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Think again
The Brexit locomotive is running out of legal road
Letters
David Neuberger makes a powerful argument (“Learn the
Opinions
The Conservative Party has a problem— it’s no longer conservative
The Conservative Party has a problem— it’s no longer
The minimum wage is pointless if we don’t enforce it
You know a policy is successful when its former opponents
The Chinese state, the Uighur people and the world’s biggest prison
The Chinese state, the Uighur people and the world’s
In the Brexit endgame, the DUP will only care about the Union—and itself
In the Brexit endgame, the DUP will only care about
Friends in low places: the curious tale of Israel and its new far-right allies
Friends in low places: the curious tale of Israel and
Home truths
Growing numbers of people can’t rely on a roof over their head
Has modern architecture ruined Britain?
YES Visitors to these islands who have eyes to see
Why all sides are LOSING the Brexit war
Everyone thinks they’re losing—Leavers and Remainers, left and right, liberals and conservatives, young and old, men and women. How did this happen? And what does it mean for our politics?
How to cut big tech down to size
Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are too big. But should these brilliant behemoths really be broken up? Or is there a smarter way to tame them?
Would you let Google run your city?
Google promised to create the neighbourhood of the future in Toronto. Then residents rebelled. Martin Moore asks…
Your life in numbers…
Gadgets and apps are helping us keep closer tabs on nearly every aspect of our lives. But will we stop valuing what we can’t count?
What we’re running from in counting steps
One can see the temptation of quantifying all sorts
The pretender
From humble origins, Sajid Javid is travelling light to the top. By Rachel Sylvester
tribes, Twitter and the monster within
Our new ways of talking are stirring old demons. We can lay them to rest by keeping ears and minds open, and applying the lessons of human rights
Arts & books
Revolution in the head
He ended his life a British national treasure but Eric Hobsbawm never lost faith in his youthful communism, finds John Bew
Exit strategy
Marie Colvin put everything on the line to report the truth about war— even when there was no way out, says her friend Lyse Doucet
Tricky Friedrich
Some philosophers console us but Nietzsche offers something more invigoratingly strange, finds Jonathan Rée
Where the line breaks
The best prose poems blend the surreal with the matter-of-fact and create their own new special effects, says Charlotte Runcie
Late reading with Clive James
One consolation of being ill is that it allows plenty of time for reading. Clive James tells us what’s been keeping him entertained—from French lovers to warring dons
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