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Why do posh men love the Nehru jacket?

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At a recent drinks party in Oxfordshire, I counted five men wearing Nehru waistcoats. Not one of these men looked like he was paying homage to the garment’s namesakes, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Not one looked as if they were genuinely taken with Indian fashion nor remotely bothered that they were wearing the same

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Sean Thomas

Are you ready for agentic AI?

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World War Twee

The hideous triviality of our times

Gareth Roberts

World war twee: the hideous triviality of our times

I remember the moment I first understood that we, the British, had a national character. It was in the mid-1970s and my family and I were watching a clip from an American TV show which was being shown to us by ITV for a giggle. It was a celebration of the love between mothers and

World war twee: the hideous triviality of our times

I remember the moment I first understood that we, the British, had a national character. It was in the mid-1970s and my family and I were watching a clip from an American TV show which was being shown to us by ITV for a giggle. It was a celebration of the love between mothers and

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Nick Newman

‘‘A few inappropriate remarks and it was back to waiting tables.’’

Cartoon

Matt Percival

‘‘I’m continually surprised by what goes viral.’’

Cartoon

Ruth Bloomfield

Goodbye, Earl’s Court

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