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Israel’s new policy / Hezbollah’s exploding pagers are just the start
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Reform’s plan for Labour
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Books / Life among the world’s biggest risk-takers
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Nigel’s next target: Reform has Labour in its sights
At this weekend’s Reform conference in Birmingham, the opening speech will be given by a man who wasn’t even a member of the party until four months ago. James McMurdock stood in what was once a Tory safe seat. Against the odds and after three recounts, he won, and is now Reform’s accidental member of
Nigel’s next target: Reform has Labour in its sights
At this weekend’s Reform conference in Birmingham, the opening speech will be given by a man who wasn’t even a member of the party until four months ago. James McMurdock stood in what was once a Tory safe seat. Against the odds and after three recounts, he won, and is now Reform’s accidental member of
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A massive, joyous, sensational hit: Why Am I So Single? reviewed
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More Airplane! than Speed: Nightsleeper reviewed
From the magazineWho should win the Stirling Prize?
From the magazineNot for the squeamish: The Substance reviewed
From the magazineMy night with the worst kind of nostalgia
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