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Sue Gray’s final partygate report is due, meaning a long week ahead for Boris Johnson. What can we expect it... more

NEW PODCAST: In a brand new 6-part series, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey explore the histories of the most misrepresented... more

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Authoritarian leaders are dominating 21st century politics. How did this new generation of strongmen rise to power? Gideon Rachman, chief... more

Eleven of the fifteen postwar Prime Ministers went to Oxford. How did their privileged upbringing change the U.K? The FT’s... more

We look at the Government’s culture war push as people are told to just work harder to beat the cost... more