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Mural depicting the kiss between then Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (L) and East German leader Erich Honecker is projected on a stretch of the Berlin wall. Credit: John Macdougall / AFP / Getty

November 6, 2019

It wasn’t the Berlin Wall that divided Germany Today the former East is rallying to a new Right-wing populism, but divisions between the two halves are much older than Communism

Turning off the lights won’t save the planet Understanding climate change means understanding scale, and lots of the things we fret about are a proverbial drop in the ocean

The myth of the anti-science Middle Ages The medieval Church was surprisingly supportive of science and mathematics — and even popularised the modern university

The demonisation of the middle classes If we conflate the middle classes and the elites, we lose sight of what's really to blame for the West's increasing polarisation

Tuesday

05.11

How to humanise Westminster A fair-minded Speaker, a ban on day-drinking and parliamentary sittings via video conference — there are plenty of ways to make MPs' lives easier

Various Contributors

Mary, Queen of Scots was no tragic victim Lacking judgement and confidence, the Scottish ruler was author of her own misfortune

Only the Joker can save us from ourselves His mischievous and destructive energy is a test for crumbling Western values

Monday

04.11

Labour’s fun feminists are enabling exploitation Leftists are supporting lap dancing clubs in the name of 'choice'. Can Corbyn's party humiliate itself any further?

Will Brexit tear Belfast apart? The unionist community in Northern Ireland resents the way Brexit is being used by republicans to chip away at their Britishness

Why Miranda is more daring than Fleabag Miranda Hart’s creation — now a decade old — doesn't rely on filthy jokes for laughs

The War was not Our Finest Hour We cherish the myths of a conflict we know almost nothing truthful about, and which broke us militarily and financially

Friday

01.11

The abusive inhumanity of our politics Being an MP is now a pretty awful job. Does that mean only awful people can do it?

Polly Mackenzie