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France no longer resembles a divided but tolerant family. It is catastrophically fractured
Andrew HusseyAs voters decide in the second round of elections today, the far right’s shock success last week has left many asking what the future holds for the republic -
Keir Starmer stunned sceptics and rebuilt Labour. Now he must do the same for Britain
Andrew RawnsleyNot one senior party figure originally thought he had a prayer of leading them back into government in a single parliament, but now he bestrides a transformed political landscape -
Biden, Putin, Xi, Modi: what is it that keeps old ideas, as well as old people, in power?
Kenan MalikWe live in societies that celebrate youth and youth culture, yet are governed by our elders
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His farewell speech at Wimbledon felt like a bereavement for some, but he was more than his tennis
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It’s time to abandon cruel and costly policies that merely satisfy a severe, moralistic approach to drugs and their users
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By harnessing the power of pension funds, it truly can become the party of growth
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Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to clean up politics will come back to mock him if he doesn’t deliver
Andrew RawnsleyThe Labour leader must act quickly to establish a zero-tolerance approach to rule-breaking in the new parliament -
Julian Assange is free, but his case is a grim reminder of the fragility of press freedom
Kenan MalikThe unrelenting pursuit by America exposed how far officialdom will go to hide the truth
Why do we find it hard to believe that the smiling nurse Lucy Letby was a serial killer?