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Niall Gooch

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Rough and tumble / What’s wrong with heckling Rachel Reeves?

As Mrs Thatcher stood to give her speech at the 1980 Conservative party conference at Brighton, she was under considerable pressure. The government...

yesterday 9

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What’s wrong with heckling Rachel Reeves?

As Mrs Thatcher stood to give her speech at the 1980 Conservative party conference at Brighton, she was under considerable pressure. The government...

previous day 7

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Lord of the Flies is no Adolescence

09.02.2026 10

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The power and nostalgia of Christmas music

24.12.2025 60

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Dulwich dross / The Guardian’s desperate smears about Farage’s school days

20.11.2025 10

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Lost fleet / Cinema needs more naval dramas

26.08.2025 20

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British fair play / The case for Biggles

09.08.2025 20

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The case for Biggles

09.08.2025 10

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It’s time to arm the police

06.07.2025 20

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Right to rush / Are rivers really people?

27.05.2025 10

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VE Day and the taboo of victory

08.05.2025 10

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Adolescence / In defence of teenage boys

07.04.2025 10

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Farewell to alms / Can the social contract survive in Britain?

19.03.2025 20

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