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Euros Diary: Only England can cause this much hurt

“Dave? Is it coming home?” they asked me. But football has a way of puncturing a nation’s joy in an…

Roman Krznaric Q&A: “We spend too much time looking up to individuals”

The philosopher on tennis history, disruptive social action, and questions of mortality while taking part in Parkrun.

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Dreams of tennis and the best job in the world

Also: Pep Guardiola at Wimbledon and the fine margins of greatness.

Discovering the real Modest Mussorgsky

Sweetened arrangements of his works ensured the Russian composer’s afterlife – but left him hiding in plain sight.

You shouldn’t tell people how you voted – but I will…

When I was young, my father would take me to the polling station so he could show me democracy manifest.

The Turkish Detective is both familiar and delightfully other

This series based on Barbara Nadel’s bestselling novels is really rather good summer viewing.

This England: McMarriage

This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…

The immersive sounds of the Polish wilderness

“Sounds of Wild Poland”, this week’s instalment of BBC Radio 3’s The Essay, treats listeners to an atmospheric soundscape.

The Despicable Me phenomenon

How the hectic Minions franchise, optimised for a child’s attention span, became a blockbuster hit.

Placing bets is unwise – and not just for Tory MPs

Gambling on elections, markets, football, or anything makes fools of us all.

Is there a progressive argument for pro-natalism?

The demographer Paul Morland on why we should have more children.

The gruelling campaign is over. Now we have a country to sort

Also this week: Nigel Farage to be bogged down by bins and neighbour disputes, and the Euros bringing about familial…

Can France’s anti-Le Pen alliance survive?

Political chaos, confusion and incompetence are almost inevitable after no single grouping wins a parliamentary majority.

How Labour can make government work better

The party’s success in office will be determined by how well its “mission-driven” agenda is communicated to the civil service.

Inside the teenage mind

Why understanding the wild and fragile world of adolescence helps us better know ourselves.

Anneliese Dodds’ long shadow in the cabinet

Your weekly dose of gossip from the Commons.

The Tory collapse was a night to remember

Yet these are not progressive new times.

In praise of British politics

We are fortunate in this country that the transfer of power is so calm and dignified.

Letter of the week: The trouble with democracy

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