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I hid my ADHD as a child - the alternative was far worse

I hid my ADHD as a child - the alternative was far worse

I was diagnosed with ADHD, combined type, at the fabulous age of 40. I sought out a diagnosis “late” in life because I was 99.9 per cent sure I...

yesterday 7

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Poppy Jay

The report which should be an alarm bell for Brits and their money

The report which should be an alarm bell for Brits and their money

This is Armchair Economics with Hamish McRae, a subscriber-only newsletter from The i Paper. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox,...

yesterday 6

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Hamish McRae

Trump's Iran gamble has left him with nowhere to go

Trump's Iran gamble has left him with nowhere to go

Donald Trump has said that the interim agreement to end the US-Iran war is over, as the battle to control the Strait of Hormuz escalates sharply....

previous day 10

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Patrick Cockburn

In one move, Farage has turned from a threat into a laughing stock

In one move, Farage has turned from a threat into a laughing stock

None of Nigel Farage’s old tricks are working anymore. None of his tried-and-tested techniques are functioning. And in the back of his mind,...

previous day 10

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Ian Dunt

The Democrats' moral cowardice over one candidate reeks of Trump

The Democrats' moral cowardice over one candidate reeks of Trump

You will not recognise the name Jenny Racicot, a 41-year-old from Maine. But the fact we know it at all is a testament to her bravery. This week she...

previous day 10

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Emily Maitlis

After 35 years of marriage, I know what Gen Z get wrong about weddings

After 35 years of marriage, I know what Gen Z get wrong about weddings

Swifties around the globe are waiting feverishly for The Reveal. What did the bride, Taylor Swift, wear? It’s now Wednesday and they still don’t...

previous day 10

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

The Royal Family are in their EastEnders era

The Royal Family are in their EastEnders era

The Royal Family has turned into EastEnders. Just like in the soap opera, every little move by Prince Harry or Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor causes...

previous day 6

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Harry Mount

Tucker Carlson: the hardline Maga kingmaker who turned on Trump

Tucker Carlson: the hardline Maga kingmaker who turned on Trump

Last month, Tucker Carlson announced that he would no longer support the Republican Party. It was the end of a long journey. Just a few years ago, he...

previous day 2

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Ben Burgis

Farage has lived a life of political slime – he is slithering off the hook again

Farage has lived a life of political slime – he is slithering off the hook again

If there was a World Cup for whining, Nigel Farage would have already won it for England. The self-pity and bogus victimhood oozed from his every pore...

tuesday 10

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James O'Brien

Furious Farage has flounced out to avoid scrutiny. He'll be back

Furious Farage has flounced out to avoid scrutiny. He'll be back

Nigel Farage’s decision to call a by-election in Clacton-on-Sea is straight out the Donald Trump playbook. Surrounded by allegations about his...

tuesday 10

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Kitty Donaldson

The much cheaper alternative to air-con

The much cheaper alternative to air-con

As temperatures climb again this week, it really feels like we have entered a new era of regular super hot summer temperatures. When the thermometer...

tuesday 2

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Tom Bawden

Now Trump has abandoned us, we need one European country more than any other

Now Trump has abandoned us, we need one European country more than any other

The Ukrainians have a term for the barrage of missile strikes they have landed on Russia’s oil and military infrastructure in recent weeks: they...

tuesday 10

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Mark Wallace

Reform will struggle to survive if Farage is brought down

Reform will struggle to survive if Farage is brought down

Reform UK has no future without Nigel Farage, but how long can he keep convincing voters he’s the anti-Establishment voice of angry Britain? So far,...

tuesday 10

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Kitty Donaldson

Only in Britain could a man trying to protect his family face this much vitriol

Only in Britain could a man trying to protect his family face this much vitriol

Huff, puff. Following Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s decision not to bring their children to London in the wake of the failure to...

06.07.2026 10

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Emily Watkins

The anti-sex, anti-fun godmother of Nimbys who gummed up modern Britain

The anti-sex, anti-fun godmother of Nimbys who gummed up modern Britain

Who broke Britain? Welcome to The i Paper’s opinion series in which experts and writers debate the issues that concern them about modern Britain....

06.07.2026 10

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John Oxley

Farage spent years honing Reform’s brand. Now he’s trashing it

Farage spent years honing Reform’s brand. Now he’s trashing it

The old adage “follow the money” is haunting Nigel Farage with particular vengeance these days. The feisty Reform leader’s dealings with George...

