Politics
Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
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Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves
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‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves
By this reckoning, the Conservatives will have very few truly safe seats next election
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By this reckoning, the Conservatives will have very few truly safe seats next election
Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves?
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Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves?
As the NHS turns 75, let’s celebrate it – and fight for it
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As the NHS turns 75, let’s celebrate it – and fight for it
John Rhys-Davies: 'We learn from our exposure to fear'
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John Rhys-Davies: 'We learn from our exposure to fear'
Boris Johnson may be gone, but it’s not down to his biggest political crime
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Boris Johnson may be gone, but it’s not down to his biggest political crime
Glenda Jackson defied expectations to succeed in acting and politics
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Glenda Jackson defied expectations to succeed in acting and politics
Robert Carlyle interview: 'The Full Monty is highly political'
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Robert Carlyle interview: 'The Full Monty is highly political'
Caroline Lucas is unlike any other politician. She will be a loss not just for Brighton, but the country
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Caroline Lucas is unlike any other politician. She will be a loss not just for Brighton, but the country
Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
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Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
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Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
The Illegal Migration Bill will 'create a new homeless population'
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The Illegal Migration Bill will 'create a new homeless population'
Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
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Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
Dougray Scott says Labour 'really should' be in favour of Scottish independence
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Dougray Scott says Labour 'really should' be in favour of Scottish independence
Sam Delaney: I'm not just angry at the king, I'm angry at everything we've become
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Sam Delaney: I'm not just angry at the king, I'm angry at everything we've become
Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think
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Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think
New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot
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New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
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