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Fish Central: the pollock is great, it’s not their fault the British can’t make chips
This contrived tradition breaks the laws of taste – and physics
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Why is America still talking about Kamala Harris?
The Democrats need a fresh face
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The fight for No 11
Also: sober frustrations, and learning from Robert Skidelsky
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Arsenal winning made me absurdly happy
Things have been much more bearable since the whistle blew at 9.25pm last Tuesday
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How Sylvia Plath dissected her pain
A new edition shows Plath’s journey to genius, and self-destruction
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The Iran debacle didn’t stop Trump in Cuba. It spurred him on
Cuba is not Venezuela. A military operation to topple its regime would be a massive gamble
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Finding hope for humanity at Hay
Also: the tiresome return of Brexit, and a cultural workout
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Douglas Stuart’s harsh visions
The Booker Prize-winning writer’s third novel is his most morally knotty
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Gareth Southgate couldn’t fix England
Dear England is a parade of patriotic fantasies
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It’s Makerfield or break for Andy Burnham
This by-election is a once-in-a-lifetime, all-out fight between social democracy and right-wing populism
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Michel Houellebecq’s mature ejaculation
In his new collection of poems, the novelist has become darker than ever
ByThe myth of John Smith the loser
December 1998: Could an unmodernised Labour have won in 1997?
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Will AI replace doctors?
My patients are desperate to diagnose themselves
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How Britain used to laugh
Have we already forgotten Morecambe and Wise?
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The clever female baby boomer
Alison Light’s new memoir is the document of a self – and an era
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Where does Nigel Farage get his money?
Christopher Harborne’s £5m donation is just the tip of the iceberg
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Did Farage give our Guardian scoop to the Telegraph?
Also: the electoral wisdom of on-the-ground reporters, and jet lag meets its match
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I entice my new love interest into the Hove-l with a slice of bresaola
It has long been a matter of great sadness that I do not have a pet
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Eagles of the Republic is an audacious exposé of the Egyptian state
Tarik Saleh’s film depicts a much-loved Egyptian actor drawn into the deadly world of the El-Sisi regime
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