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Berg's Wozzeck at the Met - sensational, mind-bending, ground-breaking

Gerald Malone / 25 Jan 2020

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Books

Bodice-ripping Jane Austen adaptations obscure her genius

Francesca Peacock / 25 Jan 2020

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US Politics

Trump on trial: Democrats are losing the argument with the American people

Walter Ellis / 24 Jan 2020

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Devolution

Take back control - but to where?

Paul Goldsmith / 24 Jan 2020

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UK Politics

Bercow is getting what he deserves

Jack Dickens / 24 Jan 2020

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Crime

Fighting organised crime: lessons for the UK to learn from how Italy tackles the mafia

Felia Allum / 24 Jan 2020

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Europe

Spanish corruption scandal raises red flag for socialist government

Abi Malins / 24 Jan 2020

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Transport

It’s time for Boris to get HS2 done

Ben Kelly / 24 Jan 2020

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Technology

Taxing the tech giants is trickier than it sounds

David Gauke / 23 Jan 2020

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Business

The UK’s National Lottery is overdue a shakeup

Maggie Pagano / 23 Jan 2020

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Banking

Quantitative easing now looks permanent – and has turned central banks into pseudo governments

Valerio Cerretano / 23 Jan 2020

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Irish Election

Varadkar's Brexit election could backfire

Owen Polley / 23 Jan 2020

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World

UN Court rules that Myanmar must stop Rohingya genocide

Jack Dickens / 23 Jan 2020

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Impeachment

President Trump’s farcical impeachment trial is turning into a win for the Republicans

David Waywell / 22 Jan 2020

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Data

YouTube’s algorithms might radicalise people – but the real problem is we’ve no idea how they work

Chico Q Camargo / 22 Jan 2020

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Capitalism

Why capitalism is the natural economic model for humanity

Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson / 22 Jan 2020

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Labour Leadership

Let's hope Lisa Nandy and Keir Starmer are lying when they defend calamity Corbyn

Iain Martin / 22 Jan 2020

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Europe

The woeful inadequacy of the EU’s foreign policy

Jack Dickens / 22 Jan 2020

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Crime

Abuse of trust: how and why I spoke out against the Keighley grooming scandal

Ann Cryer / 21 Jan 2020

<img width="2048" height="1365" src="https://3ncridad6ai1jg5mt30vexk1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hs2.jpg" class="attachment- size- wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://3ncridad6ai1jg5mt30vexk1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hs2.jpg 2048w, https://3ncridad6ai1jg5mt30vexk1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hs2-480x320.jpg 480w, https://3ncridad6ai1jg5mt30vexk1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hs2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://3ncridad6ai1jg5mt30vexk1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hs2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://3ncridad6ai1jg5mt30vexk1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hs2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://3ncridad6ai1jg5mt30vexk1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hs2-980x653.jpg 980w, https://3ncridad6ai1jg5mt30vexk1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hs2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://3ncridad6ai1jg5mt30vexk1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hs2-320x213.jpg 320w" sizes="100vw" />

Transport

HS2: How on earth have costs got so out of control?

Mattie Brignal / 21 Jan 2020

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Labour Leadership

Labour leadership race: Nandy's rapid rise continues with key union endorsement

Joseph Rachman / 21 Jan 2020

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Europe

Macron’s retreat on digital tax is a triumph for Trump’s unorthodox diplomacy

Walter Ellis / 21 Jan 2020

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Reaction Podcast

Podcast: Is Woke broke?

The Reaction Team / 21 Jan 2020

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Middle East

Afghanistan voted in September and final results are still not out – what’s happening?

Kaweh Kerami / 21 Jan 2020