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When the past suffocates the present
King Charles and the illusion of British “soft power”
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The Cuban Dream, the Cuban Nightmare
After a week in Havana, the gap between the romantic idea of Cuba and the country itself has never seemed wider
Apr 18
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"I work two jobs and eat one meal a day"
Notes from Havana (2)
Apr 8
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Notes from Havana (1): first impressions
The communist class system
Apr 4
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Nobody cares about Cubans
Not Trump. Not left-wing activists. And certainly not the dictatorship
Mar 27
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The meaning of Russell Brand
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As long as they hate us, they must be right
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The meaning of Charlie Kirk
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How to screw chicks like Ian Dunt
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Paul Marshall and the capture of Christianity
How the weakening of the Church of England has empowered a new evangelical elite
Mar 20
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Revolution without revolutionaries
Why Iran won’t collapse the way Washington expects
Mar 13
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The enduring myth of grammar schools
Reform UK wants to bring back grammar schools. The evidence suggests they won’t help working-class children
Mar 9
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Havana’s missing millions
While the world argues about sanctions, socialism and geopolitics, the Cuban people themselves are quietly disappearing
Feb 25
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A deal for Chagos, not for the Chagossians
The Chagos agreement resolves a legal dispute while leaving the original victims behind
Feb 19
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Matthew Goodwin, the saturnine man
My Prospect profile of Matt Goodwin is free to read until Monday
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Feminists against progress
On feminists with 'second thoughts'
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