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Utopia now: why there’s never been a more urgent time to dream of a better world
Right now, the future seems dark and frightening and it is precisely now that we must continue to imagine other worlds and then plot ways to get there. There are many cruel and routine lies we tell to...
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White whale in the big smoke: How the geography of London inspired Moby-Dick
Late at night, Herman Melville “turned flukes” down Oxford Street as if he were being followed by a great whale, and thought he saw “blubber rooms” in the butcheries of the Fleet Market. In the autumn...
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Yvette Cooper's speech in favour of strikes against Isil in Syria
The full text. We know that no parliament ever takes a more serious decision than what we should do to protect the security and safety of our nation, and whether to put our forces in harms way. I know...
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Modern footballers are thin, primped and fast. I miss the tatty fatties
Modern players are not just super-toned and super-fit but super-fast. Slowcoaches are weeded out at birth. When Ireland won their play-off to reach the finals of the Euros next year in France, I was...
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The Camus of the crime thriller: behind the Jack Reacher books
Andy Martin's Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of “Make Me” gives us a fly-on-the-wall view of the crime writer. Of all literary genres, biography is the one most bound by convention and...
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Raving with my baby at the new "toddler raves"
The looming Hackney Wick warehouse had been filled with playdoh and glowsticks as dads danced to acid house. I wondered: what does it mean to re-live our youth through our children? In the days...
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“Everybody’s enjoying the Clapham” The Apprentice 2015 blog: series 11,...
Like two nuclear bombs colliding, the candidates morph into estate agents.WARNING: This blog is for people watching The Apprentice. Contains spoilers!Read up on episode 8 here. Just when you thought...
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MPs vote for air strikes in Syria by 397 to 223
Victory for David Cameron as 66 Labour MPs back military action. David Cameron has the "clear majority" he wanted. MPs voted for air strikes against Isis in Syria by 397 to 223. Sixty six on the...
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Watch: Hilary Benn's remarkable speech in favour of air strikes in Syria
The shadow foreign secretary received thunderous applause and moved MPs to tears as he made the case for intervention. Thank you very much Mr Speaker. Before I respond to the debate, I would like to...
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Jeremy Corbyn believes in respectful dissent - why don’t his supporters?
If every person who dares to criticise Jeremy Corbyn is attacked, there can be no meaningful critique. In her 1994 book, Outlaw Culture, in an essay entitled “Spike Lee Doing Malcolm X”, bell hooks...
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The Graphic Art of the Harry Potter Films: the two designers bringing fiction...
Immerse yourself in the Wizarding World at a new (free) exhibition in London. Rarely have stories with such specific atmosphere translated from page to screen as smoothly as the Harry Potter film...
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Why Oldham West could be just the start of Labour’s worries
Labour's Ukip problem is deeper than Jeremy Corbyn - it reflects a division long present in the party. Meet Clive. He is retired, a devoted monarchist – he has a mug commemorating the birth of Prince...
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Alan Yentob resigns as BBC Creative Director over Kids Company row
The BBC executive and former chairman of the embattled children's charity finally stands down after months of pressure and speculation. After months of allegations about the management and finances of...
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Leader: Syria – the laboratory for world destruction
British intervention in Syria must be backed up with a multinational plan to help bring stability to the region in the long-term. The Sunni fundamentalist jihadi group that calls itself Islamic State...
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Tony Benn’s granddaughter calls for Alex Salmond to retract “burling in his...
Emily Benn wants the former First Minister to apologise for saying her grandfather would be turning “in his grave” at Hilary Benn’s speech in favour of bombing Syria. The SNP MP and former First...
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The Syria vote leaves us in the anti-war movement with questions to answer
The case for bombing had 70,000 holes in it - but we failed to make it, argues Michael Chessum. Last night, as the second consecutive demonstration rallied outside parliament to oppose the bombing...
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Oscar Pistorius did murder girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, court rules
The judge ruled that the athlete did, in fact, murder girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after a South African appeals court...
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Meeting the young architects who are shortlisted for the Turner Prize
Collective decision making, progressive collaborations and a warren of sheds in east London: meet Assemble.“Shall we play fives?” Lunch is over at the offices of Assemble, and a big decision awaits:...
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Commons Confidential: Blame it on the guru
Corbyn delayed, Starmer renamed - and teaching your white, working-class granny to suck eggs.Chairman John’s Little Red Book was “well thumbed”, said a giggling member of George Osborne’s entourage....
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I only went to fashion week once - after I saw them applaud starvation, I...
Don’t tell me that high fashion is about joy. It is not. It is about a want that can never be sated and it is about money. High fashion is ugly and insane. I can say this with authority because one...
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