05.07.2026 10

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Anne McElvoy

JD Vance says he loves Britain. It’s pure gaslighting

JD Vance says he loves Britain. It’s pure gaslighting

The Fourth of July is always something of an ambivalent moment when it comes to the so-called “special relationship” between the US and the UK....

05.07.2026 10

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James Ball

The most quietly significant day of the decade is about to arrive

The most quietly significant day of the decade is about to arrive

This Monday may well mark a fundamental change in our society. A huge claim, but bear with me. For the first time, weight-loss pills containing...

05.07.2026 10

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Stefano Hatfield

Andy Burnham can be the UK's Bill Clinton if he avoids this fatal mistake

Andy Burnham can be the UK's Bill Clinton if he avoids this fatal mistake

You campaign in poetry, you govern in prose. Sir Keir Starmer took former New York governor Mario Cuomo’s political maxim to the extreme: in office,...

05.07.2026 10

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Lionel Barber

Thatcherism killed the North. Now London's reckoning is coming

Thatcherism killed the North. Now London's reckoning is coming

This is Dispatches with Patrick Cockburn, a subscriber-only newsletter from The i Paper. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox, every...

04.07.2026 10

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Patrick Cockburn

The little-know home upgrade that could save you cash and stop power cuts

The little-know home upgrade that could save you cash and stop power cuts

In the last couple of years, people have rushed to buy solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps like never before. They’re a great way...

02.07.2026 8

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Tom Bawden

How the Catholic Church made Andy Burnham

How the Catholic Church made Andy Burnham

Politicians in Britain tend to be remarkably wary of wearing their soul on their sleeve. David Cameron and Boris Johnson both wisecracked that their...

02.07.2026 20

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Catherine Pepinster

The key to becoming a millionaire - and it isn't about your salary

The key to becoming a millionaire - and it isn't about your salary

This is Armchair Economics with Hamish McRae, a subscriber-only newsletter from The i Paper. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox,...

02.07.2026 20

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Hamish McRae

The toxic move that could undermine Burnham immediately

The toxic move that could undermine Burnham immediately

Labour’s women, frustrated that the next Labour prime minister will be another man, have put Andy Burnham on notice: don’t make the same mistakes...

01.07.2026 20

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Kitty Donaldson

Farage and Trump's blatant greed is sucking the political lifeblood out of them

Farage and Trump's blatant greed is sucking the political lifeblood out of them

The twinkle of wealth is too much for him. Nigel Farage knows that if he keeps on giving in to temptation it will damage him, but he just can’t help...

01.07.2026 10

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Ian Dunt

This is Putin's greatest fear – and how Britain can exploit it

This is Putin's greatest fear – and how Britain can exploit it

Russia is repeatedly provoking Western countries. What looks like a series of isolated nuisances is, in fact, part of a broader strategy. Every...

01.07.2026 10

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Alexander Dragonetti

The proof that Britain’s cities are broken – and nobody is doing anything about it

The proof that Britain’s cities are broken – and nobody is doing anything about it

I was taking the dog for a walk in the quiet suburban streets of leafy north London the other day. The rhododendrons were in full bloom, and the heady...

01.07.2026 10

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Simon Kelner

For left-wing voters, there’s one big problem with Burnham

For left-wing voters, there’s one big problem with Burnham

The country feels a little lighter since Starmer decided to step down and Andy Burnham prepares to take over. Keir was frozen, Andy is warm. Keir...

01.07.2026 10

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Trump's shadowy mastermind who took control of America's money

Trump's shadowy mastermind who took control of America's money

Welcome to Power Players, The i Paper’s opinion series in which our writers and experts take an in-depth look at the key figures in American...

01.07.2026 8

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David Dayen

Farage and Trump have a vicious trick to deceive voters – and it’s working

Farage and Trump have a vicious trick to deceive voters – and it’s working

When I started presenting radio phone-in shows, almost 25 years ago now, one subject provoked an almost uniquely unanimous response on the...

30.06.2026 10

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James O'Brien

This is who will pay for Burnham's 'growth in every postcode'

This is who will pay for Burnham's 'growth in every postcode'

“Good growth in every postcode” – that’s the central pledge of Andy Burnham, who currently occupies the slightly peculiar and constitutionally...

29.06.2026 20

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Mark Wallace

Andy Burnham and Boris Johnson now have more in common than you think

Andy Burnham and Boris Johnson now have more in common than you think

Is Makerfield MP Andy Burnham really a radical? His decentralising zeal and desire to invest in less prosperous regions than the southeast has echoes...

