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The social network in the dock
It is far from proven that social media platforms cause teenagers harm
Ethan Zuckerman
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Fertility
The depopulation bomb about to hit Britain
Tom Clark
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Economics
The Iran war has left the UK poorer than it hoped to be
Duncan Weldon
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Politics
The quiet triumph of the button-down conservative
Ben Ansell
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Poetry
Here, at last, is Sylvia Plath
Jeremy Noel-Tod
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THE INSIDER
The lost promise of devolution
Andrew Adonis
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The social network in the dock
Ethan Zuckerman
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CULTURE
Go gentle: assisted dying and the old
Kate Clanchy
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OBITUARY
Obituary: A brimful of Asha Bhosle
Ammar Kalia
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LIVES
Sheila Hancock: I thought I might faint in front of all the Dames
Sheila Hancock
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POETRY
The age of Auden
Peter Williams
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ECONOMICS
The Iran war has left the UK poorer than it hoped to be
Duncan Weldon
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CLASSICAL
Classical notes: Difficult, but easy
Ian Bostridge
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MUSIC
What Dylan and the Beatles meant to each other
Christopher Bray
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OPERA
Copper-bottomed, ocean-going opera
Edward Allen
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Argument
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The social network in the dock
Ethan Zuckerman From the magazine
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The quiet triumph of the button-down conservative
Ben Ansell From the magazine
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What a royal state visit is for
Andrew Adonis
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Artemis II’s science of resistance
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Starmer leads a zombie government—the Matthew Doyle saga proves it
Alan Rusbridger
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Sex life: Friendship shouldn’t come with obligation
Tilly Lawless From the magazine
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Sheila Hancock: I thought I might faint in front of all the Dames
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Mindful life: Depression made me feel like everyone hated me
Sarah Collins From the magazine
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Young life: I have been made redundant for the second time in my twenties
Alice Garnett From the magazine
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Rural life: The hills of my Welsh village are alive with the sound of music
Kiran Sidhu From the magazine
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Economics
The Iran war has left the UK poorer than it hoped to be
There are no easy answers for an energy-importing country during a global energy price surge
Duncan Weldon
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Lebanon
Sally Hayden’s diary: Fragments of life in Beirut
Sally Hayden
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Middle East
Food could soon run short—and so will Trump’s luck
Tim Smedley
Middle East
Beyond the Iran war
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Politics
The May elections: What you need to know
Wales, Scotland, English local councils—here’s what to watch in next week’s votes
Peter Kellner
Argument
In Britain, Jews are demonised—and too few care
Alona Ferber
Far Right
The mob reaction in Epsom paints a dark picture of chaos and populism
Alan Rusbridger
Scotland
Why some Scots will vote Reform
Fraser McMillan
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Music
What Dylan and the Beatles meant to each other
Both acts shook up the 1960s. To what extend did they do it together?
Christopher Bray
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Poetry
Here, at last, is Sylvia Plath
Jeremy Noel-Tod
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Poetry
The age of Auden
Peter Williams
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Books
Books in Brief: what to read this May
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The social network in the dock

It is far from proven that social media platforms cause teenagers harm

Ethan Zuckerman
The Iran war has left the UK poorer than it hoped to be
Duncan Weldon
The depopulation bomb about to hit Britain
Tom Clark
The new race for space
Isabel Hilton
Here, at last, is Sylvia Plath
Jeremy Noel-Tod
Sheila Hancock: I thought I might faint in front of all the Dames
Sheila Hancock
Obituary: A brimful of Asha Bhosle
Ammar Kalia
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The EU’s sweet victory in Hungary
The pro-European forces of liberal democratic virtue not only won when Viktor Orbán was defeated, but smashed it
Andrew Adonis
Space
The new race for space
Isabel Hilton
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World
Video: The fall of Viktor Orbán
Benjamin Clark, Michael Ignatieff
Energy
The Iran war’s silver lining
Michael Grubb
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Are we ready to have a sensible discussion about the UK’s energy transition?
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