Ideologues inside the cabinet are thwarting necessary reforms.
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The SNP has a chance for radical change – it won’t take it
Long live the low life
Jeremy Clarke’s final Spectator columns, written after his cancer diagnosis, are witty, well balanced and devoid of self-pity.
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The NS Poem: Jackdaw Beach – Low-Key
A poem by John Kinsella.
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How Telegram fosters online extremism
The under-regulated platform lacks transparency. The Southport riots remind us why this matters.
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Labour must escape long Osbornism
Keir Starmer is identifying big problems but offering small solutions.
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Jack Schlossberg: America’s vanity heir
The Kennedy dynasty has spawned its most hollow iteration yet.
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Medicine wars
A revolt over patient safety and declining expertise is tearing the medical establishment apart.
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From Robert Bartlett to Donal Ryan: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Sing Like Fish by Amorina Kingdon and Tracks on the Ocean by Sara Caputo.
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“Things will get worse”: is austerity back?
This is going to hurt, the prime minister warns the country.
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Subscriber of the week: Simon Tyler-Murphy
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