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The fight for Greenland
US President Donald Trump has his sights set on making Greenland part of the US, claiming the autonomous, self-governing territory of Denmark is esse…
1 year, 4 months ago
The ageing rock gods and me - Kate Mossman on meeting KISS, Bon Jovi, Terence Trent D'arby and more
"Meet your heroes - it'll help you get over them"
Kate Mossman is known for her singular, surprising and ultra-perceptive interviews - in which she of…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why aren't we getting a wealth tax?
How would it work? Can a state really find out how rich someone is? If Britain were to introduce serious wealth taxes, would the super rich simply le…
1 year, 4 months ago
Unpacking a grim Spring Statement
Growth has halved, welfare has been cut, and defence is hoovering up more and more. Things are looking, and sounding, pretty grim for the Chancellor …
1 year, 4 months ago
Are we living through an overdiagnosis epidemic?
In today's Spring Statement Labour are having to make cuts - and welfare has been hit hard. Last week the health secretary Wes Streeting said that to…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why we can't let go of Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro's most popular novel is as relevant today as when it was published 20 years ago.
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When it was published in 2005, Kazuo Ishiguro’s nove…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why can't the left be mobilised?
Are Labour on track for their target of 1.5million homes? What is NHS England? Why can't the Green's electrify the left in the same way that Reform h…
1 year, 4 months ago
Is Boris Johnson ... back?
The prospect of peace in Ukraine, Liz Kendall's welfare cut announcements, and while Kemi Badenoch flails as Conservative leader ... who's waiting ar…
1 year, 4 months ago
Nato’s fragile future
Since Nato’s inception in 1949, the US has always formed a central part of the alliance and been the biggest contributor to its defensive strength.
Ho…
1 year, 4 months ago
How The Beatles' love story shaped the 20th Century
A fateful meeting at a village fête "tilted" the 20th Century "on its axis"
So argues Ian Leslie in his new book, John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs…
1 year, 4 months ago