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Why the new Peter Mandelson development matters

Why the new Peter Mandelson development matters

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Ailbhe Rea

Franz Kafka’s ten apostles

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Benjamin balint

How to laugh at the lanyard class

How to laugh at the lanyard class

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Nicholas Harris

The Wizard of the Kremlin has no magic

The Wizard of the Kremlin has no magic

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David Sexton

Private equity’s hostile takeover of Britain

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Duncan Weldon

Donna Ockenden appointed to chair Sussex maternity inquiry

Donna Ockenden appointed to chair Sussex maternity inquiry

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Hannah Barnes

4. The far right has moved on from Orbán

4. The far right has moved on from Orbán

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Hans Kundnani

3. A summer of sex? Yes please!

3. A summer of sex? Yes please!

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Rachel Cunliffe

Keir Starmer is right to put Brexit in the bin

Keir Starmer is right to put Brexit in the bin

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Andi Hoxhaj

Is it still cool to be Jay McInerney?

Is it still cool to be Jay McInerney?

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Finn Mcredmond

Inside Zack Polanski’s inner circle

Inside Zack Polanski’s inner circle

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Megan Kenyon

5. What we learned at PMQs: George Robertson has done Keir Starmer no favours

5. What we learned at PMQs: George Robertson has done Keir Starmer no favours

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Megan Kenyon

We’re all stuck in Donald Trump’s cage fight

We’re all stuck in Donald Trump’s cage fight

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yesterday 9

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Katie Stallard

Andy Burnham’s backers are trying a rebrand

Andy Burnham’s backers are trying a rebrand

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Ethan Croft

Revealed: the new radicalism among young women

Revealed: the new radicalism among young women

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Scarlett Maguire

Meet the Angry Young Women

Meet the Angry Young Women

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Emily Lawford

5. Euphoria needs to grow up

5. Euphoria needs to grow up

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Catharine Hughes

4. Inside Ireland’s fuel protests

4. Inside Ireland’s fuel protests

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Luke o’reilly

3. Kemi Badenoch wants to be Britain’s Peter Magyar

3. Kemi Badenoch wants to be Britain’s Peter Magyar

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Ethan Croft

Gwendoline Riley is haunted by herself

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Lola Seaton

No Trump is not going to “chicken out” in Iran

No Trump is not going to “chicken out” in Iran

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John arquilla

Donald Trump is WEAK on Catholicism

Donald Trump is WEAK on Catholicism

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Freddie Hayward

The rise and rise of icky IVF ads

The rise and rise of icky IVF ads

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Emma Haslett

John Lanchester’s personal venom

John Lanchester’s personal venom

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Zoe guttenplan

Hungary proves populism can be defeated

Hungary proves populism can be defeated

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Phil Tinline

Your Party goes extinct in Scotland

Your Party goes extinct in Scotland

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Megan Kenyon

3. Labour picks a new fight over the EU

3. Labour picks a new fight over the EU

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Ethan Croft

5. On Nerd Entitlement

5. On Nerd Entitlement

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Laurie Penny

Does anybody have a new job for Philip Pilkington?

Does anybody have a new job for Philip Pilkington?

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George spencer

Trump’s blockade is a desperate measure

Trump’s blockade is a desperate measure

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Katie Stallard

Who will win the Welsh Senedd election?

Who will win the Welsh Senedd election?

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Ben Walker

Clavicular and the subtle art of being hot

Clavicular and the subtle art of being hot

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Arielle Domb

Sam Altman isn’t another bullshit artist

Sam Altman isn’t another bullshit artist

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Séamas o'reilly

5. Will AI kill tribute bands?

5. Will AI kill tribute bands?

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Biba Kang

5. Who will win the Scottish Parliament election?

5. Who will win the Scottish Parliament election?

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Ben Walker

An English life in Vladimir Putin’s twilight zone

An English life in Vladimir Putin’s twilight zone

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Grigor Atanesian

Inside the secretive London mansion that made Bonnie Blue

Inside the secretive London mansion that made Bonnie Blue

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12.04.2026 9

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Luke o’reilly

Viktor Orbán’s moment of truth

Viktor Orbán’s moment of truth

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12.04.2026 9

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Ábel bede

5. “There is a 50-50 chance Iran will detonate a nuclear weapon within the next three years”

5. “There is a 50-50 chance Iran will detonate a nuclear weapon within the next three years”

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Katie Stallard

1. Thank God, Keir Starmer has finally said it

1. Thank God, Keir Starmer has finally said it

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Jonn Elledge

“How the World Declared War on America”

“How the World Declared War on America”

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Mark blacklock

My Polymarket shame

My Polymarket shame

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George Monaghan

We should have let Kanye play

We should have let Kanye play

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Josh Glancy

Michael Ignatieff: If Viktor Orbán loses, global Orbánism is over

Michael Ignatieff: If Viktor Orbán loses, global Orbánism is over

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Megan Gibson

4. Does Inter Alia understand the manosphere?

4. Does Inter Alia understand the manosphere?

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11.04.2026 7

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Faye Curran

3. Inside Birmingham’s eternal bin strike

3. Inside Birmingham’s eternal bin strike

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11.04.2026 6

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Rhi Storer

2. Scottish Labour’s campaign is already starting to fall apart

2. Scottish Labour’s campaign is already starting to fall apart

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11.04.2026 9

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Chris Deerin

Please, come in to my apartment. No, I don’t have any chairs

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10.04.2026 10

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Finn Mcredmond

After Iran, America may turn against Israel

After Iran, America may turn against Israel

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10.04.2026 10

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Freddie Hayward

5. The Green Party is using housing inequality to punish Labour

5. The Green Party is using housing inequality to punish Labour

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10.04.2026 10

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Megan Kenyon