Voices
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Mea culpa: No one’s to blame if the song remains the same
One of my considered opinions is that journalists worry too much about repeating words. This anxiety has spawned a cottage…
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Kirstie Allsopp: I’m no property snob, but I don’t want to live in a new-build detached house
I have the privilege – and it is an enormous privilege – of looking at people’s homes every single day…
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Excited schoolboy Sunak gushes as mentor Musk warns of humanoid robot catastrophe
To understand the world of Rishi Sunak you must never forget that he was head boy at his school, Winchester,…
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Whinging into the void on the Day of the Don
Former president Donald Trump’s day on the witness stand was always headed this way: belligerence and disdain for everyone and…
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Royally underwhelming: A King’s Speech befitting a government on the way out
Tricorn hats, Beefeaters, Georgian carriages and heraldic tabards are rarely glimpsed on the streets of London in the 21st century.…
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After this interest rate rise, Rishi Sunak sounded like a man who had gambled and lost
It is surprising that Rishi Sunak, one of the most economically literate of prime ministers, has got himself into such…
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Boris Johnson’s toxic resignation honours list should be the last
Although Boris Johnson’s long-awaited resignation list is less toxic than his original proposal of about 100 names, it is still…
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The government needs to rethink its strategy on strikes
The government’s strategy on the wave of industrial action isn’t working. Ministers express the hope that “the tide is turning”…
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Three rings of Tory power have emerged – but there’s only one Rishi Sunak to bind them
[WARNING: You are about to enter a lengthy and overwrought metaphor. Please proceed with caution.] It is 11pm on a…
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We need to talk about cannabis and pain relief
Pain is big business. It is something all of us experience at one time or another, some of us unfortunately…
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