has a new podcast bursting with tips for fulfilment. But surely we’ve read this…
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To preserve our environment, we must realise that nature is not elsewhere – in the safari park or on…
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Poor diet, inactivity and smoking are the visible parts of the iceberg: below lurks economic insecurity and an absence…
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I ask myself if I could live with someone else now, who would tolerate my lifestyle? Left to my…
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High up is Beck’s “Nicotine & Gravy”, which is oozing and unctuous and weird, and to which my body…
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This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain…
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The psychologist discusses Annie Leibovitz, the work of Jonathan Rauch and the stupidification of academia.
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