Today's Edition, 15 August 2022

Essay
How we gave up on Salman Rushdie

Britain saw his fatwa and internalised it

15 Aug
7 mins
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Analysis
10:38

Layla Moran and Britain’s missing reservoirs

The Oxford West MP symbolises all that's wrong with planning regulations

| 15 August
Summer Reads
The problem with being uptight

Conforming doesn't make you nice

Conforming doesn't make you nice

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5 mins
Opinion
There is no “Biden Doctrine”

A year after Kabul, his vision is blurred by chaos

A year after Kabul, his vision is blurred by chaos

15 Aug
5 mins
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The many failures of Ben Affleck

He's learnt to live with disappointment

He's learnt to live with disappointment

15 Aug
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Analysis
10:38

Layla Moran and Britain’s missing reservoirs

The Oxford West MP symbolises all that's wrong with planning regulations

| 15 August

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