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Who’s steering the Conservatives to the right? The backseat drivers of Reform UK John Harris As the Wellingborough byelection approaches, the one-time architects of Brexit are revelling in power...
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Equally important is the means by which the bill establishes transgender people as “separate”. The bill mandates that transgender people be given unique identifiers on their birth certificates, outing...
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The former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s much touted sit-down with Vladimir Putin was many things. It was damaging to global democracy, giving ammunition to the craven congressional Republicans who...
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False prophets are peddling conspiracy theories about Ireland’s history. Here’s the truth Emma Dabiri From Russell Brand to Steve Bannon, pundits are distorting our past oppression – when it should be...
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Paying their bills was their top concern, so what do they make of Sunak paying an effective tax rate of only 23% on his vast capital gains? Income of the same amount gained through work would be taxed...
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The publisher of The Daily Mail has said it should be allowed to take over The Telegraph to bulk up and challenge the power of Google and other tech giants. In a submission to the House of Lords...
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A faultline has opened in Keir Starmer’s pragmatic politics – and this time none of the usual fixes will work Nesrine Malik Gaza is an issue that Labour cannot simply finesse away. It is about real...
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Twice a week, a group of women gather together in a nondescript house in Ardamata, on the outskirts of Geneina in Sudan’s West Darfur state, to tell their stories to each other, cry, and drink coffee....
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(According to one analysis, 30% of the properties sold in Paradise, California, after the catastrophic Camp fire went for less than their assessed value.) Assessed value will incude the value of the...
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Labour’s plans will have a significant impact on parts of the media industry, which relies heavily on freelancers and other workers on precarious, short-term contracts. As I’ve pointed out about...
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The Labour party is in my blood. Here’s why I’ve just cancelled my membership Owen Jones How is that virulence inserted into the human body?The post Even I’m not going to make this joke first appeared...
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‘Here, there is no future’: ethnic cleansing and fresh atrocities drive exodus of thousands from Darfur Almost a year since conflict reignited in Sudan, its terrified people are crossing borders to...
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Alarge and impressive study of children’s progress into adulthood found that those who display bullying and aggressive behaviour at school are more likely to prosper at work. They land better jobs and...
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So, the story: Abrdn has been the victim of “corporate bullying” since changing its company name, an executive at the asset manager has claimed. Peter Branner, Abrdn’s chief investment officer, accused...
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Over the weekend, Don Lemon and his partner, Tim Malone, tied the knot in the only way I’d expect of an accused misogynist in corporate media and a real estate broker: an ultra-traditional ceremony in...
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One of the biggest cat fights in the media at present is between the US side of The Guardian and the UK side. We all recall Freddie, who insisted upon being listed as the father of the baby she’d just...
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‘Pregnancy is not a disease’: why do so many women die giving birth in one of Africa’s richest countries? More than 80,000 Nigerian women Nigeria? Rich? Despite having the largest economy in Africa,...
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NPR needs a serious critique not a politically charged parting shot Margaret Sullivan How Uri Berliner went about his complaint made it clear he was not interested in constructive criticism, but a...
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Royal Mail is a critical national asset. Selling to a Czech billionaire would be extraordinary Britain is already suffering for its naive ‘help yourself’ approach to foreign takeovers Not allowing...
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