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The literary tastes of Sir Keir Starmer are something of a puzzle. One has to pick through his declared interests to get ...

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There must be a major overhaul to end the widespread exploitation of care workers, especially those from overseas. The sector ...

I was anxious about wasting Robert Macfarlane’s time. He is, after all, a man living many lives – as guardian of the natural ...

Labour’s performance in the recent local government elections and one parliamentary by-election was dire by any standards, ...