Anglo-Gaullism is doomed
We never realised we needed our own Général. It’s far too late now
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Bernie Sanders, America’s unlikely AI oracle
Rarely among progressives, Sanders is grappling with how AI will irrevocably change our societies
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St George’s Day can’t contain the new English nationalism
In Ramsgate, officialised folklore tried to bypass the political passions of the age
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Keir Starmer is all alone
The clamour is growing: he cannot do the job
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The Mandelson affair is stripping this government bare
Its origins lie in Keir Starmer’s inability to control a restless world
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Beer and sandwiches: At the Garnet in Norwich
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Expensive salad bowls are stupid
In the City of London wine and cigarettes are out and chickpeas are in
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At my 36th Passover, I finally feel like a grown-up
When does one truly become an adult?
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Nothing could stop me visiting an exhibition about gay bikers
Not even a serious pain in the neck
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The Wizard of the Kremlin has no magic
This earnest adaptation of a bestselling book on the rise of Putin has too much hectoring and not enough drama
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Is it still cool to be Jay McInerney?
The novelist was once a prince of New York’s literary scene. Today, he chronicles wine instead of the modern city
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The fabrications of Albert Speer
The Nazi architect wrote his own self-exculpatory story – but what about his crimes?
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The fertility rituals of the Blackheath Morris Men
“You’re never more than 20 feet from a Morris dancer in London!”
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Private equity’s hostile takeover of Britain
Hettie O’Brien’s The Asset Class reveals how a morally dubious business financing model swallowed the public sector
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The NS Poem: Weekend visits
A new poem by Christopher Horton
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Franz Kafka’s ten apostles
The Mitteleuropean writer owes much of his fame to the gifted translators who took his words out of German and…
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Why do Britain’s streets feel so scary?
Failing the vulnerable fails everyone
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Letter of the week: The Gulf’s porous loyalties
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No one is immune to the rage that drives our politics
Young women – today and always – are less susceptible to delusions of grandeur
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