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The importance of slowing down

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Health is an economic trump card

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Britain needs to unleash the spirit of entrepreneurship

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The Afghanistan data leak will haunt British politics for years

Both this government and the last are implicated in a cover-up that will cost the UK billions

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A space has opened up in British politics

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On free speech, Britain can learn from America

Police are dragged into investigating petty incidents, undermining trust in our freedom to express opinions

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How to fix the UK’s housing crisis

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Reform’s rise shows Labour must get serious about immigration

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The scars of the pandemic are emerging in our politics

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It would be so much easier if we said what we thought

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Starmer’s opportunity to ride the Trump rollercoaster

A big question hanging over Britain’s prospects is whether the prime minister can grow on the job

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Wellness is the new status symbol — but the quest has its downsides

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Boys and young men are in crisis — but it’s adults who need educating

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The non-dom brain drain is starting to hit the UK

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Make public service work again

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Britain’s new right should beware misplaced triumphalism

Hope is not built on over-reach or abandoning conservative principles

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The tragedy of Britain’s assisted dying debate

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Multitasking is not the answer to your feelings of ‘overwhelm’

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Government must resist the urge to interfere

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Wanted: a clear governing philosophy for Labour

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Starmer’s attempt to ‘do a Blair’ on the NHS

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Secularists must remember that religion is on the rise

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The politics of land is fundamental to the UK

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London bus crashes are the result of an unsafe model

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In British politics, the centre no longer holds

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Downing Street dysfunction is hobbling the government

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