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We must be more Finnish

We Brits are a miserable bunch. Not helped by an incessant flow of negative headlines and social media outrage. Our smartphones, even our.

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Politics Viewpoint

Will Badenoch last beyond summer? 

By Josh Moreton Kemi Badenoch is not leading the Conservative Party because she is the most popular, the most competent, or even the.

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Kendall: can she weather welfare storm?

By Gary Sambrook, former Conservative MP for Birmingham Northfield Politics is brutal – tough decisions like Liz Kendall’s welfare changes prove it. As.

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Yemen: Trump’s diversion tactic?

By Josh Moreton Donald Trump has always understood one fundamental truth: perception is reality. When the narrative is slipping, when the markets wobble,.

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Can Starmer get Britain building?

By Antony Morrison “At our best when at our boldest.” This was Tony Blair’s rallying cry to party members at Labour’s 2002 conference..

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Kendall’s £5bn welfare gamble

A high-stakes move in the court of public opinion By Josh Moreton Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has just.

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Syria: Lammy’s measured tone is wise

According to some estimates, as many as 1,500 mainly Shia Muslim Alawites have so far been killed in Syria’s Latakia and Tartus provinces.

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Sport Viewpoint

Lions squad for Australia?

As the Six Nations ends, talk turns to who will make the British & Irish Lions squad for this summer’s three-Test series in.

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Sport Viewpoint

Welsh rugby’s darkest hour

Following Wales’s heaviest-ever defeat to England yesterday, 14 – 68 at home in Cardiff, increasing its record losing streak to 17 consecutive games,.

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Environment Politics Viewpoint

Brum bin strikes: a tale of political woe

By Josh Moreton Birmingham’s bin strikes are more than just a dispute over pay – they are a symptom of a city in.

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