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Books / The atmosphere of a historic country house cannot be bought
From the magazineBooks / Pure Puccini: an opera lover’s melodramatic family history
From the magazineBricking it / What Labour means for housing
From Spectator LifeOrder vs chaos / Give me nonsensical Naples over sterile Singapore
From Spectator LifeGame, set, match / The unending pain of Andy Murray
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Give me nonsensical Naples over sterile Singapore
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From Spectator LifeJust after Andy Murray made the winning pass that won him Wimbledon for the first time in 2013, he looked up to the sky in pain. Not laughing with joy as Djokovic does when he wins a slam or weeping graciously as Federer did before he quietly put on his Rolex, but a sheer plea
What Labour means for housing
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Downfall
How Nigel Farage became the left’s greatest weapon
How Nigel Farage became the left’s greatest weapon
Nigel Farage is about to turn British politics upside-down for a third time. His Ukip insurgency forced the Tories to offer the 2016 referendum on the EU and changed history. When his Brexit party pushed Tories into fifth place in our last-ever European parliament elections in 2019, his victory established him as the most effective
How Nigel Farage became the left’s greatest weapon
Nigel Farage is about to turn British politics upside-down for a third time. His Ukip insurgency forced the Tories to offer the 2016 referendum on the EU and changed history. When his Brexit party pushed Tories into fifth place in our last-ever European parliament elections in 2019, his victory established him as the most effective
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Teenage Swifties restored my faith in strangers
From the magazineTaylor Swift is the last of the monocultural pop icons. Put it this way: I bet you’ve heard of her. Your parents have heard of her. Your children have heard of her – and so have your grandchildren. This used to be commonplace – but not now. She transcends pop music. This might be why
‘Zings off the stage’: My Fair Lady, at Leeds Playhouse, reviewed
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