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But the Scottish First Minster said he will instead use the £155 million to further act to reduce child poverty in Scotland. Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has urged the…
COMMENT
The pitfalls of assisted dying
One of the first concepts new students of philosophy are introduced to is Isaiah Berlin’s famous distinction between “freedom to” and “freedom from”: an illustration of the fact that giving…
Correcting our Grammar mistake
During the Blair years, when recalcitrant Conservatives longed for a pledge to open new grammar schools, no class warrior threw himself into the battle against selective education with such ferocity…
Where hope takes root
As headlines veer toward the apocalyptic – from collapsing ecosystems to vanishing species – it’s…
Passing as upper class
Lots of things from the 1990s are difficult to explain to your teenage children now:…
Fight madness with more madness
Most of my friends and I live in a bubble (Los Angeles) within a bubble…
Beware Project Fear
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the googly-eyed sage Yoda lectured…
The rewilding Republican
Some years ago, I saw the legendary radical environmentalist Dave Foreman give his famous “howl…
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Correcting our Grammar mistake
During the Blair years, when recalcitrant Conservatives longed for a…
America’s third man
With all the focus on Joe Biden-Donald Trump redux, it’s easy to ignore more than…
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Time’s arrow
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Perspectives
Magical Money Theory
The challenges facing the UK economy and long-term issues that hinder growth
Deadly game
Palestinians have been kicked around for decades – could football have something to teach politicians on every side?
Perspectives
The silent struggle
Disadvantages in education can be more nuanced than just race and gender
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
Charles Spencer
The writer, historian, podcaster and 9th Earl Spencer Charles Spencer talks about boarding school trauma, class aspirations and the importance of speaking out
Rory Stewart
The former MP talks to Peter Phelps and Rowan Pelling about global conflict and the possibility of his return to front-line politics
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CULTURE
FEATURES
Acts of sedition
Shakespeare’s Richard II was pure treason, so how did he get away with it? asks the author
CULTURE
“Climate change is the most important crisis to face us within the memory of human consciousness”
Ben Okri
The acclaimed novelist discusses her Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted novel Helm, writing a "strange biography" of Britain's only named wind, climate collapse and "radical optimism," and why sorority is the key to consolidating power shifts and positive change
The critically acclaimed novelist discusses her 1950s-set novella The Party with Helen Brown
The Persephone Books publisher discusses forgotten gems written by women and the imprint’s 150th book
FEATURES
Gothic delights
Exploring the history of a genre that first bewitched Elizabeth as a teenage Joy Division fan
POETRY
LIFE
For better, for worse
June brings fewer wedding bells, but Scheherazade offers post-nuptial inspiration
LIFE
Free spirit
How a gap year full of travel and adventure became a “gap life” boundaried only by possibility and curiosity
Hungry Ghosts
Clearing the flat of her late, estranged father, Patricia finds the recipe for forgiveness
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MIND OVER MATTER
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FROM DR ASH RANPURA

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