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Simon Evans

The incomparable Wilko Johnson Culture

The incomparable Wilko Johnson

26th November 2022

Ella Whelan

The bravery and brilliance of Hilary Mantel Culture

The bravery and brilliance of Hilary Mantel

26th September 2022

Tom Slater

RIP Queen Elizabeth II Politics

RIP Queen Elizabeth II

8th September 2022

Kevin Rooney

The political courage of David Trimble Politics

The political courage of David Trimble

30th July 2022

Graham Gudgin

David Trimble: the unexpected peacemaker Politics

David Trimble: the unexpected peacemaker

27th July 2022

James Woudhuysen

Shinzo Abe’s troubling legacy World

Shinzo Abe’s troubling legacy

12th July 2022

Mick Hume

In memory of a true humanist warrior Politics

In memory of a true humanist warrior

4th July 2022

Mick Hume

RIP Lester Piggott – your legend lives on Culture

RIP Lester Piggott – your legend lives on

30th May 2022

Simon Evans

<em>Rising Damp</em> was more than a sitcom Culture

Rising Damp was more than a sitcom

26th April 2022

Simon Evans

Gilbert Gottfried and the greatest joke ever told Culture

Gilbert Gottfried and the greatest joke ever told

14th April 2022

Mick Hume

Shane Warne: a real sporting hero, not a ‘role model’ World

Shane Warne: a real sporting hero, not a ‘role model’

7th March 2022

Simon Evans

The immortal PJ O’Rourke Culture

The immortal PJ O’Rourke

16th February 2022

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Frank Furedi

Farewell Todd Gitlin, a radical democrat to the end Identity Politics

Farewell Todd Gitlin, a radical democrat to the end

7th February 2022

Simon Evans

Barry Cryer: an incomparable comic Culture

Barry Cryer: an incomparable comic

27th January 2022

Julie Burchill

The beauty and importance of Sidney Poitier Culture

The beauty and importance of Sidney Poitier

9th January 2022

Moses Dube

The unshakeable courage of Desmond Tutu World

The unshakeable courage of Desmond Tutu

27th December 2021
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