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Withnail and I and the meaning of life Culture

Withnail and I and the meaning of life

14th April 2017
Brexitphobic comedians are the real populists Culture

Brexitphobic comedians are the real populists

7th April 2017
Meet the NHS extremists Politics

Meet the NHS extremists

24th February 2017
Fahrenheit 451 is a better guide than 1984 Politics

Fahrenheit 451 is a better guide than 1984

17th February 2017
Brass Eye wouldn’t survive today Politics

Brass Eye wouldn’t survive today

10th February 2017
Whatever happened to left-wing Euroscepticism? UK

Whatever happened to left‑wing Euroscepticism?

3rd February 2017
We have reached peak ‘you’re racist!’ Politics

We have reached peak ‘you’re racist!’

26th January 2017
At last – a president who doesn’t claim to be Irish Politics

At last – a president who doesn’t claim to be Irish

20th January 2017
From Sweden to Cuba: stop looking for utopias UK

From Sweden to Cuba: stop looking for utopias

16th December 2016
Veganism: a cult of purity Politics

Veganism: a cult of purity

9th December 2016

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Are cries of sexism holding back science? Science & Tech

Are cries of sexism holding back science?

2nd December 2016
The wrath of the do-gooders UK

The wrath of the do‑gooders

25th November 2016
The rise of the capitalist left UK

The rise of the capitalist left

18th November 2016
How politics got personal UK

How politics got personal

27th October 2016
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