A severe case of Trump-Harris-debate-itis
I had visions of a ruptured blood vessel and my vital fluids gushing all over Boots’ terrified customers…
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Thought experiment 3: The Gettier Problem
How the American philosopher Edmund Gettier’s argument complicates our understanding of what constitutes knowledge.
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Cuckoos sang me happy birthday for a decade. Now they are silent
Britain’s shifting weather patterns are a particular problem for these ingenious, misunderstood birds.
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Data and ideology don’t mix
With the census gender debacle, an opportunity to assess the trans community’s needs has been squandered.
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A Very Royal Scandal is the latest surreal instalment in the Prince Andrew multiverse
In Scoop vs Scandal, this is the clear winner. But is that the sound of TV eating itself?
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The Substance isn’t subtle or subversive – but it is entertaining
This satirical swipe at the beauty industry starring Demi Moore is comically grotesque.
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Gustav Holst beyond The Planets
The composer, born 150 years ago this month, should be better known for his many other great works.
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Tom Wolfe’s acid aesthetic
In his groundbreaking book, the star of New Journalism “put the reader into the eye sockets” of an LSD-fuelled 1960s…
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Ursula von der Leyen is damaging EU unity
The European Commission president has let a personal rivalry sour the relationship between Germany and France.
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A modest proposal for the regulation of comedy
A Criminal Levity Act would place the dangerous realm of humour safely within the scope of anti-terrorism laws.
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The Murdoch dynasty’s future is being decided
Also this week: The Observer up for sale, crisis at the Jewish Chronicle, and Huw Edwards’ day in court.
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Kamala Harris is campaigning like a movie star
Unless she learns lessons from the British Labour Party, the vice-president will do little to unite the US behind her.
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What’s the story?
Voters have lost their sense of what Starmer’s Labour is for. He must use his conference speech to tell them.
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The joy of Glee Club at the Lib Dem conference
Also this week: Victoria Starmer’s dress code, and my lost Alpine summer.
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Is the West poised to enter the war in Ukraine?
The West may soon be forced to stop thinking of its participation in Ukraine as a “special logistical operation”.
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How the Jewish Chronicle lost its way
Inside the fake news crisis at the community paper.
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Starmer resurrects Social Security Minister
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Letter of the week: Mind the gap
Write to [email protected] to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Labour needs a growth plan
If Keir Starmer’s government seems incapable of delivering change, voters will not hesitate to look elsewhere.
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This England: Christmas comes fir-ly
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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