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The true cost of Britain’s bad deals
We need more money to fight climate change and foreign enemies. Too bad we keep wasting it on farces like Ajax and HS2
Isabel Hilton
Views
Brexit made me an immigrant
Raza Hussain
People
Misan Harriman: Protests are full of hope
Imaan Irfan
Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham wants more power in the north—move the Lords there
Alan Rusbridger
Culture
Reassessing Keith Jarrett’s famous Köln Concert
Philip Clark
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PEOPLE
Misan Harriman: Protests are full of hope
Imaan Irfan
VIEWS
Brexit made me an immigrant
Raza Hussain
GOVERNMENT
The true cost of Britain’s bad deals
Isabel Hilton
CULTURE
Reassessing Keith Jarrett’s famous Köln Concert
Philip Clark
ANDY BURNHAM
Andy Burnham wants more power in the north—move the Lords there
Alan Rusbridger
POLITICS
If Andy Burnham wants to understand England, he should take a taxi
Sarah Collins
PEOPLE
Kate Shemirani, nurse turned conspiracy influencer
Kathryn Schoon
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONAL
England and the United States: two countries divided by a common law
DAT Green
LIVES
Young life: Why gen Z women should ditch the ‘office siren’ look
Alice Garnett
THE CULTURE NEWSLETTER
Lily Allen vs the fans
Laura Barton
Argument
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England and the United States: two countries divided by a common law
DAT Green
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Andy Burnham must think local, but act global
Andrew Adonis
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A social media ban would set children free
Sasha Mudd
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The GB News obsession with immigration extends to antisemitic tropes
Alan Rusbridger
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Just don’t mention the referendum
Ben Ansell From the magazine
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Young life: Why gen Z women should ditch the ‘office siren’ look
Alice Garnett
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Long life: Doctors these days are so sexy!
Sheila Hancock
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Second life: Coming back to Britain from France depresses me
Vitali Vitaliev
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Rural life: All my neighbours believe in fairies
Kiran Sidhu From the magazine
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Mindful life: I can’t stop singing my thoughts
Sarah Collins From the magazine
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If Andy Burnham wants to understand England, he should take a taxi
Over the past few months, we’ve been speaking to cabbies from Sheppey to Hull. Here’s how they see our broken country through their rear-view mirrors
Sarah Collins
Politics
Why does Andy Burnham hate Holyrood?
David McAllister
Politics
We must learn the truth about Nigel Farage’s £5m donation
Alan Rusbridger
Politics
Being prime minister is difficult, but not impossible
Philip Collins
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Lily Allen vs the fans
What do concertgoers have the right to expect at a time of rising ticket prices and expensive venues? And what about the performer’s rights?
Laura Barton
Culture
Anatomy of a self-made star
DAT Green
Technology
Life at the end of the metaverse
James Ball
The Culture Newsletter
The literary afterlife of Anthony Bourdain
Alys Key
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