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Philip Collins
Trump says Starmer is no Churchill. He has no idea what that means

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Trump says Starmer is no Churchill. He has no idea what that means
Frank Skinner
I thought AI was a Geordie greeting until it took over my dad gig

Sun 8 Mar 2026

I thought AI was a Geordie greeting until it took over my dad gig
Kenan Malik
Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection
Patrick Kidd
Audrey Emerton, nursing leader and peer

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Audrey Emerton, nursing leader and peer
John Naughton
Make AI more like a human? It’s far too clever for that

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Make AI more like a human? It’s far too clever for that
Olivia Ovenden
Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war
Simon Barnes
My week as a marsh harrier

Mon 2 Mar 2026

My week as a marsh harrier
William Keegan
Not content with Brexit harm, Reform plans pensions raid

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Not content with Brexit harm, Reform plans pensions raid
Will Hutton
Rachel Reeves should have a spring in her step as shoots of recovery push through

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves should have a spring in her step as shoots of recovery push through
Andrew Rawnsley
Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option
Eva Wisemannchester
Chatbots can break your heart

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Chatbots can break your heart
John Naughton
Amazon’s new AI writing culture is selling short our powers of productive thinking

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Amazon’s new AI writing culture is selling short our powers of productive thinking
Róisín Lanigan
Haven’t you heard? Living next to a pub is noisy

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Haven’t you heard? Living next to a pub is noisy
Kenan Malik
A slur was shouted at the Baftas – but what followed was more dispiriting

Thu 26 Feb 2026

A slur was shouted at the Baftas – but what followed was more dispiriting
Simon Barnes
My week as an orchid mantis

Tue 24 Feb 2026

My week as an orchid mantis
Frank Skinner
There’s no joy an idiot with a smartphone can’t kill

Sun 22 Feb 2026

There’s no joy an idiot with a smartphone can’t kill
Andrew Rawnsley
Don’t underestimate the Windsors’ ruthless drive to survive

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Don’t underestimate the Windsors’ ruthless drive to survive
Will Hutton
This royal crisis is the moment to redefine Britain’s monarchy

Sun 22 Feb 2026

This royal crisis is the moment to redefine Britain’s monarchy
Lucien Young
I could manage the hell out of Waitrose

Fri 20 Feb 2026

I could manage the hell out of Waitrose

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