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5. Britain is in denial on defence

5. Britain is in denial on defence

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New Statesman

George Eaton

Without US military support, we need a European defence union. Here’s what that looks like

Without US military support, we need a European defence union. Here’s what that looks like

After a year of Donald Trump’s second term and two Munich Security Conferences, we now know that Europe will have to defend itself in future with...

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The Guardian

Paul Taylor

Gen Z won't actually read Wuthering Heights

When Wuthering Heights (first published in 1847) is splashed across the front page of the Daily Mail as a free offer to readers and sells more...

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The Spectator

Nigel Jones

The truth about population decline

Arguments about the dangers of falling fertility deserve much closer scrutiny

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Financial Times

Martin Wolf

To survive, the Liberal party needs to win back women and young people. It’s going about this the wrong way

To survive, the Liberal party needs to win back women and young people. It’s going about this the wrong way

Since its historic defeat at the last federal election, the Liberal party has been engaged in a frenetic search for its internal compass. What’s...

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The Guardian

Intifar Chowdhury

Maternity care is broken. Who can fix it?

Giving birth is getting riskier, midwives are stretched to exhaustion and families must navigate a lottery of care

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Financial Times

The Big Read

A university education is no longer good value for money

A university education is no longer good value for money

Wednesday 18 February 2026 5:17 am  |   Updated:  Tuesday 17 February 2026 11:34 am A university education is no...

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City A.M.

Paul Ormerod

Why is Greggs trying to sell me a matcha latte?

Last week I was in a branch of Greggs, in the small market town in north Wiltshire where I live. Behind the sausage rolls, steak bakes, corned...

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The Spectator

Matthew Wilcox

Brain drain is undermining America’s scientific edge

Policy decisions grounded in Maga talking points are helping to fuel a PhD exodus from government

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Financial Times

Anjana Ahuja

'Rail in Wales has been a woeful tale. No more fanfare it's now time to deliver'

'Rail in Wales has been a woeful tale. No more fanfare it's now time to deliver'

'Rail in Wales has been a woeful tale. No more fanfare it's now time to deliver' Political editor Ruth Mosalski casts her eye over...

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Wales Online

Ruth Mosalski

We will make London a no-go zone for phone snatchers who inflict misery, writes Sadiq Khan

We will make London a no-go zone for phone snatchers who inflict misery, writes Sadiq Khan

I know the misery phone thieves inflict. Listen to this article Although we've been making progress in London over recent years in cracking down...

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LBC

Sadiq Khan

Paralympian Oksana Masters Beyond The Podium

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HuffPost

Huffpost Video

4. Is Your Party planning a joint march with Stop the Boats protesters?

4. Is Your Party planning a joint march with Stop the Boats protesters?

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New Statesman

The Pygge

Pauline Hanson’s poison is rewarded with airtime and rising support. But fearmongers must be called out

Pauline Hanson’s poison is rewarded with airtime and rising support. But fearmongers must be called out

There is hate speech and then there is hate speech. It depends a lot on who does the speaking. Chanting “from the river to the sea” with a crowd...

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The Guardian

Julianne Schultz

The Great Boomer Declutter is underway

The Great Wealth Transfer has never felt more underway. Boomers who own more than half of owner-occupied housing in Britain are...

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The Spectator

Sybilla Hart

The Bezos-Musk rivalry and the changing power of media

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The Spectator

Daniel Mccarthy

The truth about trans violence

The latest “trans violence” was committed by a heterosexual man who went to a hockey game in Rhode Island and shot his family, then himself. His...

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The Spectator

Kellie-Jay Keen

Obama late on the late Jesse Jackson

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The Spectator

Cockburn

How to lose friends and alienate people

After two deadly shootings in confrontations between Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the activists obstructing them,...

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The Spectator

Christopher Caldwell

Armed police swarm Norwich street in search

Armed police swarm Norwich street in search

Armed police have caused a stir after swarming a busy Norwich road during a search.

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Eastern Daily Press

Katie Drake

Ways of eating / Dining out in Mysore

Long before “decolonization” was a glint in the eyes of left-leaning political scientists, Hyder Ali, an upstart mercenary soldier turned sultan...

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The Spectator

Loyd Grossman

Flawed genius / How useful is AI for research?

Flawed genius / How useful is AI for research?

Late last year, I published the first theoretical physics paper in which the main idea originated from artificial intelligence – from an AI. And my...

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The Spectator

Steve Hsu

Eye-catching but superficial: ‘Wuthering Heights’ reviewed

Deborah Ross has narrated this article for you to listen to. Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” had purists losing their minds from the...

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The Spectator

Deborah Ross

Palm life / How many private jets are registered at Palm Beach International Airport?

Does every billionaire have a private jet? Are they standard toys for these very special people? Intrigued by this uniquely modern possibility, I...

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The Spectator

Peter Watson