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Jay Elwes / May 25, 2017
If the leaks came from American law enforcement, rather than their intelligence agencies,...
Matthew Flinders / May 25, 2017
If the "wobble" over the Tories' social care policy looked chaotic, there was a clear...
Lucy Maddox / May 25, 2017
The NHS is at huge risk, as are the most vulnerable people in our society. Here's how the...
Sophia Besch / May 25, 2017
European leaders and American presidents have not always seen eye-to-eye, but this first...
Mohammed Elshimi / May 24, 2017
The government faces numerous challenges—both in terms of surveillance, and in...
Opinions
Siobhan Fenton / May 23, 2017
For many of us actually affected by IRA violence, the most offensive aspect of the...
Bill Emmott / May 17, 2017
Without openness the west cannot thrive, but without equality it cannot survive
Laura Pitel / May 16, 2017
Erdoğan has won his vote—he could still lose the people
Blogs
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Regulars
Tom Clark / May 18, 2017
"A big win for May could make it tempting to forget the truth that Britain remains split...
Neil Norman / May 18, 2017
Brett Dean’s Hamlet, with a libretto by Matthew Jocelyn, is Glyndebourne’s boldest...
Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder is one of the repertoire’s greatest epics—a cantata of...
Martin Boon / May 17, 2017
In calling her snap election, the PM said: "The country is coming together but...
Prospect Team / May 17, 2017
"I have succeeded best when I have let myself get out of step and found my own way"
Archive
Why do the Tories keep winning? Geoffrey Wheatcroft thinks their ruthless pragmatism means they ditch leaders and policies at ease. Also: How do you solve a problem like Korea?
Could independence for Scotland mean liberation for England? Neal Ascherson argues for nationalism on both sides of the border. Also: What will happen after Islamic State?
Is Labour finished? Will it split? Ross McKibbin weighs the chances for the party and the country. Also: Madame La Presidente—can Marine Le Pen win?
The new normal: What Trump in the White House means for the US economy, freedom of speech and the rest of the world. Also: Anne Perkins on the real Theresa May