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Heathrow shutdown exposes the UK’s fragile infrastructure
Disruption to Britain's largest international airport will raise serious questions about the vulnerability of the country’s vital infrastructure.
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Jack Dickens
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Lost boys: Adolescence debate misses the point
It is common to lament the role played by social media in corrupting young boys and men. Far harder to confront is the fact that so much of our culture…
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Patrick Barrow
Streeting is right to challenge the mental health bandwagon
Greater openness about our mental wellbeing is to be welcomed, but the dilution of what it means to be mentally ill risks trivialising the plight of…
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Jenny Hjul
Why you must see this stunningly moving film portrayal of Verdi’s La Traviata
Filmed opera should be approached as a compliment to the classic staged performances, not as a replacement. That said, OperaGlass Works is building a…
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Gerald Malone
Trump’s geopolitical gambit to restore relations with Russia
The MAGA foreign policy elite fantasises about prising Putin’s Russia away from its alliance with China, but there’s a long way to go before that could…
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Tim Marshall
Is Macron moving out of lame duck territory?
The French president is enjoying a revival as a result of his robust response to the Trump administration.
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Jack Dickens
Germany’s undemocratic debt reforms won’t salvage European security
On the pretext of defending democracy, Germany’s establishment parties have run roughshod over democratic principles.
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Gerald Warner
Why emboldened Erdoğan has arrested his Turkish presidential rival
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has launched a new wave of repression in an effort to reassert his control over Turkey and sideline…
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Jack Dickens
Labour’s nasty language on welfare has put me off Starmer
Welfare reform requires compassion. Instead, the Prime Minister is alienating his base by echoing the rhetoric of the Conservatives.
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David Waywell
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Is Putin overplaying his hand?
If the Russian president continues to drag out negotiations without making concrete concessions, Trump may grow tired of his games.
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Jack Dickens
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Farage must compromise to unite and democratise Reform
Reform’s leadership is split over key issues that must be confronted if the party is to enter government.
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Gerald Warner
Lessons from General Mike Jackson on strengthening European security
European and NATO allies are scrambling to work out how they can defend themselves when the US is not reliably on their side.
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Adam Boulton
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