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Why the Tavistock won’t talk to me

Ideology was more important than patient care

9 Aug

7 mins

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07:00

Viktor Orbàn threatens EU with ‘Huxit’

The leader has warned that funding will decide his country's future

William Nattrass | 9 August

The prophets of our economic doom

Inflation has crushed our incompetent elites

Inflation has crushed our incompetent elites

9 Aug

5 mins

China can’t afford to invade Taiwan

Outright escalation would cripple Beijing

Outright escalation would cripple Beijing

9 Aug

5 mins

Philip Larkin was a filthy genius

Sordid ambiguities come with being human

Sordid ambiguities come with being human

Nicholas Harris

9 Aug

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Viktor Orbàn threatens EU with ‘Huxit’

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Germany succumbs to trans ideology

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No, children aren’t being ‘ensnared’ by the far-Right

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The Brittney Griner prison swap sets a dangerous precedent

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Amnesty attacked for critical report on Ukraine

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Slavoj Žižek: We are addicted to chaos

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