29.06.2026 10

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Kitty Donaldson

The person Donald Trump won't want to see in Burnham's cabinet

The person Donald Trump won't want to see in Burnham's cabinet

It has been bliss for Andy Burnham in the aftermath of his ruthless rout of a sitting Prime Minister. The man who recently diagnosed a “chasm” in...

29.06.2026 20

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Anne McElvoy

Steven Bartlett: the glorified PR man quietly making Britain worse

Steven Bartlett: the glorified PR man quietly making Britain worse

Who broke Britain? Welcome to The i Paper’s opinion series in which experts and writers debate the issues that concern them about modern Britain....

29.06.2026 30

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Eleanor Halls

The region that became Putin's strength is now his humiliation

The region that became Putin's strength is now his humiliation

The day after he took over as leader of Crimea 12 years ago, I sat with Sergei Aksyonov amid the splendour of the Russian Theatre in Simferopol for an...

28.06.2026 20

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Ian Birrell

Doctors broke my coccyx and didn't tell me - it wasn't the worst part of giving birth

Doctors broke my coccyx and didn't tell me - it wasn't the worst part of giving birth

I write this, as I always do, carefully perched in a particular position on a particular chair that I know will mean that even if I sit here longer...

28.06.2026 20

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Lucy Mangan

The King is failing his fatherly duty. Harry and Meghan deserve his help

The King is failing his fatherly duty. Harry and Meghan deserve his help

With Prince Harry due to arrive in Britain next month, the familiar row over his security entitlements has resurfaced. It is believed that the Duke of...

28.06.2026 20

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Stefano Hatfield

I swerved a massive wedding - Taylor Swift may live to regret hers

I swerved a massive wedding - Taylor Swift may live to regret hers

The UK may not have braced itself for this week’s heatwave, but the rest of the world appears to be bracing itself for what could become the biggest...

28.06.2026 20

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Poppy Jay

Lorraine Kelly: Let me tell you about my wild trip to the World Cup

I never thought the sight of an orange and white traffic cone perched atop a statue of one of America’s founding fathers could fill me with tearful...

27.06.2026 20

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Lorraine Kelly

Britain's revolving-door of PMs is our strength, not weakness

This is Dispatches with Patrick Cockburn, a subscriber-only newsletter from The i Paper. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox, every...

27.06.2026 10

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Patrick Cockburn

We binned Starmer like an empty vape - and that's deeply embarrassing for Britain

You may not recognise the name Tobias Gough. But his face – or possibly body – has been melting the internet this week. He’s the man social...

26.06.2026 30

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Emily Maitlis

The shadowy maverick who pulled Labour's strings… and sunk Starmer

Who broke Britain? Welcome to The i Paper’s opinion series in which experts and writers debate the issues that concern them about modern Britain....

26.06.2026 20

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Patrick Cockburn

King Charles is worth every penny… because he's better than a UK Trump

We’re finally getting a good look at the royal finances. It shouldn’t take this long, it shouldn’t be up to them to provide them, and we...

26.06.2026 20

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Ian Dunt

Trump has just accidentally given Andy Burnham an almighty boost

In 2016, the New York Times published a comprehensive list of Donald Trump’s most disparaging remarks. The article, updated in 2019, was entitled...

25.06.2026 20

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Simon Kelner

The picture that truly shows Trump's simple state of mind

Donald Trump is not in a good mood with Nato right now. The US President has been repeatedly grousing that the Western alliance was not there for him...

25.06.2026 20

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James Ball

I went to an all-girls school. I'd never send my daughter to one

Are single-sex schools facing extinction? Last Friday, Sherborne School, the storied all-boys boarding school attended by Chris Martin and Jeremy...

25.06.2026 20

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Pravina Rudra

I’m an economist - this is why I fear for Andy Burnham already

This is Armchair Economics with Hamish McRae, a subscriber-only newsletter from The i Paper. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox,...

25.06.2026 10

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Hamish McRae

Everyone is acting like Ed Miliband is Chairman Mao – it’s it's utterly mad

The knives are out for Ed Miliband. A full glistening assembly of sharpened weapons, desperately trying to prevent him reaching the Treasury. They...

24.06.2026 20

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Ian Dunt

Harry and Meghan’s kids deserve to know their grandparents – before it’s too late

The vitriol that’s constantly spat out when Harry and Meghan are mentioned appalls me. And now, with their visit to the UK just around the corner,...

24.06.2026 20

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Jennie Bond

Starmer's petty revenge on the man who stole his job

I don’t blame Andy Burnham for being furious that Sir Keir Starmer is trying to rush through his ill-fated Defence Investment Plan before he leaves...

24.06.2026 10

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Mark Wallace