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I’m a psychologist – Putin’s childhood may tell us what he does next

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Dr Richard Wood

Trump's next move will reshape the Middle East

The Islamic Republic of Iran has survived a decades-long siege since the overthrow of the Shah in 1979, but today its enemies at home and abroad...

yesterday 10

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Patrick Cockburn

Andrew's fatal Epstein error is being repeated by Mandelson

The statement had been workshopped to within an inch of its life. Sitting across from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, Peter Mandelson folded his hands...

yesterday 10

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Kate Maltby

Starmer's humiliating U-turn on digital ID has left his leadership in tatters

What makes this Government’s 13th U-turn in 18 months the most damaging yet for Sir Keir Starmer’s authority is that it was his project. No 10...

yesterday 10

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Kitty Donaldson

My wholesome family weekend from the 1950s – all it took was the Wi-Fi breaking

Do you ever wonder how you can better connect as a family? I would hardly be the first person to suggest that disconnecting from everything else...

yesterday 10

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Will Gore

Falling migration could be about to drive your taxes up

This year we may actually have net emigration in Britain – and we will all pay the price. With a low birth rate and ever more stringent migration...

yesterday 10

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Andrew Fisher

Labour wants its next U-turn to be Brexit - unless Reeves has her way

As Sir Keir Starmer lurches from U-turn to U-turn, many of his MPs want him to do another one: there has been growing pressure for the Prime...

yesterday 10

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Hugo Gye

I quietly agree with Trump on one thing

“A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage.” This is not a commentary on Donald Trump’s singular approach to global...

yesterday 4

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Simon Kelner

The Government staying on X is pathetic

Sometimes politics is a simple business. Sometimes you can put aside all the complexity and accept a rudimentary conclusion. Here’s one: you...

yesterday 4

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Ian Dunt

Farage and Musk defending Grok on free speech won't wash with the public

Not for the first time, British politicians are playing catch-up with Elon Musk. He may be the world’s richest man, but he still sees himself as an...

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Kitty Donaldson

This generation of Britons couldn't handle the death toll of a modern war

Are we ready for war? Welcome to The i Paper’s opinion series in which our writers tackle a grim question that, until recently, few had thought to...

previous day 10

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Mark Wallace

Can Jews be antisemitic? I've been forced to address this uncomfortable question

A good few years ago, when the world was a less febrile place, I was engaged in a lively discussion with my dear friend Howard Jacobson, the...

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Simon Kelner

I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with Kemi Badenoch

Good grief! Today, I feel obliged to praise Kemi Badenoch, a politician who hitherto has either dismayed or inflamed me. She is divisive and...

previous day 7

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Ed Miliband: the man to blame for the wreckage of this Labour government

Who broke Britain? Welcome to The i Paper’s opinion series in which our range of experts tackle this question and identify the individuals whose...

monday 5

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Sarah Ditum

Starmer's fight for survival rests on one final shot at connection 

Why does Keir Starmer, an affable, intelligent professional with a sense of ambition and grit strong enough to carry him through the Labour...

monday 10

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Anne Mcelvoy

If you're not hiding money from your husband - you need to start now

I am always fascinated by how other people live. And by “fascinated” I mean “almost relentlessly appalled”. Occasionally there are moments of...

monday 10

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Lucy Mangan

The one decision I made that fixed my relationship

Welcome to The i Paper’s new opinion series, My Relationship Fix, in which our writers offer real-life solutions to relationship problems. • I was...

11.01.2026 1

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Julie Cook

I took part in the world's only Jewish pantomime. This is what I learned

Last month I did something for the first time. I appeared in panto. True to form, I didn’t think about it much before doing it. Although how lovely...

11.01.2026 2

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Emma Barnett