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From the magazineArts / How claims of cultural appropriation scuppered an acclaimed new ballet
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Labour should work with schools, not tax them out of existence
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Ed Miliband’s empty energy promise
Miliband’s empty energy promise
Though not quite up there with history’s great political texts, Ed Miliband’s letter this week to the director of the ESO, which runs Britain’s national grid, is a rather important document. It reveals – or confirms – that Labour has committed itself to decarbonising Britain’s electricity system by 2030 without really having any idea of
Miliband’s empty energy promise
Though not quite up there with history’s great political texts, Ed Miliband’s letter this week to the director of the ESO, which runs Britain’s national grid, is a rather important document. It reveals – or confirms – that Labour has committed itself to decarbonising Britain’s electricity system by 2030 without really having any idea of
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We’ll never know what treasures the Tudor Reformation robbed us of
From the magazineIn 1693, quarrymen working near Caerleon, outside Newport in Wales, uncovered an alabaster sculpture of a figure they did not recognise. The man wore a suit of armour, which had once been covered in gold leaf. In one hand he held a sword, in the other a pair of scales. The scales themselves held a
Uncomfortable truths about the siege of Leningrad
From the magazineA world history of morality is maddeningly optimistic
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From the magazineMore about my mother: Elaine, by Will Self, reviewed
From the magazineA necklace for the Empress Josephine: The Glassmaker, by Tracy Chevalier, reviewed
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‘‘Baker Street... what are the schools like?’’
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‘‘You can always spot the pushy parents.’’
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‘‘We’ll use the money we saved taking him out of private school to pay the fines for taking him out of state school.’’
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