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Buying a leasehold flat is a nightmare - I just want to own the home I paid for

Buying a leasehold flat is a nightmare - I just want to own the home I paid for

Hello. My name is Kate Lister, and I am a leaseholder. Phew! I can’t tell you how good it feels to just say that out loud. Like many other...

yesterday 2

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Kate Lister

My home has gone up by £500,000, but I fully support a mansion tax

My home has gone up by £500,000, but I fully support a mansion tax

A mansion tax is back in political fashion – like skinny jeans, Lady Gaga and other uncomfortable but ultimately decent concepts from 2009....

yesterday 1

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Alison Phillips

The Democrats have realised how to beat Trump - and he hates it

The Democrats have realised how to beat Trump - and he hates it

WOW! WHAT AN HONOR ON MOUNT RUSHMORE THANK YOU!- It’s Trump by style. Trump by syntax. Trump by self-absorption. But it ain’t Trump. There’s been a...

yesterday 4

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Emily Maitlis

Ignore the narratives about hateful Britain - I've never been prouder to be British

Ignore the narratives about hateful Britain - I've never been prouder to be British

Our daughter got married earlier this month. The wedding was at a venue in Portugal in a rural location by the sea. Over 120 guests attended the...

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Nigel Farage isn’t brave enough to tell the real asylum story

Nigel Farage isn’t brave enough to tell the real asylum story

It’s all he does. It’s all he’s ever done. Nigel Farage spreads hatred and fear. He takes the best human attributes – of compassion and...

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Ian Dunt

Rachel Reeves' mansion tax will be a massive blow to older people

Rachel Reeves' mansion tax will be a massive blow to older people

This is Armchair Economics with Hamish McRae, a subscriber-only newsletter from The i Paper. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox, every...

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Hamish Mcrae

Watching my peers being bought homes while I work hard is difficult to swallow

Watching my peers being bought homes while I work hard is difficult to swallow

Recently, I was at a birthday party and surfing cloud nine. Someone I’d met there had asked me if I’d just graduated from university. A huge smile...

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Dahaba Ali Hussen

I'm a housing expert, shared ownership is the worst of all worlds

I'm a housing expert, shared ownership is the worst of all worlds

Shared ownership – a government-backed scheme which allows people to purchase between 25 and 75 per cent of a property and pay rent on the rest –...

tuesday 3

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Vicky Spratt

Crime is down but public anger is rising - time for Labour to crack down hard

Crime is down but public anger is rising - time for Labour to crack down hard

There’s a mystery afoot, and it’s one that it will take more than a Sherlock Holmes to solve. The official statistics say that crime is down –...

tuesday 10

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Mark Wallace

Trump's summit was a humiliation for Europe

Trump's summit was a humiliation for Europe

So once again, we all breathe a sigh of relief. Once again, the worst outcome has been averted, at least for now. We get to live another day.   For...

tuesday 1

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Ian Dunt

Trump's not the stupid one here

Trump's not the stupid one here

The bar, it must be said, was low. Last time Volodymyr Zelensky came to the White House, he got called a dictator, disrespectful and told he was “...

tuesday 10

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Emily Maitlis

Rachel Reeves, a property tax will be the end of your career

Rachel Reeves, a property tax will be the end of your career

We all know the phrase, “an Englishman’s home is his castle”. Yes, it is old fashioned and gender specific, but it reflects how sentimental...

tuesday 3

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Kwasi Kwarteng

Why men like Leonardo DiCaprio and I behave like we are decades younger

Why men like Leonardo DiCaprio and I behave like we are decades younger

As you read this, the movie star Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, is on a yacht somewhere in the Mediterranean with his girlfriend, Vittoria Ceretti, a...

18.08.2025 8

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Simon Kelner

 Zelensky's days are numbered - leaving Starmer in a perilous position

 Zelensky's days are numbered - leaving Starmer in a perilous position

Keir Starmer’s call on Sunday afternoon with key European allies of Ukraine was a blend of trauma support group and an urgent damage limitation...

18.08.2025 10

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Anne Mcelvoy

All the pathetic ways the UK masks its problems from late trains to catcalling

All the pathetic ways the UK masks its problems from late trains to catcalling

I take my special notebook down from the shelf, smooth it open at the right page and make the latest addition to the list. “TransPennine Express,...

18.08.2025 7

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Lucy Mangan

Houses are about to become more affordable - but there’s a catch

Houses are about to become more affordable - but there’s a catch

I have a daily ritual. Even though I’m not currently in a position to buy a large three or four-bedroom house in London, Bristol, Kent or the...

18.08.2025 10

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Vicky Spratt

Meghan is now carrying Prince Harry completely

Meghan is now carrying Prince Harry completely

While Meghan, Duchess of Sussex might have raised a glass of her branded “As Ever” rosé to toast an unexpected new deal with Netflix, her husband...

18.08.2025 3

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Ian Burrell

JD Vance's desperation reeks in Washington

JD Vance's desperation reeks in Washington

There is a phrase that has been known in British politics since the 19th century, when Lord Randolph Churchill – father of Winston – used it to...

18.08.2025 2

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James Ball

What no one told me about love when adopting a child

What no one told me about love when adopting a child

It gets you at odd times, in the smaller, more intimate moments. She took herself off to the bathroom this morning, put the toothpaste on her...

18.08.2025 2

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James Dixon

I didn’t get shotgun weddings – now I’m having one

I didn’t get shotgun weddings – now I’m having one

A couple of years ago I went to a beautiful, low key wedding where the bride was pregnant. They had a simple, lovely ceremony and a lunch and the...

17.08.2025 1

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Rebecca Reid

Be under no illusion: Trump's betrayal of Ukraine is a shocking tragedy

Be under no illusion: Trump's betrayal of Ukraine is a shocking tragedy

Let there be no illusions about the shocking tragedy unfurling before our eyes. Donald Trump, elected leader of the planet’s superpower, is...

17.08.2025 5

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Ian Birrell

My summer holiday has been exhausting – all thanks to tipping

My summer holiday has been exhausting – all thanks to tipping

During a summer of visiting family in the US and Italy, one cultural difference has stood out, creating some awkward moments: when, where and how...

17.08.2025 2

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Stefano Hatfield