Why are Britain’s politicians so hopeless? From Tory fantasists to Labour deniers, Westminster has driven out the talented, the imaginative and the honest. The Conservative
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This came from an email from The Economist yesterday: Today Gita Gopinath, a former chief economist of the IMF, sounds a warning. In a guest
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As The Guardian notes this morning: Millions more homes in England, Scotland and Wales face devastating floods, and some towns may have to be abandoned
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As the FT noted in an article published late yesterday afternoon: Nigel Farage has pitched himself as the British crypto sector’s saviour, saying “I am
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Politics Home noted this last night: The head of the University and College Union, Jo Grady, has warned that universities face a financial calamity similar
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A reader called Ellie Comber wrote this comment on the blog overnight: I admit to being very frightened that democracy will be annihilated and that
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As The Guardian has reported, Peter Thiel has been lecturing in San Francisco about the Antichrist, Armageddon and a one-world order. What his Antichrist fixation
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This is another in the Quantum Essays series. Like most of the others, this one arose from discussions between my wife, Jacqueline, and me.  This
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According to The Guardian, Nigel Farage, speaking at an event at a private Christian college in Michigan, USA, has accused teachers in the UK of
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