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Will any popular politician back the EU Out campaign?
Nigel Farage, George Galloway, Michael Gove and Iain Duncan Smith are united by their dismal approval ratings. As its Westminster rally opened, the anti-EU Grassroots Out campaign briefed excitedly...
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The new Michael Gove, the female Jeremy Corbyn – and the tempting prospect of...
I feel queasy, unsettled. Out of sorts. The reason? Michael Gove is doing well. I feel queasy, unsettled. Out of sorts. Preparing to host Radio 4’s Week in Westminster, I invited Frances Crook of the...
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Walking isn’t everything: here’s to standing still
After a chance remark in the pub, I used my OS map to find the barn owl. I find it a better tonic than a natural daylight lamp. In winter, I dowse barn owls from Ordnance Survey maps. There is no...
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Labour should draw strength from its unity on Europe
The Tories' divisions are profound, ideological and irreconcilable. Many column inches will be dedicated to the splits in the Conservative Party this weekend. The spectre of Europe has haunted every...
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Michael Gove: Why I'm backing EU withdrawal
By leaving we can take control and show the rest of Europe the way to flourish. Below is the full text of the statement issued by Justice Secretary Michael Gove on why he is campaigning for EU...
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A survival hamper arrives from an anonymous donor – with some questionable...
One item, included as if by way of whimsical afterthought, amuses me: a box of breakfast cereal. Ding dong! goes the doorbell. Actually, it doesn’t; it goes BZZZZZ: it sounds like a very angry wasp...
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Why George Galloway matters more to the referendum battle than you think
The Respect leader could change the whole tone of the referendum campaign."If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons,” Winston Churchill...
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Zac Goldsmith's support for EU exit is another boost for Sadiq Khan
The Tory mayoral candidate has pitched himself against London voters - the most pro-European in the country.If nothing changes, Zac Goldsmith will lose the London mayoral election to Sadiq Khan. His...
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The graphic memoirs which show the personal side of history
New books from Shigeru Mizuki and Polish duo Andrzej Klimowski and Danusia Schejbal reveal an understated way to keep the past alive. History rarely feels like history at the time. There are...
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Boris Johnson backs EU withdrawal – the right choice for him
The Mayor of London has calculated that his leadership ambitions are best served by being on the same side as Tory members. After the interminable teasing, the winks, the nudges, it would have been...
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There's just one man left who can stop Donald Trump: Marco Rubio
Meanwhile, Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders are going nowhere - in both senses of the word. Donald Trump followed up his win in New Hampshire with victory in South Carolina, and swept all of the state’s 50...
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What would the political map of Britain look like if it took place under...
The biggest winners, ironically, would be Ukip. This year’s Eurovision Song Contest is shaking up the voting system. No, the national parliaments won’t be able to get a veto over certain acts (David...
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A new poll puts Jeremy Corbyn's leadership in a strong position
A new poll reveals the depth of the disconnection between Labour members and the party's MPs - and an even bigger gulf with the public. A new poll of the Labour party membership confirms Jeremy...
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The family tragedy film James White brings us relentlessly close to its...
It's excruciating, but gradually our close proximity to the eponymous shambolic twentysomething allows for a deepening intimacy. In the dynamic and electrifying drama James White, the director Josh...
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Just to make the EU debate easier to understand, Tories are discussing it in...
Time for an elf-regulatory initiative? The EU referendum debate has long been accused of sounding too inaccessible, the arguments inscrutable, and the language impenetrable. But not any more! For a...
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I had long been tormented by luggage – so I set out across America without any
If I didn’t carry a suitcase, I wouldn’t have the stress of packing. Or that, at least, was the idea. At the Eurostar check-in at the Gare du Nord in Paris, there’s a young, pink-faced woman...
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Boris Johnson’s father calls his decision to back Brexit “career-ending”
Stanley Johnson appeared on the BBC's Today programme to counter claims that the London mayor had made a "careerist sort of move". What is going on in the Johnson clan? As the front pages this morning...
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The North Water is a bloody, gripping thriller set on board a whaling ship
Ian McGuire's novel is a powerful story which refuses to romantisize the past - in contrast with another new whaling story, Rush Oh! by Shirley Barrett. High above Baffin Island, in the freezing...
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Gregor Hens' Nicotine is not as addictive as one might expect
Despite his excellent eye for detail, Hens' account is not as persuasive as Will Self's forward. Real-life tales of addiction occupy an ever-popular, if squalid, space in the literary landscape:...
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Revisiting Catullus, from political battles to Roman contraception
Daisy Dunn's Catullus's Bedspread: the Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet, alongside her new translations of his poetry, offer a rollicking good read - as long as they're not taken too much at face...
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