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The Conservative party’s obsession with Margaret Thatcher merch feels less kitsch and more cult

The Conservative party’s obsession with Margaret Thatcher merch feels less kitsch and more cult
yesterday 7

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I’m ready to join the brave new world of women who are leaving their family at home – and holidaying alone

I’m ready to join the brave new world of women who are leaving their family at home – and holidaying alone
07.10.2025 9

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Enjoying the implosion of the Tories? That’s understandable – but completely wrong

Enjoying the implosion of the Tories? That’s understandable – but completely wrong
06.10.2025 40

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The joy of The Traitors is in rooting for real people. Does anyone care about celebrities in that way?

The joy of The Traitors is in rooting for real people. Does anyone care about celebrities in that way?
01.10.2025 4

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A school field trip to see neoliberalism in action? Count me in

A school field trip to see neoliberalism in action? Count me in
30.09.2025 10

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My son is turning 18 – and I am inexplicably sad

My son is turning 18 – and I am inexplicably sad
29.09.2025 10

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If Starmer wants to beat Reform, he’ll need more than ‘patriotic renewal’ – whatever that is

If Starmer wants to beat Reform, he’ll need more than ‘patriotic renewal’ – whatever that is
26.09.2025 10

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My blood type made me a donor superhero – until my weakness for crisps let me down

My blood type made me a donor superhero – until my weakness for crisps let me down
23.09.2025 10

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Your Party is a mess. Here’s what they could learn from Farage and Polanski

Your Party is a mess. Here’s what they could learn from Farage and Polanski
22.09.2025 6

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The truth about smartwatches? Life is better without a hectoring zealot on your wrist

16.09.2025 20

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Party conference season is here – and it’s a spectacle beyond redemption

15.09.2025 3

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Who should you smile at in the street? Here are my rules – from dogs to babies

09.09.2025 5

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The Guardian view on university finances: stop chipping away at a crumbling system

08.09.2025 2

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The Guardian view on Labour’s deputy leadership race: a party that seems afraid of its members

08.09.2025 2

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Ben Jennings on the DSEI arms fair taking place in London – cartoon

08.09.2025 3

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No, Mr Mandelson, we will not roll out the red carpet for Trump

08.09.2025 6

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Zack Polanski’s win shows leftwing candidates are still underestimated – even by Jeremy Corbyn

03.09.2025 20

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How do I know my life has gone wrong? Because I spend all my time at the tip

02.09.2025 10

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Why are the tabloids so enraged about every aspect of Angela Rayner’s life?

01.09.2025 30

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Why do cats love middle-aged women so much?

26.08.2025 10

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Blood, sweat and cigarettes – why there’s nothing cute about school uniform

25.08.2025 10

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Far-right anger over asylum hotels is destroying the very idea of refuge – and that’s probably the goal

20.08.2025 20

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We should all be eating 30 different plants a week. I can’t even name that many

19.08.2025 20

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Does James Bond have to be played by a man? Helen Mirren seems to think so

18.08.2025 8

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Greedy ruthlessness has had a great PR campaign in business – but these toy shop owners show a better way

11.08.2025 3

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My mum worked with Biddy Baxter. Both women were formidable – and absolutely terrifying

11.08.2025 2

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Tuition fees are rising again and nobody is happy – it’s time to actually fix our broken university sector

07.08.2025 30

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I’m going on holiday with another Zoe. Am I going to need a new name?

29.07.2025 10

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I had nothing intelligent to say during the Euro 2025 final. That didn’t shut me up …

28.07.2025 10

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Do you want to know what state capture looks like? Chevron is winding down oil production on Barrow Island

25.07.2025 30

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Islamophobia isn’t just socially acceptable in the UK now – it’s flourishing. How did this happen?

25.07.2025 10

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Why do I still see my siblings as the people they were in childhood?

22.07.2025 10

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What did the people of the Cotswolds do to deserve a visit from JD Vance?

21.07.2025 40

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Looking for a job? Who you know probably matters more than what you know

15.07.2025 9

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Measles cases are surging in Europe and the US. This is what the anti-vax conspiracy theory has brought us

14.07.2025 60

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A bit like AI, Elon Musk seems custom-built to undermine everything good and true in the world

11.07.2025 30

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What I learned as a kid in a quasi-commune

08.07.2025 5

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Sabrina Carpenter may be ‘highly sexualised’ – but that’s not what is most provocative about her

07.07.2025 5

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Bored mums in clothes shops of the world unite! Together we could be unstoppable

01.07.2025 10

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The way to tackle obesity in the UK is to make healthy food affordable. But the government won’t admit it

30.06.2025 10

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Some people can wear white clothes. I am very much not one of them

24.06.2025 10

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Why do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality?

23.06.2025 10

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How not to be the most annoying person in a pub quiz – five things I’ve learned

17.06.2025 10

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MI6 has appointed its first female leader. What took it so long?

16.06.2025 8

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Yes, protesting can help tyrants like Trump, with its scenes of disorder. But that’s no reason to stay at home

12.06.2025 40

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What’s the appeal of AI? It will always reassure you

10.06.2025 8

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David Beckham’s knighthood shows the unique - and utterly absurd - power of the British class system

09.06.2025 7

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Why are steel and fishing the only industries politicians care about? What about the ones that make real money?

03.06.2025 20

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The story of war is one of kidnapping, slavery and rape. And what we talk about is strategy and territory

02.06.2025 10

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It’s been a big, beautiful week of bad news for Trump. But don’t expect it to stick

29.05.2025 9

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