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You cannot feed poor children decently with a profit-driven approach
It’s possible to keep deprived children well-nourished during lockdown. But the meagre food parcels delivered to struggling families are nowhere near sufficient
Dry January is not a solution. It is part of the problem
Abstinence from alcohol ultimately just perpetuates the very cycle drinkers are seeking to break
Who wins from the EU’s new investment deal with China?
Europe has sacrificed precious geopolitical capital to reach a framework agreement. Will it be worth it?
Picasso’s Face—VS Pritchett Short Story Prize-winner 2020
It was probably a mistake to take the baby to the beach...
How the west sold out to the oligarchs
A captivating account of financial skulduggery in London reveals how far the City has fallen
Now is the moment the Leave coalition starts to fragment
A campaign which promised all things to all people is finally being found out
How I mastered the art of cloud-reading—and learned to see the future
Think of clouds as the original sky writing. A snapshot tells you little—it’s all to do with the pattern in which they appear
What human rights can tell us about school closures
International human rights law provides a crucial lens through which to judge the competing rights and obligations at play in a crisis
Biden's Presidency alone won't be enough to fix America's broken political culture
The Capitol riots are the latest horrifying example of the division Trump has stoked over the past four years. But it won't be healed by the President leaving office
Why GDP per capita will remain the best indicator of Brexit’s success or failure
Per-head GDP is a popular economic indicator for a reason. How it performs in the 2020s will show whether Brexit has boosted or damaged the country
Staff shortages left the NHS vulnerable to the Covid-19 storm
We are seeing the consequences of years of workforce planning failures
The Brexit deal is being celebrated as though it removes all tariffs. It doesn’t
Many UK exports won’t qualify for preferential terms