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Despite his unpredictability, he is obsessed with Russia, China and nuclear weapons

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The former Israeli prime minister and president has died aged 93

Those that are most inclined to monitor the country are distracted

He is smart—which is why his imprisonment matters

The Myth of Meritocracy: Why Working-Class Kids Still Get Working-Class Jobs by James Bloodworth (Biteback, £10) The pursuit of meritocracy, James Bloodworth argues, is a “modern political...